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Keeper of the Seals of France (French: Garde des sceaux de France) was an office of the French monarchy under the Ancien Régime. [1] Its principal function was to supplement or assist the Chancellor of France. Its successor office under the Republic is the Keeper of the Seals, a title held by the Minister of Justice.
The Great Seal of France. The French "Keeper of the Seals" (Garde des Sceaux) is a title held by the Minister of Justice. Formerly, as Keeper of the Seals of France, this title belonged to the Chancellor, the ancien régime counterpart of the minister of justice. The title is nowadays often used interchangeably with "Minister of Justice of France."
Minister of Justice (French: Ministre de la Justice), formally known as Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice (Garde des Sceaux, ministre de la Justice), is a cabinet position in the Government of France. The current minister of justice has been Gérald Darmanin since 2024.
This is a list of justice ministers of France, working for the French Ministry of Justice. 1790 to the Consulate 21 November 1790 – 23 March 1792: Marguerite-Louis-François Duport-Dutertre [fr] 23 March 1792 – 12 April 1792: Jean Marie Roland de la Platière 13 April 1792 – 4 July 1792: Antoine Duranton 4 July 1792 – 10 August 1792: Étienne de Joly 10 August 1792 – 6 October 1792 ...
Guillaume de Nogaret (c. 1260 – April 1313) [1] [2] [3] [note 1] was a French statesman, councilor and keeper of the seal to Philip IV of France. Early life [ edit ]
The Great Officers of the Crown of France (French: Grands officiers de la couronne de France) were the most important officers of state in the French royal court during the Ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration. They were appointed by the King of France, with all but the Keeper of the Seals being appointments for life. These positions were ...
Chrétien François de Lamoignon, marquis de Bâville, also written as Chrétien François de Lamoignon de Basville (1735 – 1789) was a French statesman and magistrate. Lamoignon was the Keeper of the Seals of France [1] from 8 April 1787 to 14 September 1788. [2]
André-Joseph, comte Abrial (19 March 1750 – 13 November 1828) [1] was a French jurist and politician who served as Keeper of the Seals and Minister of Justice from 1799 to 1802. Born in Annonay, Abrial trained as a lawyer, though he suffered from a stutter which made his practice difficult.