The Lieutenant of the Duchy of Aquitaine was an officer charged with governing the

Duchy of Aquitaine The Duchy of Aquitaine ( oc, Ducat d'Aquitània, ; french: Duché d'Aquitaine, ) was a historical fiefdom in western, central, and southern areas of present-day France to the south of the river Loire, although its extent, as well as its name, fluc ...

on behalf of the

King of England The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional monarchy, constitutional form of government by which a hereditary monarchy, hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of the United ...

. Unlike the seneschalcy of Gascony, the lieutenancy was not a permanent office. Lieutenants were appointed in times of emergency, due either to an external threat or internal unrest. The lieutenant had quasi-viceregal authority and so was usually a man of high rank, usually English and often of the royal family. Aquitaine, a grand

fief A fief (; la, feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a form of ...

in southwestern

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, was a possession of the English crown from 1154, when the Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony inherited the English throne, until it was finally conquered by the French at the end of the

Hundred Years' War The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France during the Late Middle Ages. It originated from disputed claims to the French throne between the English House of Plantage ...

(1453).

List of lieutenants

*1248–1254 Simon de Montfort *1269–1270 Roger of Leybourne *1272 Thomas de Clare *1278 Otton de Grandson jointly with Robert Burnel"Principal Office Holders in the Duchy"
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"King's Lieutenants in the Duchy (1278–1453)"
''The Gascon Rolls Project (1317–1468)''. *1287–1288 William of Middleton, also seneschal *1289 Maurice VI de Craon *1293–1294 John de Saint-John *1294; 1310–1311

John of Brittany John of Brittany (french: Jean de Bretagne; c. 1266 – 17 January 1334), 4th Earl of Richmond, was an English nobleman and a member of the Ducal house of Brittany, the House of Dreux. He entered royal service in England under his uncle E ...

*1295–1296 Edmund of Lancaster, who died in 1296 *1296–1297 Henry de Lacy, acting lieutenant from 1295 *1298–1299 Gui Ferre *1299–1302 Barrau de Sescas jointly with Pey-Arnaut de Vic *1302–1304; 1309–11 John Hastings, also seneschal *1312 John de Ferrers, also seneschal *1312–1313 Estèbe Ferréol, also seneschal *1324–1325 Edmund of Woodstock *1338–1341 Bernard Ezi II d'Albret jointly with (1) Oliver Ingham (also seneschal) and then (2) Hugues de Genève *1344 Richard FitzAlan jointly with Henry of Grosmont *1345–1347; 1349 Henry of Grosmont, alone *1352–1355 Ralph Stafford *1355–1357

Edward the Black Prince Edward of Woodstock, known to history as the Black Prince (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376), was the eldest son of King Edward III of England, and the heir apparent to the English throne. He died before his father and so his son, Richard II, suc ...

, later Prince of Aquitaine (1362–72) *1360–1362

John Chandos Sir John Chandos, Viscount of Saint-Sauveur in the Cotentin, Constable of Aquitaine, Seneschal of Poitou, (c. 1320 – 31 December 1369) was a medieval English knight who hailed from Radbourne Hall, Derbyshire. Chandos was a close friend o ...

*1370–1371

John of Gaunt John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399) was an English royal prince, military leader, and statesman. He was the fourth son (third to survive infancy as William of Hatfield died shortly after birth) of King Edward ...

, later Duke of Aquitaine (1390–1399) *1372 John Hastings *1378–1381 John Neville *1388–1389 John of Gaunt *1394–1398 Henry "Hotspur" Percy *1398 John Beaufort *1401–1403 Edward of Norwich *1412–1413 Thomas of Lancaster *1413 Thomas Beaufort *1439–1440 John Holland *1443 John Beaufort, did not act *1452–1453 John Talbot *1453

William Bonville William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville (12 or 31 August 1392 – 18 February 1461), was an English nobleman and an important, powerful landowner in south-west England during the Late Middle Ages. Bonville's father died before Bonville reached ...

Notes

{{reflist, 2 Lists of office-holders in England Lists of people by location Aquitaine Lists of office-holders in France