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5 unusual facts about Lord High Constable


Constable

The office of Lord High Constable, one of the Great Officers of State, was established in the kingdoms of England and Scotland during the reigns of King Stephen (1135–1154) and King David (1124–1154) respectively, and was responsible for the command of the army.

Lord High Constable

The Lord High Constable of Scotland, a hereditary, now ceremonial, office of Scotland

The Lord High Constable of England, the seventh of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Great Chamberlain and above the Earl Marshal

The Lord High Constable of Ireland, office abolished after the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922

Parish constable

The term was originally used in England and Scotland for the Lord High Constable, one of the Great Officers of State responsible for the command of the army; however, the term was also used at the local level within the feudal system, describing an officer appointed to keep order.


Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll

The dispute which began in his lifetime concerning the hereditary office of Lord High Constable between the families of Erroll and of the Earl Marischal was settled finally in favour of the former; thus establishing the precedence enjoyed by the earls of Erroll next after the royal family over all other subjects in Scotland.


see also

Fief of Viborg

1403 - 1417 Tord Bonde, Lord High Constable, distant cousin of Peter Jonsson