The position of Grand Écuyer was made an Officer of the Crown by Henri III for the benefit of his favorite Roger de Saint-Lary de Bellegarde.
The Grand Écuyer was commonly referred to as "Monsieur le Grand". He was in charge of the royal stables, the transport of the king and his ceremonial entourage (heralds, men of arms, musicians, etc.). As well as the superintendence of the royal stables, he had that of the retinue of the sovereign, also the charge of the funds set aside for the religious functions of the court, coronations, etc. On the death of a sovereign he had the right to all the horses and their equipment in the royal stables. He oversaw personally the "Great Stable" ("grande écurie"). The authority of the Grand Écuyer also extended across the realm, as he oversaw horse breeding and provincial military academies created to educate young nobles.
Distinct from this officer and independent of him, was the first equerry ("Premier Écuyer de France"), who had charge of the horses which the sovereign used personally (the "Little Stable" or "petite écurie"), and who attended on him when he rode out.
The office of Grand Squire existed down to the reign of Louis XVI. Under Louis XVIII and Charles X the duties were discharged by the first equerry, but under Napoleon I and Napoleon III the office was revived with much of its old importance.
The Grand Écuyer had the privilege of bearing the king's sword in ceremonies outside of royal residences.
^Nafziger, George F. (11 December 2001). "Caulaincourt, Armand-Augustin-Louis, Marquis de". Historical Dictionary of the Napoleonic Era. Scarecrow Press. p. 76. ISBN9780810866171. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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grand, squire, france, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, apri. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Grand Squire of France news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The Grand Ecuyer de France or Grand Squire of France or Grand Equerry of France was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France and a member of the Maison du Roi King s Household during the Ancien Regime The name ecuyer the French word for squire is the origin for the French word ecurie stable and the English word equerry The position was roughly equivalent to the United Kingdom positions of Master of the Horse and the Crown Equerry The position of Grand Ecuyer was made an Officer of the Crown by Henri III for the benefit of his favorite Roger de Saint Lary de Bellegarde The Grand Ecuyer was commonly referred to as Monsieur le Grand He was in charge of the royal stables the transport of the king and his ceremonial entourage heralds men of arms musicians etc As well as the superintendence of the royal stables he had that of the retinue of the sovereign also the charge of the funds set aside for the religious functions of the court coronations etc On the death of a sovereign he had the right to all the horses and their equipment in the royal stables He oversaw personally the Great Stable grande ecurie The authority of the Grand Ecuyer also extended across the realm as he oversaw horse breeding and provincial military academies created to educate young nobles Distinct from this officer and independent of him was the first equerry Premier Ecuyer de France who had charge of the horses which the sovereign used personally the Little Stable or petite ecurie and who attended on him when he rode out The office of Grand Squire existed down to the reign of Louis XVI Under Louis XVIII and Charles X the duties were discharged by the first equerry but under Napoleon I and Napoleon III the office was revived with much of its old importance The Grand Ecuyer had the privilege of bearing the king s sword in ceremonies outside of royal residences From 1643 to the French Revolution the Grand Ecuyer was chosen from the house of Lorraine Contents 1 List of Grands Ecuyers of France 2 Grand ecuyer de l Empereur 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksList of Grands Ecuyers of France edit1470 1483 Alain Goyon seigneur de Villiers de Thieuville du Mesnilgarnier 1483 1505 Pierre II d Urfe v 1430 1508 seigneur d Urfe 1505 1525 Galeazzo Sanseverino comte de Caiazzo 1526 1546 Jacques de Genouillac Galiot de Genouillac Seigneur of Assier 1546 1570 Claude Gouffier duc de Roannais 1570 1597 Leonor Chabot comte de Charny et de Buzancais 1597 1605 Charles I Duke of Elbeuf 1605 1611 Roger de Saint Lary Duke of Bellegarde 1st term 1611 1621 Cesar Auguste de Saint Lary Baron of Termes 1621 1639 Roger de Saint Lary Duke of Bellegarde 2nd term 1639 1642 Henri de Coeffier de Ruze d Effiat Marquis of Cinq Mars 1642 1658 Henri de Lorraine Count of Harcourt 1666 1677 Louis de Lorraine Count of Armagnac 1677 1718 Henri de Lorraine Count of Brionne 1718 1752 Charles de Lorraine Count of Armagnac le prince Charles 1752 1761 Louis Charles de Lorraine Count of Brionne 1761 1790 Charles Eugene de Lorraine Prince of LambescGrand ecuyer de l Empereur editUnder the First French Empire the title was bestowed on Armand Augustin Louis de Caulaincourt in June 1804 1 See also editGreat Officers of the Crown of France Maison du Roi Master of the Horse EquerryReferences edit Nafziger George F 11 December 2001 Caulaincourt Armand Augustin Louis Marquis de Historical Dictionary of the Napoleonic Era Scarecrow Press p 76 ISBN 9780810866171 Retrieved 14 April 2017 External links editGreat Officers of the Crown Officers at the Coronation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grand Squire of France amp oldid 1175200554, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
