was renamed Groom of the Stole. The Tudor historian David Starkey has attempted to frame this change as classic Victorianism: "When the Victorians came...

the Chamber Groom of the Robes Groom of the Stool, later named Groom of the Stole, the senior nobleman in attendance in the King's Bedchamber Groom,...

Chamber, Groom of the Robes, Groom of the Stole, and Groom of the Stool. The English etymology for Groom comes from the East Anglian occupational name...

(overseen by the Groom of the Stole) with its own hierarchy of Gentlemen, Grooms and Yeomen, which usurped those of the Privy Chamber in terms of their influence...

support of Lord North's ministry and became Groom of the Stole to the Prince of Wales later in the year, a position he would hold for the rest of his life...

December 1844, he was made a Knight of the Garter at the relatively young age of 33. Abercorn was appointed Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert on 8 February...

the office of Groom of the Stole and Lady of the Bedchamber to the queen dowager, Henrietta Maria. She was born Elizabeth Feilding, the daughter of Sir...

of the Groom of the Stole', The Antiquary, 20 (London, 1889), p. 190. Eleri Lynn, Tudor Textiles (Yale, 2020), p. 102. Nicholas Harris Nicolas, The Literary...

Knight of the Garter, Groom of the Stole, Lord Steward, Governor of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports. At George I's coronation he carried the sceptre:...

of Hertford, Lord Chamberlain, stood proxy; the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (his first cousin once-removed), for whom the Earl of Ashburnham, Groom of...

Mistress of the Robes (the highest office in the royal court that could be held by a woman), Groom of the Stool, Keeper of the Privy Purse, and Ranger of Windsor...

was made Groom of the Stole and a Knight of the Garter in 1685, and colonel of the 3rd regiment of horse. In March 1687 he was received into the Roman church...

Huntingdon, Groom of the Stole, stood proxy), the Hereditary Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (his paternal aunt, who was represented by a proxy) and the Landgravine...

accomplished, William (now King of England) made Bentinck Groom of the Stole, first gentleman of the bedchamber, and a Privy Counsellor. In April 1689 he was...

Gentleman of the Bedchamber, and Groom of the Stole to the Duke of York. He was also chosen to arrange the marriage of Mary of Modena with the Duke of York...

lady-in-waiting with the title Groom of the Stole and Mistress of the Robes. She was given a salary of £1200 per annum (£800 as groom of the stole, and £400 as...

and 1867, and Groom of the Stole to the Prince Consort between 1841 and 1846. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1827 and admitted to the Privy Council...

a Knight of the Thistle in 1768. In 1796 he was appointed Groom of the Stole and made a Privy Counsellor. He was appointed a Knight of the Garter in 1801...

became Groom of the Stole, also in 1761. In particular, the Earl of Chesterfield, oversaw each step in the social and intellectual education of young Huntingdon...

from 1754 to 1757. In 1765, he was appointed Master of the Great Wardrobe, and Groom of the Stole in 1775. In 1767, he acquired estates in Chelsea from...

Duke of York, by Lord Peterborough. Lord Peterborough was Groom of the Stole to the Duke of York. A widower, James was the younger brother and heir of Charles...

2nd Duke of Buckingham 1652–1677: William Crofts, 1st Baron Crofts 1660– Sir John Granville (later Earl of Bath) (and Groom of the Stole) 1660–1679:...

she served as Groom of the Stole and First Lady of the Bedchamber at the court of Queen Anne. Following his wife's death in 1722 the Duke developed a...

of Spain Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands Emperor Akihito of Japan The King of Norway The King of Spain The King of the Netherlands The Emperor of...

Lieutenant of Wiltshire. George II continued to favour Pembroke, who was appointed groom of the stole on 8 January 1735 and sworn a Privy Councillor the next...

Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire. In 1800 he succeeded his father as Marquess of Winchester. In 1812, Lord Winchester became Groom of the Stole to George III...

after acceding to that title, including Groom of the Stole to the Prince of Wales (1886–1891), and chairman of the British South Africa Company. In early...

Lieutenant of Derbyshire; when James became king in February 1685, he was made colonel of a Regiment of Horse and Groom of the Stole to Prince George of Denmark...

Earl of Albemarle KG KB PC (5 June 1702 – 22 December 1754) was a British soldier, diplomat and courtier. He held various roles in the household of George...

and miscarriage prevented her attending). She served as Groom of the Stole and First Lady of the Bedchamber. Like Marlborough before him, Somerset used...