Constable of Calais

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The Constable of Calais was the commander of the town of Calais and the warden of its castle between 1347 and 1558, when the town was held by the English. This office and those of captain of Calais, marshal of Calais and seneschal of Calais were set up by Edward III of England to defend and administer the town after he captured it on 4th of August, 1347 after a long drawn out siege. The posts were always filled by English courtiers, and that of constable (as warden of the castle) normally held some military ranking.

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'Calais under Edward III: (Dorothy Greaves)', Finance and trade under Edward III: The London lay subsidy of 1332 (1918), pp. 312-348. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33015. Date accessed: 15 December 2007.