Secretary of State (Ancien Régime)

Secretary of State was the name of several official governmental positions – supervising war, foreign affairs, the navy, the king's household, the clergy, Paris, and Protestant affairs – in the Kingdom of France during the Ancien Régime, roughly equivalent to the positions of government ministers today. The positions were created in 1547, but they gained in importance only after 1588. The various secretaries of state were considered part of the Great Officers of the Crown of France.

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