The Lord Steward or Lord Steward of the Household is one of the three Great Officers of the Household of the British monarch. He is, by tradition, the...
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The Lord High Steward is the first of the Great Officers of State in England, nominally ranking above the Lord Chancellor. The office has generally remained...
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being Prince and Great Steward of Scotland, the heir apparent is also Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, and Lord of the Isles. In modern...
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duties, and have now become largely ceremonial. The Lord High Steward (formally the Lord High Steward of England) has the sole power to preside over the...
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also acted as stewards for Duchy estates in those counties. In 1502, Robert, 2nd Lord Willoughby de Broke was appointed as Lord Steward for Duchy estates...
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Household of George V and Mary (section Lord Steward)
The Royal Households of the United Kingdom consists of royal officials and the supporting staff of the British Royal Family, as well as the Royal Household...
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steadward, steadsman). In medieval times, the steward was initially a servant who supervised both the lord's estate and his household. However over the course...
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as Peter Loughborough, is a Scottish peer and police officer. He is Lord Steward of the Royal Household and Personal Secretary to Their Majesties, as...
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in 1845 and held political office as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1846 and 1848 and as Lord Steward of the Household between 1854 and 1857...
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James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn (redirect from Lord James Paisley)
Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. He later served as Lord Steward of the Household to Elizabeth II. He was Chancellor of the Order of the...
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The office of Lord High Steward of Ireland is a hereditary position of Great Officer of State in the United Kingdom. Currently held by the Earl of Shrewsbury...
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Edward Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans (redirect from Edward Eliot, Lord Eliot)
He was twice Lord Steward under Lord Palmerston. In 1860, he accompanied the Prince of Wales on his tour of Canada and the USA. Lord St Germans married...
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Historical usage Europe: Lord Bishop Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom Lord High Constable Lord High Steward Lord High Treasurer Lord Protector Asia: Nguyễn...
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representative peer, Governor of both County Donegal and County Clare and Lord Steward of the Household. He was created Viscount Conyngham, of Mount Charles...
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Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland (category Lord-lieutenants of Northumberland)
caretaker ministry. Later, he served as Lord Steward of Queen Elizabeth II's Household from 1973 until his death, Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland from 1956...
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Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (category Lord High Stewards)
to him: Privy Councillor, Knight of the Garter, Groom of the Stole, Lord Steward, Governor of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports. At George I's...
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (redirect from Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh)
October 1562, he became a privy councillor and, in 1587, was appointed Lord Steward of the Royal Household. In 1564, Dudley became Earl of Leicester and...
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Matthew White Ridley, 4th Viscount Ridley (category Lord-lieutenants of Northumberland)
TD, DL (29 July 1925 – 22 March 2012) was a British nobleman. He was Lord Steward of the Household from 1989 to 2001. Ridley was the son of Matthew White...
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officers of the Royal Household, the others being the Lord Steward and the Master of the Horse. The Lord Chamberlain was responsible for the "chamber" or the...
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Lords as Lord Steward of the Household under Salisbury and Arthur Balfour between 1895 and 1905. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1895. Lord Pembroke...
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Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (category Lord-lieutenants of Buckinghamshire)
Norfolk, to demand the Great Seal from Wolsey; and Suffolk acted as High Steward at the new queen's coronation. He was one of the commissioners appointed...
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Scots people courtier and politician of the Regency period. He served as Lord Steward between 1821 and 1830. Conyngham was born in London, England, the elder...
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offices of Lord High Steward and Lord Great Chamberlain lost both their political functions, which were taken over by the Chief Justiciar and Lord High Treasurer...
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Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (redirect from Lord Chesterfield)
Chesterfield received the Order of the Garter in 1730, the position of Lord Steward, and the friendship of Robert Walpole, the de facto head of the government...
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William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester (category Lord chancellors)
1542 Lord Chamberlain of the Household 1543–45 Lord Steward of the Household 1545-1549/50 Chief Justice in Eyre, South of Trent 1545–49/50 Lord President...
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George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland (category Lord-lieutenants of Sutherland)
administration of Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin in the 1920s and was later Lord Steward of the Household from 1935 to 1936. As a noted patron of the British...
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State: The Lord High Treasurer The Lord High Steward The Lord Great Chamberlain Senior Officers of the Household: The Lord Steward The Lord Chamberlain...
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held by the several junior Lords Whips Lord Clerk Register Lord Steward of the Household Master of the Horse Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports Constable of...
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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (category Lord High Stewards)
After the revolution, Cavendish was a leading Whig, serving as William's Lord Steward, and was created the Duke of Devonshire (1694) and also Marquess of Hartington...
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The Lord Steward Act 1554 (1 Mar. Sess. 3. c. 4) is an Act of the Parliament of England. This Act was omitted from the third revised edition of the statute...
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