Constables and Governors of Windsor Castle
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The Constables and Governors of Windsor Castle are in charge of Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its long association with the British royal family and its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I it...

 on behalf of the sovereign. The day-to-day operations are under the Superintendent
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...

, who is an officer of the Master of the Household's Department of the Royal Household
Royal Household
A Royal Household in ancient and medieval monarchies formed the basis for the general government of the country as well as providing for the needs of the sovereign and his relations....

.

The Constable receives no salary, but has a residence in the Castle. From 1833 to 1957 the office was mostly filled by a member of the Royal Family
Royal family
A royal family is the extended family of a king or queen regnant. The term imperial family appropriately describes the extended family of an emperor or empress, while the terms "ducal family", "grand ducal family" or "princely family" are more appropriate to describe the relatives of a reigning...

, but now it is held by a senior retired officer of the armed forces of the Crown
The Crown
The Crown is a corporation sole that in the Commonwealth realms and any provincial or state sub-divisions thereof represents the legal embodiment of governance, whether executive, legislative, or judicial...

. He is the representative of the Lord Chamberlain
Lord Chamberlain
The Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the Royal Household in the United Kingdom and is to be distinguished from the Lord Great Chamberlain, one of the Great Officers of State....

 within the Castle. The Constable also has nominal charge of its garrison, including the Windsor Castle Guard of the Foot Guards
Foot Guards
-British Army:The Foot Guards are the Regular Infantry regiments of the Household Division of the British Army. There have been six regiments of foot guards, five of which still exist. The Royal Guards Reserve Regiment was a reserve formation of the Household Brigade in existence from 1900-1901...

 of the Household Division
Household Division
Household Division is a term used principally in the Commonwealth of Nations to describe a country’s most elite or historically senior military units, or those military units that provide ceremonial or protective functions associated directly with the head of state.-Historical Development:In...

, as well as of the Military Knights of Windsor
Military Knights of Windsor
The Military Knights of Windsor are retired military officers who receive a pension and accommodation at Windsor Castle, and who provide support for the Order of the Garter and for the services of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle...

. The posts of Constable and Governor have been joined since 1660.

There was a Deputy Constable and Lieutenant-Governor from 1833 to 1989. From 1964 he was also Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor
Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor
Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor is an office of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom which dates from the mid-sixteenth century. From 1905 he has been controlled by the Constable of Windsor Castle, having formerly been responsible to the Dean of Windsor...

, until the office was abolished in 1989. At one time there was also a separate Constable of the Round Tower
Round tower
Round tower may refer to:Types of tower:* Irish round tower, a type of early mediaeval stone tower* Broch, a type of Iron Age drystone structure found in Scotland* Round-tower church, a type of church found mainly in England...

. From 1928 to 1935 this was held jointly with the post of Deputy Constable.

The following is a list, as complete as can be compiled from sources at present available, of the castellans, keepers and constables of Windsor Castle:

List of Constables and Governors of Windsor Castle

Name From To Notes
Walter FitzOther of Stanwell  1086 1100
William FitzWalter de Windsor of Stanwell  1100 c.1153
Richard de Luci
Richard de Luci
Richard de Luci was first noted as Sheriff of the County of Essex, then he was made Chief Justiciar of England.- Biography :His wife Rohese, who is named in several documents, was a sister of Faramus of Boulogne...

 
1153 1179
Hugh de Puiset
Hugh de Puiset
Hugh de Puiset was a medieval Bishop of Durham and Chief Justiciar of England under King Richard I. He was the nephew of King Stephen of England and Henry of Blois, who both assisted Hugh's ecclesiastical career...

 
1190 1190 Earl of Northumberland
Earl of Northumberland
The title of Earl of Northumberland was created several times in the Peerages of England and Great Britain, succeeding the title Earl of Northumbria. Its most famous holders were the House of Percy , who were the most powerful noble family in Northern England for much of the Middle Ages...

 and Bishop of Durham
William de Longchamp  1191 (seized office) 1191 Bishop of Ely
Bishop of Ely
The Bishop of Ely is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese roughly covers the county of Cambridgeshire , together with a section of north-west Norfolk and has its see in the City of Ely, Cambridgeshire, where the seat is located at the...

 and Chancellor of England
William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel
Earl of Arundel
The title Earl of Arundel is the oldest extant Earldom and perhaps the oldest extant title in the Peerage of England. It is currently held by the Duke of Norfolk, and is used by his heir apparent as a courtesy title. It was created in 1138 for the Norman baron Sir William d'Aubigny...

 
1191 1191
William de Longchamp  1191 (again seized office) 1191 Bishop of Ely
Bishop of Ely
The Bishop of Ely is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese roughly covers the county of Cambridgeshire , together with a section of north-west Norfolk and has its see in the City of Ely, Cambridgeshire, where the seat is located at the...

 and Chancellor of England
Hubert Walter
Hubert Walter
Hubert Walter was an influential royal adviser in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries in the positions of Chief Justiciar of England, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Lord Chancellor. As chancellor, Walter began the keeping of the Charter Roll, a record of all charters issued by the...

 
1191 1193 Bishop of Salisbury
Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset...

 then Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...

Hubert de Burgh  1200 1200
John FitzHugh
Baron FitzHugh
The title Baron FitzHugh of Ravensworth was created in the Peerage of England in 1321, for Henry FitzHugh. The title passed through the male line until the death of the seventh baron in 1513 when it became abeyant between his great-aunts Alice, Lady Fiennes and Elizabeth, Lady Parr, and their...

 
1201 1204
Robert de Vipont  1204 1205
John FitzHugh
Baron FitzHugh
The title Baron FitzHugh of Ravensworth was created in the Peerage of England in 1321, for Henry FitzHugh. The title passed through the male line until the death of the seventh baron in 1513 when it became abeyant between his great-aunts Alice, Lady Fiennes and Elizabeth, Lady Parr, and their...

 
1205 1216
Engelhard de Cigogné  1216 1223
Stephen Langton
Stephen Langton
Stephen Langton was Archbishop of Canterbury between 1207 and his death in 1228 and was a central figure in the dispute between King John of England and Pope Innocent III, which ultimately led to the issuing of Magna Carta in 1215...

 
1223 1224 Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...

William de Rughedon  1224 1224
Osbert Giffard  1224 1224
Ralph Tirel  1224 1225
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent was Earl of Kent, Justiciar of England and Ireland, and one of the most influential men in England during the reigns of John and Henry III.-Birth and family:...

 
1226 1233
William de Millers  1228
Waleran Tyes  1231
Alan de Crepping  1231
Stephen de Segrave
Stephen de Segrave
Stephen de Segrave was a medieval Chief Justiciar of England.-Life:...

 
1232
Henry de Passelewe  1233
Engelhard de Cigogné  1234
Bernard of Savoy  1242
Peter of Geneva
Peter of Geneva
Peter was the fourth of five sons of Count Amadeus III of Geneva and succeeded his brother John I as Count of Geneva in 1370. When he died without a son to succeed him in 1392, the county passed to the fifth of the brothers, then Antipope Clement VII.Peter led a contingent of Genevans in an...

 
1248
Maud de Lacy
Maud de Lacy
Maud de Lacy, , was an English noblewoman, being the eldest child of John de Lacy, 2nd Earl of Lincoln, and the wife of Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester....

 
1249 widow of Peter of Geneva
Peter of Geneva
Peter was the fourth of five sons of Count Amadeus III of Geneva and succeeded his brother John I as Count of Geneva in 1370. When he died without a son to succeed him in 1392, the county passed to the fifth of the brothers, then Antipope Clement VII.Peter led a contingent of Genevans in an...

Aymon Thurumbert  1257 1261
John de Sancta Elena  1261 1263
Sir Giles de Argentine  1263
Drew de Barentyne  1264
Geoffrey de Langley  1264
John FitzJohn  1264
John of London
John of London
John of London , mathematician, was praised by Roger Bacon as one of two "perfect" mathematicians, together with Pierre de Maricourt, and superior to two good mathematicians, Campanus of Novara and Master Nicolas...

 
1266
Ebulo de Montibus  1266
Nicholas de Yattendon  1269
Hugh de Dyne  1269
Geoffrey de Pickford  1272
John of London
John of London
John of London , mathematician, was praised by Roger Bacon as one of two "perfect" mathematicians, together with Pierre de Maricourt, and superior to two good mathematicians, Campanus of Novara and Master Nicolas...

 
1298
Roger le Sauvage  1305 1308
Robert de Haustede  1308
Warin de Lisle  1309 1319
Oliver de Bordeaux  1319
Ralph de Camoys, 3rd Baron Camoys
Baron Camoys
Baron Camoys is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England, both times by writ. The first creation came in 1264 when Ralph de Camoys was summoned to Parliament as Lord Camoys...

 
1319 1326
Thomas de Huntercombe  1326 1327 Also known as de Hodeng of Eton and Burnham
John de Lisle  1327
Thomas Foxley  1328 1360 Also known as de Foxle; of Foxley Manor at Bray
Bray, Berkshire
Bray, sometimes known as Bray on Thames, is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. It stands on the banks of the River Thames, just south-east of Maidenhead. It is famous as the village mentioned in the song The Vicar of Bray...

 and Bramshill Castle
Bramshill House
Bramshill House is a Jacobean mansion standing on of land in the civil parish of Bramshill in northeast Hampshire in England. It has been the location of the Police Staff College since 1960.-History:...

Richard de Vache  1360
Thomas Cheyne of Drayton Beauchamp
Thomas Cheney
Sir Thomas Cheney KG was the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in South-East England, from 1536 until his death.-Early life:...

 
1365
Helming Legatte  1369
Sir Simon Burley  1377
Thomas Tyle  1389
Sir Peter Courtenay  1390
Sir Hugh de Waterton  1405
Sir John Stanley  1408 1413
John Wintershull  1413 deputy constable
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, KG , sometimes styled 1st Duke of Somerset, was an English nobleman and an important figure in the Wars of the Roses and in the Hundred Years' War...

 
1438 1455
Admiral William Nevill
William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent
William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent KG and jure uxoris 6th Baron Fauconberg, was an English nobleman and soldier.-Early life:...

 jointly with John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners
John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners
John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners, KG was an English peer.Bourchier was the fourth son of William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu, and his wife Anne of Woodstock, Countess of Buckingham, daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester. Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex, and William Bourchier,...

 
1455 Neville: Baron Fauconberg
Baron Fauconberg
The title Baron Fauconberg has been created twice in the Peerage of England. It was first created in 1295 when Walter de Fauconberg was summoned to parliament. Between 1463 and 1903 the title was abeyant, until the abeyance was terminated in favour of Marcia Amelia Mary Lane-Fox, who also gained...

 and Earl of Kent
Earl of Kent
The peerage title Earl of Kent has been created eight times in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.See also Kingdom of Kent, Duke of Kent.-Earls of Kent, first creation :*Godwin, Earl of Wessex...

John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners
John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners
John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners, KG was an English peer.Bourchier was the fourth son of William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu, and his wife Anne of Woodstock, Countess of Buckingham, daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester. Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex, and William Bourchier,...

 jointly with his son Sir Humphrey Bourchier 
1466 1471
John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners
John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners
John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners, KG was an English peer.Bourchier was the fourth son of William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu, and his wife Anne of Woodstock, Countess of Buckingham, daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester. Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex, and William Bourchier,...

 
1471 1474
Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford
Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford
Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford KG was an English knight, landowner, from 1400 to 1414 Member of the House of Commons, of which he became Speaker, then was an Admiral and peer....

 
1474 1477
Sir John Elrington  1483 1484
Thomas Windsor of Stanwell  1484 1485
Sir Thomas Bourchier
Thomas Bourchier
Thomas Bourchier was an English archbishop, Lord Chancellor and cardinal.-Life:Bourchier was a younger son of William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu , and through his mother, Anne of Gloucester, a daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, was a grandson of King Edward III of England. One of his brothers was...

 
1485
Sir Thomas Bourchier
Thomas Bourchier
Thomas Bourchier was an English archbishop, Lord Chancellor and cardinal.-Life:Bourchier was a younger son of William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu , and through his mother, Anne of Gloucester, a daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, was a grandson of King Edward III of England. One of his brothers was...

 jointly with Giles Daubeney, 1st Baron Daubeney
Baron Daubeny
The title Baron Daubeny was an ancient one in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1295 when Elias Daubeny was summoned to parliament. The eighth baron was again created Baron Daubeny in 1486; the status of that creation is unclear...

 
1495
Sir Thomas Bourchier
Thomas Bourchier
Thomas Bourchier was an English archbishop, Lord Chancellor and cardinal.-Life:Bourchier was a younger son of William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu , and through his mother, Anne of Gloucester, a daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, was a grandson of King Edward III of England. One of his brothers was...

 jointly with Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex 
1511
Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter
Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter
Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter, KG, PC was the eldest son of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon and Catherine of York, and grandson of King Edward IV of England.He was an older brother of Margaret Courtenay...

 
1525 1539
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, KG was an English nobleman and the favourite and close friend of Elizabeth I from her first year on the throne until his death...

 
1559 KG
Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham , known as Howard of Effingham, was an English statesman and Lord High Admiral under Elizabeth I and James I...

 
1590 later 1st Earl of Nottingham
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham KG was the favourite, claimed by some to be the lover, of King James I of England. Despite a very patchy political and military record, he remained at the height of royal favour for the first two years of the reign of Charles I, until he was assassinated...

 
1624 1628
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland was an English aristocrat, courtier and soldier.-Life:He was the son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and of Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich, and the younger brother of Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick...

 
1628 1648
Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke and 2nd Earl of Montgomery
Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke
Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke, 2nd Earl of Montgomery , succeeded to the titles in 1649 on the death of his father, also called Philip Herbert....

 
1648
Colonel John Venn
John Venn
Donald A. Venn FRS , was a British logician and philosopher. He is famous for introducing the Venn diagram, which is used in many fields, including set theory, probability, logic, statistics, and computer science....

 
1648 1653
Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke  1653 1657
Colonel Sir John Lenthall
John Lenthall (politician)
Sir John Lenthall was an English politician, Roundhead soldier, castle governor, lawyer, civil servant and baronet.John was the son of William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons, and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Ambrose Evans of Lodington in Northamptonshire. He was educated at Corpus...

 
1657 1660
John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt
John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt
John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt was an English royalist.He was born in Lowick, the second son of John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough and Elizabeth Howard John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt (18 June 1626 – 5 June 1675) was an English royalist.He was born in Lowick, the second son of John...

 
1660 1668
HRH Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, 1st Duke of Cumberland, 1st Earl of Holderness , commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, KG, FRS was a noted soldier, admiral, scientist, sportsman, colonial governor and amateur artist during the 17th century...

 
1668 1682
Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, KG, PC, Earl Marshal was a politician and soldier. He was the son of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk and Lady Anne Somerset, daughter of Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester and Elizabeth Dormer.He married Mary Mordaunt, the only daughter and heiress of...

 
1682 1701
George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Lieutenant-General George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, KG, PC was the third and youngest illegitimate son of King Charles II and his mother Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine...

 
1701 1716
Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham
Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham
Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham PC was a British soldier and Whig politician. He was known for his ownership of and modifications to the estate at Stowe and for serving as a political mentor to the young William Pitt.-Early life:Temple was the son of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd...

 
1716 1723
Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle
Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle
Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, PC was a British statesman and member of the peerage of England.Charles Howard was the eldest son of Edward Howard and inherited his title on the death of his father in 1692. He married in 1683 Lady Anne de Vere Capell, daughter of Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of...

 
1723 1730
Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans
Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans
Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans KG KB was the son of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans and his wife Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans. His paternal grandparents were Charles II of England and Nell Gwynne...

 
1730 1751
George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu
George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu
George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, KG PC, FRS was a British peer.He was born George Brudenell in 1712 at Cardigan House, Lincoln's Inn Fields, in London, the son of the 3rd Earl of Cardigan and his wife, the former Lady Elizabeth Bruce...

 
1752 1790
James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan
James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan
James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan held several offices in the Parliament of Great Britain and in service to the King of Great Britain....

 
1791 1811
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington
General Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington PC, PC , styled Viscount Petersham until 1779, was a British soldier. Stanhope is sometimes confused with an exact contemporary of his, the 3rd Earl Stanhope....

 
1812 1829
Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham
Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham
Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham KP, GCH, PC, FSA , known as The Lord Conyngham between 1787 and 1789, as The Viscount Conyngham between 1789 and 1797 and as The Earl Conyngham between 1797 and 1815, was an Anglo-Irish courtier and politician of the Regency period...

 
1829 1832
Major General George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster
George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster
George Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster PC , was the eldest natural son of William IV of the United Kingdom and his long-time mistress Dorothy Jordan....

 
1833 1842
HRH Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
The Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex , was the sixth son of George III of the United Kingdom and his consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was the only surviving son of George III who did not pursue an army or naval career.- Early life :His Royal Highness The Prince Augustus...

 
1842 1843
HRH Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha  1843 1861 The Prince Consort
Vice Admiral HSH Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Admiral Victor Ferdinand Franz Eugen Gustaf Adolf Constantin Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Langenburg GCB , also known as Count Gleichen, was an officer in the Royal Navy, and a sculptor.-Biography:...

 
1867 1891
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll KG, KT, GCMG, GCVO, VD, PC , usually better known by the courtesy title Marquess of Lorne, by which he was known between 1847 and 1900, was a British nobleman and was the fourth Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883...

 
1892 1914
Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge
Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge
Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, GCB, GCVO, CMG , born Prince Adolphus of Teck and later The Duke of Teck , was a member of the British Royal Family and a younger brother of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V...

 
1914 1927
Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher
Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher
Reginald Baliol Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher, GCVO, KCB, PC, DL was a historian and Liberal politician in the United Kingdom.Brett was the son of William Baliol Brett, 1st Viscount Esher and Eugénie Mayer...

 
1928 1930
Major General Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
Major-General Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone , was a close relative of the shared British and Canadian royal family, as well as a British military commander and major-general who served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, the...

 
4 Aug 1931 1957 Gazette Entry
vacant 1957 18 Jun 1964 Gazette Entry
Field Marshal William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Field Marshal William Joseph "Bill"'Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, KStJ was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia....

 
18 Jun 1964 1970 Gazette Entry
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy
Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Samuel Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy KG, GCB, CBE, DSO, LVO, DFC, AFC was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force...

 
1971 11 Aug 1978 Gazette Entry
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Grandy
John Grandy
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Grandy GCB GCVO KBE DSO KStJ RAF was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force...

 
11 Aug 1978 9 Feb 1988 Gazette EntryGazette Entry
Admiral Sir David John Hallifax
David Hallifax
Admiral Sir David John Hallifax, KCB KCVO KBE, was Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle from 1988 until 1992.-Naval career:...

 
9 Feb 1988 1992 Gazette Entry
General Sir Patrick Palmer  1992 2000
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Johns
Richard Johns
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Edward Johns GCB, KCVO, CBE is a retired Royal Air Force officer and former Chief of the Air Staff.- RAF career :...

 
2000 2008
Surgeon Vice-Admiral Ian L. Jenkins
Ian L. Jenkins
Surgeon Vice Admiral Ian Laurence Jenkins CB, CVO was a Royal Navy medical officer and former Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces.- Career :...

 
1 Feb 2008 19 Feb 2009 Died in post
Air Marshal Ian Macfadyen
Ian Macfadyen
Air Marshal Ian David Macfadyen, CB, OBE, RAF , is a British retired Air Marshal who was the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man until 14 October 2005...

 
with effect from 10 Aug 2009 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article6523376.ece

List of Deputy Constables and Lieutenant-Governors of Windsor Castle

Please note this list is incomplete.
Name From To Notes
Major General George Scott  c.1782 Deputy Governor
The Viscount Esher  23 Jul 1901 19 Jan 1928
Major The Lord Sysonby
Frederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby
Frederick Edward Grey Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby GCB GCVO PC , was a British soldier and courtier.Ponsonby was the second son of General Sir Henry Ponsonby and his wife the Hon. Mary Elizabeth...

 
9 Jan 1928 20 October 1935
Colonel The Lord Wigram
Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram
Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram GCB, GCVO, CSI, PC , was a British soldier and court official. He was Private Secretary to the Sovereign from 1931 to 1936....

 
20 July 1936 6 April 1945
Brigadier General The Earl of Gowrie
Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
Brigadier General Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie VC, GCMG, CB, DSO & Bar, PC was a British soldier and colonial governor and the tenth Governor-General of Australia. Serving for 9 years and 7 days, he is the longest serving Governor-General in Australia's history...

 
6 Apr 1945 1 Mar 1953
Lieutenant General The Lord Freyberg
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
Lieutenant-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO & Three Bars , was a British-born New Zealand Victoria Cross recipient and soldier who later served as the seventh Governor-General of New Zealand.A veteran of the Mexican Revolution, he became an officer in the...

 
1 Mar 1953 4 Jul 1963
Field Marshal The Viscount Slim
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Field Marshal William Joseph "Bill"'Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, KStJ was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia....

 
5 Jul 1963 4 Sep 1964
Major General Sir Edmund Hakewill-Smith
Edmund Hakewill-Smith
Major-General Sir Edmund Hakewill-Smith KCVO, CB, CBE, MC was a South African-born British General.-Early life:Hakewill-Smith was born in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa, on the 17 March 1896, he was educated at the Diocesan College in Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa and at the RMC...

 
4 Sep 1964 31 Dec 1972
Major General Sir Peter Bernard Gillett 1978 1989
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