Seneschal of Anjou

Seneschal of Anjou

A seneschal ("siniscallus", Vulgar or old Frankish Latin, also "dapifer") was an officer of an aristocratic household assigned to manage the domestic affairs of the lord. During the course of the twelfth century, the seneschalship also became an office of military command.

Power of the Angevin Seneschals

The seneschal came also to act as a business manager, coordinating between the receivers of various landholdings and the chamber, camera or treasury, and the chancellory or chapel. When the counts of Anjou began acquiring large territorial holdings outside of their traditional patrimony, their rule became more and more absentee. With the rule of Henry II of England, the office of seneschal had become almost vice-regal. The seneschals of Anjou, like those appointed in Normandy, Poitou, and Gascony had custody of demesne fortresses, the regional treasuries, and presidency of the highest court of regional custom. Although there is no direct evidence that an Exchequer court of Anjou existed, traces of a Poitevin Exchequer and detailed records of the Gascon Exchequers during the reign of Henry III of England would indicate that there most likely was a functioning exchequer, probably at Chinon which served as the central treasury and chief stronghold of Anjou, Maine, and Touraine.

eneschals Appointed by the Angevin Kings of England

* Stephen de Marçay, knight (miles) of Tours (appointed no later than 1160, served until 1189)
* Payen de Rochefort, lord of Rochefort-sur-Loire (1189-1190)
* Stephen de Marçay- (restored, 1190-1196)
* Robert de Turnham (1196-1199), English knight, eventual lord of Mulgres (Mulgrave Castle), his nephew Thomas de Furnes was castellan of Angers in 1199

* Aimery VII, viscount of Thouars (1199-1200)
* William des Roches, lord of Sable, (1200-1202)
* Brice the Chamberlain (1202-1203)

Capetian Seneschals of Anjou

* William des Roches, (1199-1200, 1204-1222)
* Amauri I de Craon, lord of Craon and Sable (1222-1226)the office continued down the male line of the Craon family

References

* Painter, Sidney; "The Reign of King John"
* Warren, W.L.; "Henry II (English Monarchs)"


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • seneschal — SENESCHAL. s. m. Officier qui dans un certain ressort est chef de la justice, & qui est aussi chef de la noblesse, quand elle est convoquée pour l arriereban. La pluspart ne rendent plus la justice que par des Lieutenans de robe longue. Le… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Anjou — For other uses, see Anjou (disambiguation). Anjou Flag …   Wikipedia

  • seneschal — /sen euh sheuhl/, n. an officer having full charge of domestic arrangements, ceremonies, the administration of justice, etc., in the household of a medieval prince or dignitary; steward. [1350 1400; ME < MF < Frankish; cf. ML seniscalcus senior… …   Universalium

  • Brézé, Pierre de, Seneschal of Normandy — (c. 1408–1465)    A friend of Queen MARGARET OF ANJOU, Pierre de Brézé, seneschal of Normandy, fought for the Lancastrians in the northern campaigns of the early 1460s. A vassal of Margaret’s father, de Brézé became one of the chief ministers and …   Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

  • William des Roches — or Guillaume des Roches (1165 1222), seneschal of Anjou, was a knight in the service of the Angevin Kings of England, and King Philip II of France after 1202. Guillaume was born somewhere in Anjou, most likely at Longué Jumelles. Early Life and… …   Wikipedia

  • Richard I of England — Richard I redirects here. For others of the same name, see Richard I (disambiguation). Richard the Lionheart King of England (more..) Reign 6 July 1189 – 6 April 1199 Coronation 3 September 1 …   Wikipedia

  • Pierre de Brézé — (or de Brezé) (born c.1410; died 16 July 1465 in the battle of Montlhéry, France) was a French soldier and politician in the service of King Charles VII. He had made his name in the English wars when in 1433 he joined with Yolande, queen of… …   Wikipedia

  • Marguerite de Sablé — suo jure Dame de Sablé, La Suze, Briollay, Mayet, Loupeland, Genneteil, Precigné, Agon Spouse(s) William des Roches Issue Robert des Roches Jeanne des Roches Clemence des Roches Noble family de Sablé Father …   Wikipedia

  • Brézé, Pierre II de — ▪ French soldier and statesman Brézé also spelled  Breszé   born 1410? died July 16, 1465, Montlhéry, France       trusted soldier and statesman of Charles VII of France.       Brézé made his name in the Hundred Years War when in 1433 he joined… …   Universalium

  • Philip II — 1. ( Philip of Macedon ) 382 336 B.C., king of Macedonia 359 336 (father of Alexander the Great). 2. ( Philip Augustus ) 1165 1223, king of France 1180 1223. 3. 1527 98, king of Spain 1556 98 (husband of Mary I). * * * I French Philippe known as… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”