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The seneschals of Gascony, like those appointed in Normandy, Poitou, and Anjou, had custody of demesne fortresses, the regional treasuries, and presidency of the highest court of regional custom. Detailed records of the Gascon Exchequers during the reign of Henry III of England indicate that there most likely was a functioning exchequer.
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The castle of Benauge [], which Jean acquired in 1266.. Jean I de Grailly (died c. 1301) was the seneschal of the Duchy of Gascony from 1266 to 1268, of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from about 1272 until about 1276, and of Gascony again from 1278 until 1286 or 1287.
The Seneschal of the Landes was an officer carrying out and managing the domestic affairs of the lord of the district of Landes, Bayonne and Labourd in the former Duchy of Gascony. Created in 1255, from a division of the position of Seneschal of Gascony, the seneschalship , also became an office of military command.
Gaillard was taken prisoner with Thomas Felton, the Seneschal of Gascony during a skirmish in 1377, near Eymet. Durfort was himself appointed Seneschal of Gascony and served between 1399 and 1415. Durfort was himself appointed Seneschal of Gascony and served between 1399 and 1415.
He was both Seneschal of Gascony and Lieutenant of Aquitaine in 1312, the year of his death. [1] Ferrers joined the baronial opposition to King Edward in 1297, but was summoned as a baron in 1299. [2] He married Hawise de Muscegros, a daughter of Robert de Muscegros. [3]
The word seneschal (/ ˈ s ɛ n ə ʃ əl /) can have several different meanings, all of which reflect certain types of supervising or administering in a historic context.Most commonly, a seneschal was a senior position filled by a court appointment within a royal, ducal, or noble household during the Middle Ages and early Modern period – historically a steward or majordomo of a medieval ...