His father, General Jean-Antoine Marbot, had four sons, only two whom reached adulthood: Antoine Adolphe Marcelin, the elder, and Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcelin, the younger, lieutenant-général (divisional general) during the July Monarchy, famous for his Memoirs depicting the Napoleonic age of warfare.
Through his mother, he was the cousin of François Certain de Canrobert, marshal of France during the Second French Empire.

His marriage with Ernestine-Félicité de Moÿ de Sons, viscountess of Rives, produced no descendance.
His father, General Jean-Antoine Marbot, had four sons, only two whom reached adulthood: Antoine Adolphe Marcelin, the elder, and Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcelin, the younger, lieutenant-général (divisional general) during the July Monarchy, famous for his Memoirs depicting the Napoleonic age of warfare. Through his mother, he was the cousin of François Certain de Canrobert, marshal of France during the Second French Empire.
His marriage with Ernestine-Félicité de Moÿ de Sons, viscountess of Rives, produced no descendance.
Adolphe Marbot