Religion. The third son of Guillaume de Balsac and Louise d'Humières, by 1571 he had become a gentilhomme de la chambre to the brother of the king, the duke...

and entered into the circle of his favourites, he was made a Gentilhomme de la chambre (gentleman of the chamber) then a Chambellan (chamberlain). By...

was a French soldier and diplomat as well as a long-serving gentilhomme de la chambre to Francis I. He acted as ambassador to England on a number of...

December 1554. Being a gentilhomme de la chambre afforded the offices holder free access to the king. There were 62 such gentilhomme. This posting afforded...

member of the gentry, since La Primaudaye refers to his sadness over this event. In 1580 he was a gentilhomme de la chambre (gentleman of the bedchamber)...

crées de 1815 à 1890, et des Titres Pontificaux, nomination de Louis-Désiré, Marquis de Montholon-Sémonville (1785–1863), Gentilhomme de la chambre du Roi...

reign of François, and around 1520 he was established as premier gentilhomme de la chambre du roi (first gentleman of the king's chamber), giving him privileged...

service of Alençon into his own service, granting him the role of gentilhomme de la chambre du roi that same year, doubling his income. After the Peace of...

position of First Gentleman of the Bedchamber to the king (Premier gentilhomme de la chambre du Roi). The d'Aumont family became extinct in 1888 with Louis...

was made a gentilhomme de la chambre du roi (gentleman of the king's chamber) granting him a degree of privileged access to the king. La Rochepot accompanied...

Antoine de La Fosse (alias Sieur d'Aubigny; 1653 or 1658 – 2 November 1708) Premier gentilhomme de la Chambre [fr], was a French playwright who wrote...

as a gentilhomme de la chambre, before defecting to the household of his brother Anjou. He fought under the command of Anjou during the siege of La Rochelle...

acting as a firm royalist in Champagne. To this end he became a gentilhomme de la chambre for the king of Navarre in 1573. The following year, Nevers saw...

cupbearer) before becoming a gentilhomme de la chambre (gentleman of the king's chamber). He was infuriated when Jeanne de Cossé, who had been due to marry...

France he became first an échanson (cup-bearer) in 1574 then gentilhomme de la chambre by 1577 before finally being elevated to the prestigious post...

detail of design and order. At the king's lever, the premier gentilhomme de la chambre (First Gentleman of the Bedchamber), controller of the Menus-Plaisirs...

Mussidan and baron de Castelnau-Les-Milandes. In the royal household he was appointed as Garde du Corps du Roi and Gentilhomme de la Chambre. He married 5...

Saint-Aignan. As First Gentleman of the King's Bedchamber (Premier gentilhomme de la Chambre du roi) in 1666 (a high privilege whose recipient was in charge...

chevalier de l'Ordre de Saint-Michel, the second highest order of French chivalry. This was followed by elevation as a gentilhomme de la chambre du roi the...

royal favourite Roger de Saint-Lary and Marguerite de Savoie, Bellegarde entered royal service as a gentilhomme de la chambre (gentleman of the chamber)...

protection. The chevaliers de l'ordre de Saint-Michel (knights of the order of Saint-Michel) and gentilhomme de la chambre du roi (gentleman of the king's...

against the Bastille" as he would jokingly remark to the Premiers Gentilhommes de la Chambre to whom he reported, reassuring them that otherwise it would never...

René de La Trémoïlle (1683–1719) became the seventh duc de Thouars in father-to-son succession. He received the position of Premier Gentilhomme de la Chambre...

de La Valette in the role. La Guiche was also established as a gentilhomme de la chambre du roi in that year. During the sixth civil war, he fought around...

of La Rochelle which began at the end of the year. Still in the service of the duc d'Anjou in 1572, he was established as a gentilhomme de la chambre du...

regiment, was appointed a premier gentilhomme de la chambre to King Louis XVI of France's younger brother, the Comte de Provence. However, when Catherine...

as governor of the town of Guise in Picardie. He served as a gentilhomme de la chambre and captain in the gendarmerie, dying in 1564. The family was...

year assumed his aged grandfather's place at court as a premier gentilhomme de la chambre to King Louis XVI. At the Palace of Versailles, it was his duty...

of Premier Gentilhomme de la Chambre by the duke, a key role in his household. He travelled with Anjou for the conduct of the siege of La Rochelle in...

terminated in 1565. In 1567 he was elevated to the position of gentilhomme de la chambre du roi for Charles. In 1568 there was a large spasm of royal favour...