List of Lords Chamberlain to British royal consorts
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Below is an incomplete list of those who have served as Lords Chamberlain to British royal consorts.
With the exception of Diana, Princess of Wales
, the office has been created for the Princess of Wales
and continued if and when they become queen consort
. Also, the office is not created for male consorts.
Lords Chamberlain to Caroline, Princess of Wales, later Queen Caroline
Lords Chamberlain to Queen Charlotte
Lords Chamberlain to Queen Adelaide
Lords Chamberlain to Alexandra, Princess of Wales, later Queen Alexandra
Lords Chamberlain to Mary, Princess of Wales, later Queen Mary
Lords Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
With the exception of Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
, the office has been created for the Princess of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
and continued if and when they become queen consort
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
. Also, the office is not created for male consorts.
Lords Chamberlain to Caroline, Princess of Wales, later Queen CarolineCaroline of AnsbachCaroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach was the queen consort of King George II of Great Britain.Her father, John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, was the ruler of a small German state...
(1714–1737)
- 1714–1717: Scroop Egerton, 4th Earl of BridgewaterScroop Egerton, 1st Duke of BridgewaterScroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater , known as Viscount Brackley from 1687 to 1701 and as the Earl of Bridgewater from 1701 to 1720, was a British peer and courtier...
- 1717–1737: Henry de Nassau d'Auverquerque, 1st Earl of Grantham
Lords Chamberlain to Augusta, Princess of Wales (1748–1772)
- 1736–1772: Sir William Irby, 2nd BaronetWilliam Irby, 1st Baron BostonWilliam Irby, 1st Baron Boston was a British peer and Member of Parliament.Irby was the son of Sir Edward Irby, 1st Baronet and inherited his father's baronetcy in 1718. On 26 August 1746, he married Albinia Selwyn and they had three children...
(Vice-Chamberlain 1736-1748, Baron Boston from 1761)
Lords Chamberlain to Queen CharlotteCharlotte of Mecklenburg-StrelitzCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the Queen consort of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George III...
(1761–1818)
- 1761–1762: Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of ManchesterRobert Montagu, 3rd Duke of ManchesterRobert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester was the son of Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester.He was MP for Huntingdonshire 1734–1739.He married Harriet Dunch, daughter of Edmund Dunch on 3 April 1735 and they had four children:...
- 1762–1763: Hugh Percy, 2nd Earl of NorthumberlandHugh Percy, 1st Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, KG, PC was an Engish peer, landowner and art patron.He was born Hugh Smithson, the son of Langdale Smithson and grandson of Sir Hugh Smithson, 3rd Baronet from whom he inherited the baronetcy in 1733...
- 1763–1768: Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl HarcourtSimon Harcourt, 1st Earl HarcourtSimon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt, of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, PC, FRS, Viceroy of Ireland , known as 2nd Viscount Harcourt, of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, between 1727 and 1749, was a British diplomat and general....
- 1768–1777: John West, 2nd Earl De La WarrJohn West, 2nd Earl De La WarrJohn West, 2nd Earl De La Warr was a British peer, politician and army officer.Born The Honourable John West, he was the son of John West, 6th Baron De La Warr and his first wife, the former Lady Charlotte McCarthy...
- 1777–1780: Francis Osborne, Marquess of CarmarthenFrancis Osborne, 5th Duke of LeedsFrancis Godolphin Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds KG, PC , styled Marquess of Carmarthen until 1789, was a British politician...
- 1780–1792: Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of AilesburyThomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of AilesburyThomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury KT . The son of George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan and Hon. Elizabeth Bruce, he succeeded his uncle as 2nd Baron Bruce of Tottenham on the latter's death on 10 February 1747. He changed his name Brudenell by Royal license to Brudenell-Bruce...
- 1792–1818: George Douglas, 16th Earl of MortonGeorge Douglas, 16th Earl of MortonGeorge Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton, KT was the son of Sholto Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton.He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in February, 1785 and served as their vice-president from 1795-1819...
Lords Chamberlain to Queen AdelaideAdelaide of Saxe-MeiningenPrincess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and of Hanover as spouse of William IV of the United Kingdom. Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, is named after her.-Early life:Adelaide was born on 13 August 1792 at Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany...
(1830–1837)
- 1830–1831: Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl HoweRichard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl HoweRichard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe, GCH, PC was a British peer and courtier.Curzon was the third son of Hon...
- 1831–1833: Vacant
- 1833–1834: William Feilding, 7th Earl of DenbighWilliam Feilding, 7th Earl of DenbighWilliam Basil Percy Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh, 6th Earl of Desmond, GCH, PC was a British peer and courtier.-Biography:...
- 1834–1837: Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl HoweRichard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl HoweRichard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe, GCH, PC was a British peer and courtier.Curzon was the third son of Hon...
Lords Chamberlain to Alexandra, Princess of Wales, later Queen AlexandraAlexandra of DenmarkAlexandra of Denmark was the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom...
(1873-1925)
- 1873–1903: Charles Colville, 1st Baron Colville of CulrossCharles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of CulrossCharles John Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross KT, GCVO, PC , known as The Lord Colville of Culross between 1849 and 1902, was a British nobleman, Conservative politician and courtier.-Background and education:...
(Viscount Colville of Culross from 1902) - 1903–1925: Richard Curzon, 4th Earl HoweRichard Curzon, 4th Earl HoweRichard George Penn Curzon, 4th Earl Howe GCVO, TD, JP , styled Viscount Curzon between 1876 and 1900, was a British courtier and Conservative politician...
Lords Chamberlain to Mary, Princess of Wales, later Queen MaryMary of TeckMary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....
(1901-1953)
- 1901–1922: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of ShaftesburyAnthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of ShaftesburyAnthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury, KP, PC, GCVO, CBE, was the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Harriet Augusta Anna Seymourina Chichester , the daughter of George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall and Lady Harriet Anne Butler.-Family life:On 15 July...
- 1922–1947: Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of AngleseyCharles Paget, 6th Marquess of AngleseyCharles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey GCVO was a British peer.Paget was born in 1885, the son of Lord Alexander Paget, was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College Sandhurst and in 1905 he succeeded as Marquess of Anglesey on the demise of his childless cousin, the 5th...
- 1947–1953: Vacant?
Lords Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth, The Queen MotherElizabeth Bowes-LyonElizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...
(1937-2002)
- 1937–1965: David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of AirlieDavid Ogilvy, 12th Earl of AirlieColonel David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 12th and 7th Earl of Airlie, KT, GCVO, MC was a Scottish peer, soldier and courtier....
- 1965–1992: Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of DalhousieSimon Ramsay, 16th Earl of DalhousieSimon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie, KT, GCVO, GBE, MC, DL was a British land-owner, statesman and politician....
- 1992–2002: Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of CrawfordRobert Lindsay, 29th Earl of CrawfordRobert Alexander Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford and 12th Earl of Balcarres, , styled Lord Balniel between 1940 and 1975, is a Scottish hereditary peer and Conservative politician. The elder son of the 28th Earl of Crawford and 11th Earl of Balcarres, he succeeded to the titles in 1975...