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The Great Officers of the Crown of France (French: Grands officiers de la couronne de France), known as the Grand Dignitaries of the Empire during the French Empire, were the most important 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 Lord Chancellor of France being appointments for life. In France, such positions were not transmissible nor hereditary.

The Great Officers of the Crown of France should not be confused with the similarly named Great Officers of the Royal Household of France (French: Grands officiers de la maison du roi de France), which share certain officers, headed by the Grand Master of France.

In 1224, Louis VIII legislated that the Great Officers participate, alongside the peers of France, in trials of members of the peers.

The military titles – such as the Marshals of France, the Grand Master of Artillery, or the Colonels General were offices granted to individuals and not military ranks.

In the hierarchical order established by Henry III in 1582, the Great Officers of the Crown of France were:

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Secretaries of State were also included with the Great Offices:

In addition to the aforementioned Great Officers of the Crown there were several positions of importance that have been considered de facto Great Officers by scholars, and other offices that were created to carry out specific functions of the Great Officers whose list of responsibilities became too cumbersome to perform alone and those offices that acted as direct subordinates to the Great Officers.

The 17th century genealogist Père Anselme also included the following as Great Officers:

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