High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Grand Master of France or Grand Maître de France was, during the Ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration in France, one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France and head of the "Maison du Roi", the king's royal household. The post was called Souverain Maître d'hôtel du Roi until 1380 and Grand Maître d'hôtel du Roi until 1463. The symbol of the "Grand maître" was his golden baton, given to him by the king, and his coat of arms featured two crossed batons behind the shield. The position was roughly equivalent to the positions of Lord Steward and Master of the Household in the United Kingdom.