712:. By regulation, the rank refers to an officer of the rank of « Général de division » who receives the « rank and designation » of a « Général de corps d'armée ». This rank would command an Army Corps, a unit composing several Divisions. The insignia is composed of 4 stars. A Presidential Decree on 19 November 1873 introduced for a first time the notion of "corps armée". A circular on 17 March 1921 depicted that generals commanding an Army Corps (
202:. Accordingly, the Kings would hope that their influence would get neutralized simultaneously, preventing any sort of tentative revolt. The charge function of the lieutenant-general became in the 17th century and specially in the 18th century, purely an honorific title: The individual bearing this title would reside in the
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in a tribunal. During the Ancien RĂ©gime in France, the charge function of the lieutenant-general should not be confused with the military rank of a lieutenant-general. Certain cities had their Grand-Judge, first officer in the jurisdiction implications. In France, this function disappeared with the
720:) would wear a 4th star, forming with the first three, a diamond shape. The generals commanding the army and the members of the Superior War Council wore a 5th star, superposed in the first 4 stars. Finally a Law Decree of 6 June 1939 made official, the designations and ranks referrals of "
216:) and would contempt to earn income without actual real work. In addition, the Kings had the tendency to nominate the sons which were heir to their fathers, a hereditary system which made the offices of the lieutenant-general strictly part of the patrimony of aristocratic families.
42:, was a title and rank across various military and security institutions with history dating back well beyond the 18th century. The official historic succession of the "Lieutenant-Général of France" corresponded to
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referred to a temporary function which the Kings, in circumstances of crises, invested all their power in them to exercise their will or part of their royal authority. Charged with this function were:
229:). The Lieutenant of the King was subordinated to the Lieutenant-General and his role (within a similar framework: represented the King in the provinces) was only upheld with very limited functions.
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on 31 July 1830, who assured the régence to count from 2 August, before being proclaimed King of the French under the name of Louis
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345:, to assure and maintain order. As of 1699, other Police Lieutenant-Generals were established in other grand cities in France.
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Lieutenant-General of the Armies were renamed as
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was not officially formed until a Law Decree on 6 June 1939.
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470:, inaccessible to a commoner. It was junior only to the
466:, was an elevated rank in the military hierarchy of the
365:, from 1356 to 1358 during the captivity of his father
124:. Originally, two positions were created, one for the
69:, the equivalent of today's Lieutenant-Général in the
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would be partially that of Général de corps d'armée (
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765:A charge function which was also in application in
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277:) was the name which referred to the Grand-Judge (
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162:, several officers carried the title of
61:While the French Navy's equivalent of a
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459:Lieutenant-General of the Naval Armies
559:grand office de la couronne de France
550:Great Officers of the Crown of France
117:Lieutenant général des Armées navales
601:officer corps in 1848. The rank of
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708:and underneath the designation of
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659:Ranks in the National Gendarmerie
355:Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom
349:Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom
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639:Governor (Les Invalides, France)
595:Lieutenant-General of the Armies
589:) in 1791. In 1814, the rank of
454:Lieutenant-General of the Armies
448:Lieutenant-General of the Armies
325:Lieutenant-General of the Police
319:Lieutenant-General of the Police
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112:Lieutenant Général des armées
669:Ranks in the National Police
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341:was established in 1667, at
334:lieutenant-général de police
233:Lieutenant-General Bailliage
7:
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239:Lieutenant-General Baillage
184:Province Lieutenant-General
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883:Military ranks of France
852:Vergé-Franceschi, Michel
738:Général d'armée aérienne
726:Général de corps d'armée
698:Général de corps d'armée
654:Ranks in the French Navy
649:Ranks in the French Army
603:Général de corps d'armée
418:Armand Jean du Plessis,
410:Charles, Duke of Mayenne
128:in 1652 and one for the
93:Général de corps d'armée
80:Général de corps d'armée
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742:Général de corps aérien
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702:French Armed Forces
607:French Armed Forces
591:Général de division
576:Général de Division
564:général de division
441:The Duke of Orléans
435:The Count of Artois
404:Henry III of France
388:Constable of France
363:Charles V of France
148:, the Restoration (
71:French Armed Forces
44:Général de division
504:Admirals of France
472:Marshals of France
456:for the Army, and
400:from 1558 to 1560,
394:on 20 August 1468,
382:Charles de Melun,
172:Lieutenant-Général
164:Lieutenant-General
63:Lieutenant General
36:Lieutenant-Général
28:Lieutenant-Général
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