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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."
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.
Adrien Alfred Tailhand (1 July 1818 – 8 October 1889) was a French lawyer and politician. He was Keeper of the Seals and Minister of Justice from 1894 until 1895 in Ernest Courtot de Cissey's government.
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 ...
The last Chancellor died in 1790, by which time the French Revolution was well underway, and the position was left vacant. Instead, in 1791, the Chancellor's portfolio and responsibilities were assigned to the Keeper of the Seals who was accordingly given the additional title of Minister of Justice under the Revolutionary government.
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]
He was Keeper of the Seals, from 1630–1633, and 1650–1651. [7] François de L'Aubespine, marquis de Hauterive (c. 1584-1670) was a French general. Born into an old family of counselors and secretaries of state, he was the son of Guillame de L'Aubespine, Baron of Chateauneuf, and his brother Charles L'Aubespine, marquis de Châteauneuf.