76:â to the King. Although this latter Office was hierarchically higher, the Office of âSumiller de Corpsâ was mostly coveted by the high ranks of the nobility, the Grandees of Spain, as it gave full access to the intimacy of the King. And, certainly, thanks to this intimacy with the King, he could influence the concession and distribution of all kinds of graces and mercies. In fact, the
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he might sleep in a bed in the same room of the
Sovereign. If this was not possible, or the Monarch wanted to relieve him of this obligation, he had to sleep at least in the Royal Palace. He had, anyway, to deliver the King personally the towel, the shirt, the Golden Fleece, the clothes and the cap and, during meals and dinners, serve him the glass of wine.
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from people with prestigious professional background as famous officers of the Army, well-known physicians or businessmen, etc. Only the first one of these classes, the
Gentlemen Grandees of Spain, had real functions close to the King and they had a weekly shift to stay with the Monarch in all sorts
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granted to the âSumiller de Corpsâ, in the measure in which they supposed a great intimacy and a physical daily contact with the
Monarch. Those of the Royal Chamber of 1659 established that the organization of the closest service to the King corresponded to the âSumiller de Corpsâ and, in this way,
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when monarchy was restored in 1875. It was not until 1906 that it was created again but with a pure symbolistic character and always attached to the Office of âMayordomo mayorâ as this was the highest office of the Royal
Household. The sole exception to this rule was between 1925 and 1927 when the
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In spite of the latter circumstance, under the âSumiller de Corpsâ, at least organically, and in agreement with his former function which t has been mentioned before, they were the royal servants who accompanied at all time the
Monarch, the
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Equally until their suppression in 1918, there existed under his command the ranks of âGentilhombres de Casa y Bocaâ (literally the
Gentlemen of House and Mouth), and âGentilhombres de Entradaâ (literally Gentlemen of Entry).
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Complutense de Madrid. Ministering the King,s body: The sumiller de corps in the 18th century. 2003
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All this classes of royal servants were chosen between gentlemen, mostly from the nobility, and in the latter times of the reign of
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Visceglia, Maria Antonietta (Dirs.). La MonarquĂa de Felipe III. Madrid, FundaciĂłn Mapfre, 2008/2009
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where this Office âSumillerâ from the French âSommelierâ, literally âWine stewardâ existed from the old past.
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Diverse dispositions regulated the duties of the âSumiller de Corpsâ distinguishing from those of the â
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this Office was losing the more and more importance. In fact, it was suppressed by his grandson
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List of "Sumilleres de Corps" to the King of Spain between 1515 and 1931
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1757-1758: JosĂ© MarĂa GuzmĂĄn VĂ©lez y LadrĂłn de Guevara, Count of Oñate,
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Gentilhombres Grandes de España con ejercicio y servidumbre
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