Keeper of the Seals of France

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Keeper of the Seals of France (French: Garde des sceaux de France) was an office of the French monarchy under the Ancien Régime.^[1] Its principal function was to supplement or assist the Chancellor of France. Its successor office under the Republic is the Keeper of the Seals, a title held by the Minister of Justice.