Grand Chamberman of France

The Grand Chamberlain of France (French Le Grand cham brier de France) was one of the oldest major offices of the crown of France in the Middle Ages and during the Ancien Régime. It belonged to the offices group whose incumbents were given a hereditary title of nobility of the first degree ( Adelung by a government office ) from the day of inauguration.

The Lord Chamberlain was initially the "Lord of the royal apartments " (originally of the bedchamber and the wardrobe of the monarch ). At the beginning of the Capetian dynasty, he also led the royal treasury ( Trésor Royal), so was Kronschatzmeister and chief financial officer. The task he shared later with the United cupbearer of France ( Grand Bouteiller de France). The Office was one of the five major offices of the crown. From then Grand Chamberlain of France ( Grand cham bellan de France), who was limited to the royal household, it differed by a larger sphere of influence, such as the sign-off of important documents and important letters of the king. He was additionally judges within the court meetings provided by the peers of France. At times, he was senior to the Constable of France. In October 1545 King Francis I abolished this Kronamt. The duties of the Office of the Grand Chamberlain repealed ( Grand cham brier ) were taken in the 16th century by the Office of the Grand Chamberlain ( Grand cham bellan ), whose powers increased and at the same time was also Keeper of the Seals of the King.

List of Grand Chamberlain of the Crown of France

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  • History of France in the early modern period
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