[The first doctor of the king]

Kings had their own doctors since very ancient times and, in France, it appeared during Clovis reign. The notion "First Doctor of the King" came into sight for the 14th century to the 17th. The "First Doctor of the King" was permanently present next to the him and the royal family. He had some responsibilities in the Kingdom: Direction of the Botanic Gardens, monopoly to nominate justice experts, Direction of Mineral springs and presidency of the Royal Medical Academy. This second category of functions of the First Doctor of the King had undergone limitations in power.