Grand Chamberlain of France
The
Grand Chamberlain of France was one of the
Great Officers of the Crown of France.
The Chamberlain was responsible for signing some royal documents, assisted at the trial of peers, and recorded the oaths of homage to the Crown, among other duties. He also played an important role during
coronation: he admitted the peers to the room of the King, and fitted the King with boots,
dalmatic, and mantle for coronation.
His symbol of office was the keys to the royal apartments, which he always carried; in token of which, he was permitted to place two gold keys in saltire behind his
coat of arms.
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Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (
1310–
1342)
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Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (
1342–
1356)
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Louis, Count of Vendôme (
1408–
1427)
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Georges de la Trémoïlle (
1427–
1434?)
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Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (
1434–?)
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Jean Dunois, Count of Dunois and Longueville
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Charles III, Duke of Bourbon*
Louis of Orléans, Duke of Longueville (
1524–
1537)
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Francis, Duke of Guise (
1551–
1563)
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Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne (
1563–
1589)
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Henry I of Orléans, Duke of Longueville (
1589–
1595)
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Henry of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne (
1596–
1621)
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Claude, Duke of Chevreuse (
1621–
1643)
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Louis, Duke of Joyeuse (
1643–
1654)
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Henry II, Duke of Guise (
1655–
1658)
* Godefroy-Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, duc de Bouillon (
1658–
1715)
* Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne, duc de Bouillon (
1715–
1728)
* Charles-Godefroy La Tour d'Auvergne, duc de Bouillon (
1728–
1747)
* Godefroy-Charles-Henri La Tour d'Auvergne, duc de Bouillon (
1747–
1775)
* Henri-Louis-Marie de Rohan, duc de Montbazon (
1775–
1809)
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Great Officers of the Crown*
Officers at the Coronation
