Great Officers of the Crown of France
The Great Officers of the Crown of France (French: Grands officiers de la couronne de France) were the most important officers of state in the French royal court during the Ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration.
The Great Officers of the Crown of France should not be confused with the similarly named Great Officers of the Royal Household of France (Grands officiers de la maison du roi de France), which share certain officers, headed by the Grand Master of France.
In 1224, Louis VIII legislated that the Great Officers participate, alongside the peers of France, in trials of members of the peers.
The military titles, such as Marshal of France, Grand Master of Artillery, and Colonel General, were offices granted to individuals and not military ranks.
The 17th century genealogist Père Anselme also included the following as Great Officers: The following offices from the Medieval court are generally considered a posteriori Great Offices, even though the expression, as such, did not exist at the time:
