Grand Almosier of France
The Grand Almosenier of France ( French Grand Aumônier de France ) was an official of the French monarchy during the Ancien Régime . The office belonged to the grand offices of the household of the King of France , the task concerned the religious side of court life, the chapels .
history
The title was created by King Francis I , and was not part of the major offices of the Crown of France in the declaration of Henry III. from 1582.
The Grand Almosier played a symbolic role as the most important cleric at court. Often of episcopal rank, mostly even cardinal , he had important privileges, such as the jurisdiction over the Paris hospitals; at the death of a king he was entitled to the silver of the royal chapel . The office was often occupied by the large aristocratic families, especially members of the House of Rohan . The Grand Almosenier was supported and represented by a Prime Minister Aumônier .
One of the duties of the Grand Almosier was to give communion to the king and to celebrate the baptisms and weddings of members of the royal family.
List of the Grand Almoseniers of France
- Bernard de Ruthie († 1556), Abbot of Pontlevoy , Grand Almosier of France (1552)
- Louis de Brezé († 1589), Bishop of Meaux , Grand Almosier of France (1559)
- Charles d'Humières († 1571), Bishop of Bayeux , Grand Almosier of France (1559)
- Jacques Amyot (1513–1593), Bishop of Auxerre , Grand Almosier of France (1560)
- Renaud de Beaune de Sambançay (1527–1606), Bishop of Mende , then Archbishop of Bourges , then Archbishop of Sens , Grand Almosier of the King (1591)
- Jacques-Davy Duperron (1556–1618), Cardinal, Bishop of Évreux , then Archbishop of Sens , Grand Almosenier of the King (1606)
- François de La Rochefoucauld (1558–1645), Cardinal, Bishop of Senlis , Grand Almosenier of France (1618)
- Alphonse Louis du Plessis de Richelieu († 1653), Cardinal, Archbishop of Aix , then Archbishop of Lyon , Grand Almosenier of France (1632) ( House Le Plessis-Richelieu )
- Antonio Barberini (1607–1671), Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims and Peer of France , Bishop of Palestrina , Duke of Segny, Grand Almosenier of France (1653)
- Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour de Bouillon (1643–1715), Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia , Grand Almosier of France (1671)
- Pierre du Cambout de Coislin (1637–1706), Cardinal, Bishop of Orléans , Grand Almosier of France (1700)
- Toussaint de Forbin de Janson (1631–1713), Bishop of Digne , then Bishop of Marseille , then Bishop of Beauvais and Peer of France , Cardinal, Grand Almosenier of France (1706)
- Armand I. Gaston Maximilien de Rohan-Soubise (1674–1749), Cardinal, Prince-Bishop of Strasbourg, Grand Almosenier of France (1713)
- Frédéric-Jérôme de la Rochefoucauld de Roye (1701–1757), Cardinal, Archbishop of Bourges , Grand Almosenier of France (1742)
- Armand II. François Auguste de Rohan-Soubise (1717–1756), Cardinal, Prince-Bishop of Strasbourg, Grand Almosenier of France (1745)
- Nicolas de Saulx-Tavannes (1690–1759), Bishop of Châlons and Peer of France , then Archbishop of Rouen , Cardinal, Grand Almosier of France (1748)
- Charles-Antoine de la Roche-Aymon (1697–1777), Bishop of Tarbes , then Archbishop of Toulouse , then Archbishop of Narbonne , then Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims and Peer of France, Grand Almosenier of France (1760)
- Louis René Édouard de Rohan-Guéméné (1734–1803), Prince-Bishop of Strasbourg, Grand Almosenier of France (1777)
- Louis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval (1724–1808), Cardinal, Prince-Bishop of Metz, Grand Almosier of France (1786)
Web links
- Grand Aumônier de France ( Memento of September 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (French)