This is an incomplete list of those who have served as Groom of the Stole in the British Royal Household. In all the medieval monarchies of western Europe the general system of government sprang from, and centred in, the royal household. ...

History

The title originally referred to the chamberpot (or stool) of whomever the person served. Later it came to represent the long robe of the Monarch (from the Latin stola, meaning garment). Latin is an ancient Indo-European language. ...

The holder of the position was the senior Lord of the Bedchamber (the equivalent appointment to the King or Prince-consort of the Queen's Mistress of the Robes); the post was discontinued on the accession of King Edward VII in 1901, to whom one had been appointed while he was Prince of Wales. This is an incomplete list of those who have served as Lord of the Bedchamber in the British Royal Household (see also: Lady of the Bedchamber). ... The Mistress of the Robes is the senior lady of the British Royal Household. ... Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Incumbents

Grooms of the Stole to Charles II

• 1660: William Seymour, 1st Marquess of Hertford
• 1660–1685: Sir John Granville
• 1685: Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset (1588–October 24, 1660) was the son of Edward Seymour and Honora Rogers. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath (29 August 1628 - 22 August 1701) was an English royalist statesman, whose highest position was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ...

Grooms of the Stole to William III

• 1688–1699: Baron Hans Bentinck
• 1699–1702: Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney

William III of England (14 November 1650 – 8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the United Netherlands from 28 June 1672, King of England and King of... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ... The Earl of Portland William Bentinck (1645-1709), the son of Hendrick Bentinck of Diepenheim, was born in 1645. ... Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ... Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Henry Sydney (or Sidney), 1st Earl of Romney (8 April 1641 - 8 April 1704) was born in Paris, a son of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, of Penshurst Place in Kent, England, by Lady Dorothy Percy, a daughter of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, a descendant of Edward...

Grooms of the Stole to Queen Anne

• 1702–1711: Sarah Churchill, Countess of Marlborough
• 1711–1714: Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset

Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. ... Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... // Events February 24 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ... Sarah Churchill Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, née Sarah Jennings (May 29, 1660 - October 18, 1744), rose to be one of the most influential women in British history, largely as a result of her close friendship with Queen Anne. ... // Events February 24 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ... Battle of Gangut, by Maurice Baquoi, 1724-27. ...

Grooms of the Stole to Prince George

• 1683–1697: John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton
• 1702–1704: Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney

Prince George of Denmark Prince George of Denmark (April 2, 1653 - October 28, 1708) was the Prince consort of Queen Anne of Great Britain. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... Events September 11 - Battle of Zenta, Prince Eugene of Savoy crushed Ottoman army of Mustafa II September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher... Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Events Building of the Students Monument in Aiud, Romania. ... Henry Sydney (or Sidney), 1st Earl of Romney (8 April 1641 - 8 April 1704) was born in Paris, a son of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, of Penshurst Place in Kent, England, by Lady Dorothy Percy, a daughter of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, a descendant of Edward...

Grooms of the Stole to George I

• 1714–1719: Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset
• 1719–1722: Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
• 1722–1723: Vacant
• 1723–1727: Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin

George I (Georg Ludwig) (28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) from 23 January 1698, and King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 1 August 1714, until his death. ... Battle of Gangut, by Maurice Baquoi, 1724-27. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke Of Dorset (January 18, 1688 - October 10, 1765) was an English political leader and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... // Events Abraham De Moivre states De Moivres theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers Publication of the first book of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier Fall of Persias Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people. ... Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (c. ... // Events Abraham De Moivre states De Moivres theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers Publication of the first book of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier Fall of Persias Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people. ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... Events 1727 to 1800 - Lt. ...

Grooms of the Stole to George II

• 1727–1735: Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin
• 1735–1751: Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke
• 1751–1755: Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle
• 1755–1760: William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford

George II (George Augustus) (10 November 1683–25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. ... Events 1727 to 1800 - Lt. ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 25 - For the last time, New Years Day is legally on March 25 in England and Wales. ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 25 - For the last time, New Years Day is legally on March 25 in England and Wales. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle KG PC ADC (5 June 1702–22 December 1754) was a British diplomat and an American colonist. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford (1717-28 September 1781), was a British diplomatist and statesman. ...

Grooms of the Stole to George III

• 1760–1761: John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
• 1761–1770: Francis Hastings, 10th Earl of Huntingdon
• 1770–1775: George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol
• 1775–1782: John Ashburnham, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham
• 1782–1796: Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth
• 1796–1804: John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe
• 1812–1820: Charles Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester

George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (May 25, 1713 - March 10, 1792), was a Scottish nobleman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain (1762-1763) under George III. A close relative of the Campbell clan (his mother was a daughter of the First Duke of Argyll), Bute succeeded to... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Francis Hastings, 10th Earl of Huntingdon PC (13 March 1729–2 October 1789) was a British peer; the son of the 9th Earl of Huntingdon and his wife, Selina. ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... George William Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol (August 31, 1721 – March 18? or 20?, 1775), the eldest son of The Lord Hervey of Ickworth, by his marriage with Mary (1700-1768), daughter of Nicholas Lepell. ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, 3rd Viscount Weymouth (1734-1796), English politician, was the elder son of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth (1710—1751), and the great-grandnephew of Thomas Thynne (c. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... John Ker (1740 - 1804), 3rd Duke of Roxburghe, was a Scottish nobleman and bibliophile. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Grooms of the Stole to George IV

• 1820–1830: Charles Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester

George IV (George Augustus Frederick) (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Grooms of the Stole to William IV

• 1830–1837: Charles Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester

William IV (William Henry) (21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... | Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Grooms of the Stole to Prince Albert

• 1840–1841: Lord Robert Grosvenor
• 1841–1846: Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter
• 1846–1859: James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn
• 1859–1861: John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (in full Francis Charles Augustus Albert Emmanuel) (26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Most Honourable Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter KG PC (July 2, 1795–January 16, 1867) was the son of Henry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... His Grace The Duke of Abercorn James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, KG (January 21, 1811 - October 31, 1885) was a British Conservative nobleman and statesman who twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, KG (1835 – 1910) (known as the Red Earl because of his distinctive long red beard) was a British Liberal Party politician under and close friend of British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone. ...

Grooms of the Stole to The Prince of Wales

• 1862–1866: John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
• 1866–1877: ?
• 1877–1883: Sir William Knollys
• 1883–1901: James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn

Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, KG (1835 – 1910) (known as the Red Earl because of his distinctive long red beard) was a British Liberal Party politician under and close friend of British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn (24 August 1838 - 3 January 1913) was a British nobleman and diplomat. ...

See also

• Groom of the Robes.