 Under Charles VIII, he oversaw nine squires ("écuyers"), nine huntsmen ("veneurs"), two aides, six valets for the hounds ("valets de limiers") and one dog handler for the foxhounds.The service gained even greater prestige under Francis I and Henry II, and the position reached a high point under Henry IV; in 1596, 182 persons were employed by the royal hunt, which included lieutenants, sous-lieutenants, gentlemen, valets for the hounds, mounted and unmounted valets for the dogs, and finally a surgeon and an apothecary.The "Grand Veneur" was the most important of all the royal offices dealing with the hunt.