If the commander in chief of the Army and the
head of state are reunited in the same person, they are promoted to the permanent military rank of capitan general. It has only happened three times in Chile's history. Current electoral provisions forbid the commander in chief becoming president.
Maurice of Nassau received the title of "Captain General of the Union" and "Admiral General" in 1587, which became hereditary until taken away by the
States General in 1786.
Captain general, this title was given, in 1508, to the commander-in-chief of the Ordenanças (the territorial army of the crown).
During the
Portuguese Restoration War, after 1640, the "captain-general of the Arms of the Kingdom", became the commander-in-chief of the
Portuguese Army. In 1762 the post of the captain-general was replaced.
Captain-general of the Royal Navy was the commander-in-chief of the
Portuguese Navy in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Captain general was first attested in the 1520s as the title for the permanent Commander in Chief of the Armies of the
Kingdom of England. The title was commonly used in the 17th century and the office was held until 1745 (
Kingdom of Great Britain).
In
Connecticut, the state Constitution of 1965 states that the governor is also the captain general of the state militia.
In
Rhode Island, the Governor holds two different military titles. According to Article IX, section 3 of the Rhode Island Constitution, the Governor holds the titles of captain-general and commander-in-chief.
In
Vermont, the 1786 Constitution of Vermont, which became effective when
Vermont was an independent country and continued in effect for two years after Vermont's
admission to the Union in 1791, says "The governor shall be captain general and commander-in-chief of the forces of the State, but shall not command in person, except advised thereto by the Council, and then only as long as they shall approve thereof."
The term captain general, as
Hetman, is a political title from Eastern Europe, historically assigned to military commanders. It was the title of the second-highest military commander in 15th to 18th and 20th centuries.
In
Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, captain general is the highest rank of the Ever Victorious Army of
Seanchan. Captain general is also the title of both the leader of the Queen's Guard of Andor and the head of the Green
Ajah of the
Aes Sedai.
In the BattleTech, captain-general is the title of the military and political leader of the Free Worlds League.
In the Warhammer 40,000, the title captain general is given to the head of the Adeptus Custodes. In the aftermath, the captain general was granted a position as a
High Lord of Terra and ultimate authority over who could approach the Golden Throne.
Topics referred to by the same term
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