 Lord of Misrule

In England, the Lord of Misrule – known in Scotland as the Abbot of Unreason and in France as the "Prince des Sots" – was an officer appointed by lot during Christmastide to preside over the Feast of Fools.The Lord of Misrule was generally a peasant or sub-deacon appointed to be in charge of Christmas revelries, which often included drunkenness and wild partying.