in the new king's household as either an écuyer or échanson (squire or cupbearer) before becoming a gentilhomme de la chambre (gentleman of the king's chamber)...

of many royal offices. While Charny was left as grand écuyer, his subordinate the premier écuyer was changed from the seigneur de Fontaines to the seigneur...

the king and entered into the circle of his favourites, he was made a Gentilhomme de la chambre (gentleman of the chamber) then a Chambellan (chamberlain)...

granted him the role of écuyer in his household. He would not serve as an écuyer to the new king for long, serving first as a gentilhomme de la chambre du roi...

correct amount. Although esquire is the English translation of the French écuyer, the latter indicated legal membership in the nobilities of ancien régime...

the king's brother Alençon, as his cousin had, serving the prince as his écuyer d'écurie. It was through this that he came to the attention of the king...

and Lanssac requested that the duc d'Anjou bestow the office of grand écuyer on his son, though by contrast this was not a success. On 17 July 1573,...

in the year prior. In particular he did not receive the office of grand écuyer (grand squire) that his father had requested to be his reward. Lanssac was...

and forests) baron de La Guerche; the grand aumônier Amyot; the premier écuyer du roi the seigneur de Sourdis; the lieutenant-civil Antoine Séguier; and...

Belgium. It is the second lowest title within the nobility system above Écuyer or Jonkheer/Jonkvrouw and below Baron. Like in the Netherlands, no female...