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Papal valets kneel during The Mass at Bolsena by Raphael, himself a Papal valet who may himself be here, looking at the viewer. In the English Royal Household the French term was used, whilst French was the language of the court, for example for Geoffrey Chaucer in the 1370s; but subsequently titles such as Groom of the Chamber, Groom of the Stool, and Groom of the Robes were used for people ...
Groom of the Chamber was a position in the Household of the monarch in early modern England. Other Ancien Régime royal establishments in Europe had comparable officers, often with similar titles. In France, the Duchy of Burgundy, and in England while French was still the language of the court, the title was varlet or valet de chambre. In ...
A 17th-century valet de chambre. A valet or varlet is a male servant who serves as personal attendant to his employer. In the Middle Ages and Ancien Régime, valet de chambre was a role for junior courtiers and specialists such as artists in a royal court, but the term "valet" by itself most often refers to a normal servant responsible for the clothes and personal belongings of an employer ...
Sydney Johnson (c. 1921 /1923 – 17 January 1990) was a Bahamian-born personal attendant who notably served as the valet and footman to Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, and his wife, Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, for more than thirty years.
Louis XIV by Hyacinthe Rigaud. His father, Jean Baptiste Bontemps (1590–1659), had been surgeon to Louis XIII of France before becoming a Premier Valet in 1643. Alexandre succeeded him on his death in 1659, dying in office in 1701, by which time he was a count and marquis, holding several key offices controlling both the palaces and towns of Versailles and Marly, the Swiss Guard who guarded ...
Dorsey and Rivera's love story began during a night out in 2010. Rivera's Glee costar Heather Morris approached him and said, "My friend [Naya] thinks you're cute. Go talk to her." "I'm not the ...
It is a local name for the old court position of valet de chambre. To be appointed is an honor. The appointee is an unpaid volunteer. [1] History.
Dominique Guillaume Lebel (1696–1768) or also Le Bel, had the important court role of Premier valet de chambre for King Louis XV of France. [1] He is mainly known in history for his role in providing lovers for the king and acting as his go-between in his love affairs.