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1 The Roman Master of the Horse (Magister Equitum)
- 1.1 Master of the Cavalry
2 The United Kingdom Master of the Horse (Equerry)
3 The French Master of the Horse
4 The German Master of the Horse
5 Notes
6 See also

The Roman Master of the Horse (Magister Equitum)

The original Master of the Horse (Magister Equitum¹) in the Roman Republic was an office appointed and dismissed by the Roman Dictator, and ceasing to exist once the Dictator left office. The Magister Equitum served as the Dicator’s most senior official. The nomination of the Magister Equitum was left to the choice of the Dictator, unless a senatus consultum specified, as was sometimes the case, the name of the person who was to be appointed. The Dictator could not be without a Magister Equitum to assist him, and, consequently, if the first Magister Equitum either died or was dismissed during the six months of the dictatorship, another had to be nominated in his stead. The Magister Equitum was granted Praetorian imperium, thus was subject to the imperium of the Dictator, but in the Dictator’s absence, he became his representative, and exercised the same powers as the Dictator. The imperium of the Magister Equitum was not regarded as superior to that of a Consul, but rather a par with a Praetor. It was usually considered necessary that the person who was to be nominated Magister Equitum should previously have been Praetor, but this was not regularly followed. Accordingly, the Magister Equitum had the insignia of a praetor: the toga praetexta and an escort of six lictors . The most famous Master of the Horse was probably Mark Antony, who served during Julius Caesar's first dictatorship. See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century) The Roman Republic (Latin: Res Publica Romanorum) was the republican government of the city of Rome and its territories from 510 BC until the establishment of the Roman Empire, which sometimes placed at 44 BC the year of Caesar... Dictator was a political office of the Roman Republic. ... // Definition According to Cicero, Praetor was a title which designated the consuls as the leaders of the armies of the state. ... Roman clad in toga The toga was the distinctive garb of Ancient Rome. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bust of Mark Antony Marcus Antonius (Latin: MÂ·ANTONIVSÂ·MÂ·FÂ·MÂ·NÂ¹) (ca. ... Jump to: navigation, search Painting of Gaius Julius Caesar Bust of Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: IMPÂ·CÂ·IVLIVSÂ·CAESARÂ·DIVVSÂ¹) (b. ...

The title Constable, from the Latin comes stabulari or count of the stables has a similar history. A Constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly that of law-enforcement. ...

Master of the Cavalry

The Magister Equitum was originally, as his name implies, the commander of the cavalry, while the Dictator was at the head of the legions: the infantry. The name came from the original duties from the earliest days of the Republic (caring for the Dictator's stables), as well as the fact that the Dictator's official title was Magister Populi² (Master of the People). But Magister Equitum is often mistranslated to mean Master of the Horse, when the more correct translation is Master of the Cavalry. In Latin, the word for horse is equus while cavalry is equites. Equitum is the genitive case of the word equites, meaning of the Cavalry, not of the Horse. Jump to: navigation, search Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... The genitive case is a grammatical case that indicates a relationship, primarily one of possession, between the noun in the genitive case and another noun. ...

The United Kingdom Master of the Horse (Equerry)

The Master of the Horse in the United Kingdom is an important official of the sovereign's household. The master of the horse is the third dignitary of the court, and was always a member of the ministry (before 1782 the office was of cabinet rank), a peer and a privy councillor. All matters connected with the horses and formerly also the hounds of the sovereign, as well as the stables and coachhouses, the stud, mews and previously the kennels, are within his jurisdiction. The practical management of the royal stables and stud devolves on the chief or crown equerry, formerly called the Gentleman of the Horse, whose appointment was always permanent. The Clerk Marshal had the supervision of the accounts of the department before they are submitted to the Board of Green Cloth, and was in waiting on the Sovereign on state occasions only. Exclusive of the Crown Equerry there were seven regular equerries, besides extra and honorary equerries, one of whom was always in attendance on the Sovereign and rode at the side of the royal carriage. They were always officers of the army, and each of them was on duty for about the same time as the lords and grooms in waiting. There are still several pages of honour who are nominally in the master of the horse's department, who must not be confounded with the pages of various kinds who are in the department of the Lord Chamberlain. They are youths aged from twelve to sixteen, selected by the sovereign in person, to attend on him at state ceremonies. At the Coronation they assisted the groom of the stole in carrying the royal train. The British monarch or Sovereign is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen-in-Parliament) legislative power. ... A ministry is a department of a government, led by a minister. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility which exists in the United Kingdom and is one part of the British honours system. ... A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, especially in a monarchy. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The Horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus. ... Hounds have been used for hunting since ancient times, as suggested by this statue of the goddess Diana hunting. ... This article is about the building; for another meaning, see stability. ... Stud could refer to any of these : Look up Stud on Wiktionary, the free dictionary stud, a horse or other male animal employed for breeding, or stud farm, an establishment for horse breeding: see horse breeding, animal husbandry, dog breeding, selective breeding a traction device used on the bottom of... A street of mews houses (Dunworth Mews) in Notting Hill, London, England Mews is a chiefly British term, used in the plural, referring to a certain type of stables with living quarters. ... The word kennel has several meanings in relation to dogs: The small shed in which a dog is kept; a doghouse. ... The Master of the Horse was (and in some cases, is) a historical position of varying importance in several European nations. ... A monarch is a type of ruler or head of state, whose titles and ascent are often inherited, not earned, and who represents a larger monarchical system which has established rules and customs regarding succession, duties, and powers. ... The operational head of the Royal Mews of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. ... Army (from French armÃ©e) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force (for example, the Peoples Liberation Army of China consists of ground force, navy and air force branches). ... While a page is a comparatively low-ranking servant, a Page of Honour is a chilvalric and ceremonial position in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. ... Look up Page in Wiktionary, the free dictionary For a servant or knights apprentice, see page. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the Royal Household in the United Kingdom, and is to be distinguished from the Lord Great Chamberlain, one of the great offices of state. ...

The current Master of the Horse is Samuel Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey. See also: List of Masters of the Horse Samuel Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey, is a British businessman who has been Chairman of the Vestey Group Ltd from 1995, and was Chairman of the Meat Training Council 1991-1995. ... The following list contains many of the people that held the office of Master of the Horse in England. ...

Today the Master of the Horse has a primarily ceremonial office, and rarely appears except on state occasions, and especially when the Sovereign is mounted. The Crown Equerry has daily oversight of the Royal Mews, which provides vehicular transport for the Sovereign, both cars and horse-drawn carriages. Train travel is arranged by the Royal Travel Office, which also co-ordinates air transport. The Royal Mews is the mews (stables and in recent times also the garage) of the British Royal Family in London. ...

The Pages of Honour, who appear only on ceremonial occasions, and the Equerries, were nominally under the authority of the Master of the Horse. The former are now controlled by the Keeper of the Privy Purse. The latter are effectively independent, and are functionally closer to the Private Secretary's Office. There are now three equerries to the Sovereign, and a larger number of extra equerries - usually retired officers with some connection to the Royal Household. The extra equerries are rarely if ever required for duty, but the Equerries are in attendance on the Sovereign on a daily basis. For some years the senior equerry has also held the position of Deputy Master of the Household. The permanent equerry is an officer of major rank or equivalent, recruited from the three armed services in turn. Many previous equerries have gone on to reach high rank. The temporary equerry is a Captain of the Coldstream Guards, who provides part-time attendance. When not required for duty he has additional regimental or staff duties. Senior members of the Royal Family also have one or two equerries. The Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the Queen is responsible for the financial management of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search In all the medieval monarchies of western Europe the general system of government sprang from, and centred in, the royal household. ... Major is the name most commonly given to the military rank equivalent to NATO rank code OF-3. ... Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... The Coldstream Guards is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division. ... A royal family is the extended family of a monarch. ...

The French Master of the Horse

In France the master of the horse (Grand Ecuyer, or more usually Monsieur le grand) was one of the seven great officers of the crown from 1617. As well as the superintendence of the royal stables, he had that of the retinue of the sovereign, also the charge of the funds set aside for the religious functions of the court, coronations, etc. On the death of a sovereign he had the right to all the horses and their equipment in the royal stables. Distinct from this officer and independent of him, was the first equerry (Premier Ecuyer), who had charge of the horses which the sovereign used personally (La petite curie), and who attended on him when he rode out. The office of master of the horse existed down to the reign of Louis XVI. Under Louis XVIII and Charles X the duties were discharged by the first equerry, but under Napoleon I and Napoleon III the office was revived with much of its old importance. The Great Officers of the Crown were appointed by the King of France and there were seven all told. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623). ... Kings ruled in France from the Middle Ages to 1848. ... A coronation is a ceremony in which a monarch is adorned with a coronation crown as a symbol of monarchy. ... Louis XVI (August 23, 1754 â€“ January 21, 1793), was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French in 1791-1792. ... Jump to: navigation, search French Monarchy- Capetian Dynasty (Bourbon branch) Louis XVIII (November 17, 1755 - September 16, 1824) was King of France and Navarre from 1814 (although he declared that he considered his reign to have begun in 1795) until his death in 1824, with a brief break in 1815... Jump to: navigation, search Charles X, King of France and of Navarre (October 9, 1757 â€“ November 6, 1836) was born at the Palace of Versailles. ... Jump to: navigation, search Napoleon I of France, by Jacques-Louis David. ... Napoleon III of France Charles Louis NapolÃ©on Bonaparte (20 April 1808, Paris, France - 9 January 1873, Chislehurst, Kent, England) was a President of France, and later, Emperor of the French. ...

The German Master of the Horse

In Germany the master of the horse (Oberststallmeister) was a high court dignitary; but his office was merely titular, the superintendence of the Emperor's stables having been carried out by the Oberstallmeister, an official corresponding to the crown equerry in England.

Notes

1- Magister Equitum translates more correctly as Master of the Cavalry. This title comes from one of the Dictator's titles of Magister Peditum (Master of the Infantry)

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