General Lieutenant

A general lieutenant is:

  • a military Rank in several armies.

  • a high position in the Old Mode French.

Germany

In Germany, the rank of Generalleutnant is a row of Général, in second position in the order ascending of the rows of the generals.

Canada

A lieutenant-general (Lgén), in Lieutenant-General English ( LGen ), is the second plus high ranking of officers. He normally makes part of the staff officers of defense and order one of the commands (air, ground, sea) of the Canadian Armed forces.

In uniform, it carries a broad gallon on the sleeves of the tunic () and its badge of rank on the shoulders ().

The United States

In the US Army, the US Marine Body and the US Air Force, the rank of Lieutenant-general is lower than that of Général and higher than that of Major-general. An American Lieutenant-general is as called a Général three stars because of the badge as it carries.

Lieutenant-general is the equivalent of Vice Admiral in the US Navy. In the Body of the Navy the Army corps are ordered by Lieutenant-Generals, whereas in the Air Force they order large Numbered Air Force S. the generals three stars of all the weapons are also useful as staff officers, head of department to the Pentagone.

In France

In France, under the Old Mode, several Officier S carried the title of general lieutenant . Generally, this title appoints a substitute or an invested delegate of all the capacities of the person whom it is supposed to replace.

The contemporary rank in the French military hierarchy is the Lieutenant-general of army.

General lieutenant of province

The general lieutenant of province was a character, resulting often from the high aristocracy, which represented the king in the provinces of the kingdom. Its role was theoretically to ensure the substitution of the Gouverneur. In fact, the kings hoped thus that their influences would be neutralized mutually, thus preventing any attempt at revolt. The load of lieutenant-general became at the 17th century and especially at the 18th purely honorary century: the holder resided at the Cour and was satisfied to touch the incomes without carrying out of real work. Moreover kings tended to name the wire successors of their fathers, with the result that the offices of lieutenant-general formed almost part of the inheritance of these aristocratic families. One should not confuse the office of general lieutenant with that of “lieutenant of king”. The lieutenant of king was subordinated to the general lieutenant and its role, out of gasoline the same one to represent the king in the provinces, was not made that in arise much more reduced.

General lieutenant of bailliage

The general lieutenant of Bailliage or seneschalsy was charged to compensate for the Baillif or the seneshal.

general Lieutenant of police force

The title of general lieutenant of police force was established in 1667, with Paris, to ensure the maintenance of law and order it. Starting from 1699, other general lieutenants of police force were established in the big cities of France.

General lieutenant of the kingdom

The title of general lieutenant of the kingdom indicated a temporary function whose kings, in circumstances of crisis, invested an eminent character to exert on their behalf whole or part of the royal authority. Were in charge of this function:
  • the duke of Own way in 1558 and 1560,
  • the duke of Anjou (future Henri III) in 1567,
  • the duke of Mayenne in 1589,
  • the cardinal-duke of Richelieu in 1629,
  • the count d' Artois in 1814,
  • the duke of Orleans on July 31st, 1830 which ensured regency starting from August 2nd, before being proclaimed king of French on August 9th, 1830.

General lieutenant of the armies

The rank of general lieutenant of the armies or of general lieutenant of the naval armies for the Navy, was most of the military hierarchy of old mode. It was exceeded only by the marshals and the vice-admirals, holders not of a rank but of an office of the crown. The rank of general lieutenant was the equivalent of the current ranks of and Major general Vice-amiral. Removed with the Révolution it was reintroduced under the Restauration and definitively removed in 1848.

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