Editing Constable (section)

===France===
{{Main|Constable of France}}
The Constable of France (''Connétable de France''), under the [[French monarchy]], was the [[Great Officers of the Crown of France|First Officer of the Crown of France]] and was originally responsible for commanding the [[army]]. His symbol of office was a longsword held by a hand issuing out of a cloud, a reference to the constable's duty of carrying the king's sword during a coronation ceremony.<ref name="h"/> Some constables were prominent military commanders in the medieval period, such as [[Bertrand du Guesclin]] who served from 1370 to 1380.