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 s 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.