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The Constable of France is the First Officer of the Crown, and Commander-in-Chief of the French army.<br>The early Constables preceded the age of heraldry.
The Constable of France is the First Officer of the Crown, and Commander-in-Chief of the French army.<br>The early Constables preceded the age of heraldry.


 
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Image: |1. Albéric<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;"><br>c.1060</span>
Image: |1. Albéric<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;"><br>c.1060</span>
Image: |2. Balbéric<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;"><br>c.1065</span>
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Image: |9. Mathieu I de Montmorency<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Montmorency, Ecouen, Marly, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine and Attichy<br>c.1138</span>
Image: |9. Mathieu I de Montmorency<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Montmorency, Ecouen, Marly, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine and Attichy<br>c.1138</span>
Image: |Simon de Neauphle-le-Château<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Neauphle-le-Château<br>c.1165</span>
Image: |Simon de Neauphle-le-Château<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Neauphle-le-Château<br>c.1165</span>
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Image: Clermont Nesle.svg|10. Raoul de Clermont<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis<br>1174 – 1191</span>
Image: Clermont Nesle.svg|10. Raoul de Clermont<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis<br>1174 – 1191</span>



Revision as of 09:02, 2 June 2015

The Constable of France is the First Officer of the Crown, and Commander-in-Chief of the French army.
The early Constables preceded the age of heraldry.