Lord of the Bedchamber
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This is an incomplete list of noblemen who have served as Lord of the Bedchamber in the British Royal Household.
[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to King James II (1685–1688)
[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to King William III (1689–1702)
- 1689–1702: Charles Douglas, 2nd Earl of Selkirk
- 1692–1693: Charles Granville, 2nd Baron Granville
- 1698–1702: Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington
- 1699–1702: Charles Butler, 1st Earl of Arran
[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales, later King George I (1714–1727)
- 1714–1727: George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney[1]
- 1714–1716: Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery
- 1714–1739: Charles Douglas, 2nd Earl of Selkirk
- 1716–1723: Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin
- 1719–1727: Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgwater
- 1722–1751: Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle
[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales, later King George II (1714–1760)
- 1714–1721: John Hamilton, 3rd Lord Belhaven and Stenton
- 1714–1722: Charles Paulet, 3rd Duke of Bolton
- 1714–1727: James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley
- 1717–1726: Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland
- 1720–1723: Anthony Grey, 3rd Baron Lucas
- 1722–1727: Talbot Yelverton, 1st Earl of Sussex
- 1727–1733: James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton
- 1727–1739: Charles Douglas, 2nd Earl of Selkirk
- 1738–1743: Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough
- 1743–1760: Henry Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
- 1748–1760: John Ashburnham, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham
- 1755–1760: Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
- 1757–1760: Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford
[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to Frederick, Prince of Wales (1727–1751)
- 1728–1731: John Ashburnham, 1st Earl of Ashburnham
- 1729–1751: Harry Paulet, 4th Duke of Bolton
[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to King George III (1760–1820)[2]
- 1760–1765: Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
- 1760–1761: Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester
- 1760–1762: Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
- 1760–1761: Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg
- 1760–1762: Henry Clinton, 9th Earl of Lincoln (later Duke of Newcastle)
- 1760–1762: John Ashburnham, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham
- 1760–1765: Francis Seymour-Conway, 8th Earl of Hertford (later Marquess of Hertford)
- 1760–1770: George Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry
- 1760–1761: John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford
- 1760–1762: Hugh Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (later Duke of Northumberland)
- 1760–1761 & 1782–1799: William Capell, 4th Earl of Essex
- 1760–1782: George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford
- 1760–1767: John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire
- 1760–1763: Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth
- 1760–1764: James Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon (later Duke of Chandos)
- 1760: Henry Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe
- 1760–1763: William Pulteney, Viscount Pulteney
- 1760–1782: Lord Robert Bertie
- 1760–1776: Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Baron Bruce (later Earl of Ailesbury)
- 1760–1789: William Douglas, Earl of March (later Duke of Queensberry)
- 1760–1767: Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton
- 1761–1806?: Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
- 1761–1762: George Lee, 3rd Earl of Lichfield
- 1761–1763 & 1770–1780: Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke
- 1761–1790: Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
- 1762-?: Samuel Masham, 2nd Baron Masham
- 1762–1765 & 1768–1780: Frederick St John, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke
- 1763–1781: George Fermor, 2nd Earl of Pomfret
- 1763–?: John Peyto-Verney, 14th Baron Willoughby de Broke
- 1763–1770: George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester
- 1763–1800: Basil Feilding, 6th Earl of Denbigh
- 1765–1765: Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl Cornwallis
- 1767–1796: John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe
- 1767–1768: Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt
- 1769–?: George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey (extra)
- 1776–1777: Francis Osborne, Marquess of Carmarthen
- 1777–1802: Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl Fauconberg
- 1777–1812: George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea
- 1777–1783: Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford
- 1780–1814: George Onslow, 4th Baron Onslow (later Earl of Onslow)
- 1780–1820: Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston
- 1782–1803: George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers
- 1783–1806: John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway
- 1789–1795: John West, 4th Earl De La Warr
- 1790–1815: Thomas Noel, 2nd Viscount Wentworth
- 1795–1819: John Poulett, 4th Earl Poulett
- 1797–?: George Parker, 4th Earl of Macclesfield
- 1799–?: John Somerville, 15th Lord Somerville
- 1800–1810: John Sydney, 2nd Viscount Sydney
- 1802–? & 1804–1813: William Amherst, 2nd Baron Amherst
- 1803&ndash:? George Nugent, 7th Earl of Westmeath
- 1804–1819: George Pitt, 2nd Baron Rivers
- 1804–1812: Charles Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden
- 1804–?: Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens
- 1812–1820: James Murray, 1st Lord Glenlyon
[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV (1780–1830)[3]
- 1780–1784: James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown
- 1780–1781: Lord John Pelham-Clinton
- 1780–?: George Parker, Viscount Parker
- 1782–1783: George Legge, Viscount Lewisham
- 1783–1796: Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne
- 1784–1795: George Ashburnham, Viscount St Asaph
- 1789–?: William Fortescue, 1st Earl of Clermont
- 1814–1830: Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
- 1819–1821: James Duff, 4th Earl Fife
- 1820–1825: Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston
- 1820–1823 & 1829–1830: William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
- 1820–1830: James Murray, 1st Lord Glenlyon
- 1826–1830: Charles Gordon, Lord Strathavon
- 1827–1830: James Duff, 4th Earl Fife
- 1828–1830: Henry Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick
- 1829–1830: Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe
[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to King William IV (1830–1837)
- 1830–1835 & 1835–1837: James Duff, 4th Earl Fife
- 1830–?: Lord James O'Brien
- 1830–1831: George Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hastings
- 1830–1833: William Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh
- 1830–1831: John Waldegrave, 6th Earl Waldegrave
- 1830–?: William Napier, 9th Lord Napier
- 1830–1837: George Byron, 7th Baron Byron
- 1830–1837: Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland
- 1831–?: Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford
- 1831–1835 & 1835–1837: Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry
- 1831–1835 & 1836–1837: Thomas Powys, 3rd Baron Lilford
- 1832–1837: Henry Flower, 4th Viscount Ashbrook
- 1832–?: John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone
- 1833–1837: Lord Adolphus FitzClarence
- 1834–1835 & 1835–1837: George Byng, 7th Viscount Torrington
- 1834–?: Alan Gardner, 3rd Baron Gardner
- 1834–1837: William Bury, Lord Tullamore
- 1834–1837: Lord Ernest Brudenell-Bruce
- 1834–1837: George Holroyd, 2nd Earl of Sheffield
- 1835–1837: James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam
- 1835–1837: Philip Sidney, 1st Baron De L'Isle and Dudley
- 1835–1837: John Townshend, 3rd Viscount Sydney
- 1835–1837: George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton
- 1835–1837: Thomas Taylour, 2nd Marquess of Headfort
- 1835–1837: Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Templemore
- 1836–1837: Lord John Gordon
[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1866–1910)
[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales, later King George V (1901–1910)
- 1901–?: Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock
- 1908–1910: Luke White, 3rd Baron Annaly
[edit] See also
- bedthegn (Anglo-Saxon precursor)
- Gentleman of the Bedchamber
- Lady of the Bedchamber (equivalent position to the Queen)
[edit] Source
[edit] References
- ^ James Balfour Paul|Balfour Paul, Sir James]] The Scots Peerage Vol VI p.579
- ^ A Political Index to the Histories of Great Britain and Ireland
- ^ A Political Index to the Histories of Great Britain & Ireland
