Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom of France

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The Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom of France was a high-ranking royal appointee empowered to act with near-sovereign authority in governing the realm on behalf of the French king.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government position
political office
royal office
appliesToJurisdiction France NERFINISHED
appointedBy King of France NERFINISHED
associatedWithDynasty Bourbon dynasty NERFINISHED
Capetian dynasty NERFINISHED
Valois dynasty NERFINISHED
confersStatus second only to the king in authority
country Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
exercisesPowerOnBehalfOf French monarch
governmentBranch executive
military
governsInNameOf King of France NERFINISHED
hasAuthority command royal troops
exercise of royal prerogatives
issue orders in the king’s name
near-sovereign authority
oversee provincial officials
hasRole administrative oversight
governance of the realm
military command
regent-like authority
representation of royal authority
hasScope civil administration
kingdom-wide authority
military operations
historicalRegion Western Europe NERFINISHED
isTemporaryPosition true
languageOfName French
legalBasis royal commission
royal letters patent
nativeLabel Lieutenant général du royaume de France NERFINISHED
oftenHeldDuring king’s absence
king’s minority
political crisis
partOf French royal administration NERFINISHED
relatedConcept lieutenant général (military rank)
regent of France
reportsTo royal council NERFINISHED
seatOfPower royal court of France NERFINISHED
subordinateTo King of France NERFINISHED
typicalOfficeHolder high-ranking noble
prince of the blood
senior military commander
usedInGovernmentType absolute monarchy
usedInPeriod Ancien Régime NERFINISHED

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Henri, Duke of Anjou positionHeld Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom of France