Grand Écuyer de France

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The Grand Écuyer de France was a high-ranking officer of the French royal household responsible for the king’s stables, horses, and ceremonial equestrian functions.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Grand Écuyer de France canonical 4
Grand Fauconnier de France 1
Grand Écuyer du Roi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancien Régime office
court office
office of the French royal household
abolishedInPeriod French Revolution
alsoKnownAs Grand Squire of France
Grand Écuyer de France
surface form: Grand Écuyer du Roi
appointedBy King of France
country Kingdom of France
domain court ceremonial
equestrian affairs
hasDuty care of the king’s horses
custody of royal saddles and harnesses
direction of royal cavalcades
management of the king’s stables
organization of royal equestrian ceremonies
oversight of royal riding schools
preparation of horses for coronations
preparation of horses for royal entries
preparation of horses for royal processions
supervision of royal carriages
hierarchicalPosition one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime
jurisdiction grooms of the royal stables
royal equerries
royal stables personnel
languageOfName French
nativeLabel Grand Écuyer de France self-link
Grand Écuyer de France self-linksurface differs
surface form: Grand écuyer de France
partOf Maison du Roi
surface form: Maison du Roi de France

royal household of France
privilege right to manage the king’s personal mounts
right to ride near the king in ceremonies
rank great officer of the Maison du Roi
high officer of the crown
responsibleFor Grand Stables of Chantilly
surface form: Grande Écurie du Roi

royal ceremonial horses
royal saddle horses
royal stud farms
seat Grand Écurie, Versailles
surface form: Grande Écurie of the Palace of Versailles

royal stables in Paris
subordinateTo King of France
Maison du Roi hierarchy
symbolOfOffice keys of the royal stables
silver baton
usedInCeremony coronation ceremonies
royal entries
state processions

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maison du Roi hasPart Grand Écuyer de France
Grand Veneur de France relatedPosition Grand Écuyer de France
Grand Veneur de France relatedPosition Grand Écuyer de France
this entity surface form: Grand Fauconnier de France
Grand Écuyer de France nativeLabel Grand Écuyer de France self-link
Grand Écuyer de France nativeLabel Grand Écuyer de France self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Grand écuyer de France
Grand Écuyer de France alsoKnownAs Grand Écuyer de France
this entity surface form: Grand Écuyer du Roi
court of Louis XIII hasCourtOffice Grand Écuyer de France