The Great Officers of the Crown were the most important s of state of the royal court in
France during the
Ancien Régime and
Bourbon Restoration. They were appointed by the
King of France, and the appointments were for life (except for Chancellor), and were not transmissible or hereditary. A similar list, called the Great Dignitaries of the Empire, was made by
Napoleon with these positions being, usually, an honorific.
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