The Grand Constable of France (French: Grand Connétable de France,
from Latin comes stabuli for 'count of the stables'), was the First
Officer of the Crown, one of the original five Great Officers of the
Crown of France (along with seneschal, chamberlain, butler, and
chancellor) and Commander in Chief of the King's army. He,
theoretically, as lieutenant-general to the King, outranked all nobles
in the realm, and was second-in-command only to the King of France.The
Connétable de France was also responsible for military justice and
served to regulate the Chivalry. His jurisdiction was called the
connestablie (or in modern French orthography which sticks closer to
the correct pronunciation: connétablie).The Connétable de France was
also responsible for military justice and served to regulate the
Chivalry. His jurisdiction was called the connestablie (or in modern
French orthography which sticks closer to the correct pronunciation:
connétablie).The office was established by King Philip I in 1060 AD,
with Alberic becoming the first Constable. The office was abolished in
1627, with an edict, by Cardinal Richelieu, upon the death of
François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, in order to strengthen the
immediate authority of the King over his army.The position was
officially replaced by the purely ceremonial title "Dean of Marshals"
(Doyen des maréchaux), who was in fact the most senior "Marshal of
France" (Maréchal de France); as the word doyen is used in French
mainly in the sense of "the eldest". Grand Constable of France Top Movies & Young Movies