Master of the Ceremonies

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The office of Master of the Ceremonies was established by King James I/VI. The master's duties were to receive foreign dignitaries and present them to the monarch at court. Below is a list of known holders until the replacement of the office by the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in 1920.

[edit] Masters of the Ceremonies

  • ?-1641: Sir John Finett
  • 1641-1686: Sir Charles Cotterell
  • 1686-1710: Sir Charles Lodowick Cotterell
  • 1710-1758: Sir Clement Cotterell
  • 1758-1779: Sir Charles Cotterell-Dormer
  • 1779-1796: Sir Clement Cotterell-Dormer
  • 1796-1818: Sir Stephen Cotterell
  • 1818-1847: Sir Robert Chester
  • 1847-1876: Hon. Sir Edward Cust
  • 1876-1890: Sir Francis Seymour, Bt.
  • 1890-1893: Sir Christopher Teesdale
  • 1893-1903: Hon. Sir William Colville
  • 1903-1907: Sir Douglas Dawson
  • 1907-1920: Hon. Sir Arthur Walsh

[edit] Assistant Masters of the Ceremonies

  • 1668-1672: Charles Cotterell
  • 1672-1686: Charles Lodowick Cotterell
  • 1686-1699: John Dormer
  • 1699-1707: Clement Cotterell
  • 1710-1740: John Inglis
  • 1740-1758: Charles Cotterell
  • 1758-1796: Stephen Cotterell
  • 1796-1818: Robert Chester
  • 1818-1822: Robert Chester (jnr.)
  • 1822-1823: W. J. Crosbie
  • 1823-1825: H. T. B. Mash
  • 1825-1845: Thomas Seymour Hyde
  • 1845-1847: Hon. Sir Edward Cust
  • 1847-?: William Henry Cornwall
  • ?-1881: Charles Bagot
  • 1881-1887: Augustus Savile
  • 1887-?: William Chaine

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