Chief Butler of England
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The Chief Butler of England is an office of Grand Sergeanty associated with the feudal Manor of Kenninghall
in Norfolk. The office requires service to be provided to the Monarch at the Coronation, in this case the service of Pincera Regis, or Chief Butler at the Coronation banquet.
The manor of Kenninghall was given by Henry I
to William de Albini, and was later inherited by the Dukes of Norfolk
. It was sold in 1872 to John Oddin Taylor of Norwich.
The last occasion on which a coronation banquet was considered was in 1902 for Edward VII
, but plans were abandoned as a result of his illness. Three people claimed the right to act as Chief Butler at the Court of Claims that preceded the coronation - the Duke of Norfolk, Mr. Taylor of Kenninghall and a descendant of William de Albini, but the claims were not considered and no decision was taken.
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$ Cited in Patent Rolls from 1396 to 1399.
Kenninghall
Kenninghall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 878 in 369 households as of the 2001 census.For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland....
in Norfolk. The office requires service to be provided to the Monarch at the Coronation, in this case the service of Pincera Regis, or Chief Butler at the Coronation banquet.
The manor of Kenninghall was given by Henry I
Henry I of England
Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...
to William de Albini, and was later inherited by the Dukes of Norfolk
Duke of Norfolk
The Duke of Norfolk is the premier duke in the peerage of England, and also, as Earl of Arundel, the premier earl. The Duke of Norfolk is, moreover, the Earl Marshal and hereditary Marshal of England. The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex, although the title refers to the...
. It was sold in 1872 to John Oddin Taylor of Norwich.
The last occasion on which a coronation banquet was considered was in 1902 for Edward VII
Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
, but plans were abandoned as a result of his illness. Three people claimed the right to act as Chief Butler at the Court of Claims that preceded the coronation - the Duke of Norfolk, Mr. Taylor of Kenninghall and a descendant of William de Albini, but the claims were not considered and no decision was taken.
List of Chief Butlers
Note that the right to act as Chief Butler has not been established by the Court of Claims since before 1902(...)
- Roger Perceval (under William IWilliam I of EnglandWilliam I , also known as William the Conqueror , was the first Norman King of England from Christmas 1066 until his death. He was also Duke of Normandy from 3 July 1035 until his death, under the name William II...
and William IIWilliam II of EnglandWilliam II , the third son of William I of England, was King of England from 1087 until 1100, with powers over Normandy, and influence in Scotland. He was less successful in extending control into Wales...
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- William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of ArundelWilliam d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of ArundelWilliam d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Lincoln and 1st Earl of Arundel , also known as William d'Albini, was son of William d'Aubigny, 'Pincerna' of Old Buckenham Castle in Norfolk, and Maud Bigod, daughter of Roger Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk.-Marriage and Issue:The younger William was an important member...
(1120–1176) - William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of ArundelWilliam d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of ArundelWilliam d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel was the son of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel and Adeliza of Louvain, widow of Henry I of England....
, (1176–1193) - William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of ArundelWilliam d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of ArundelWilliam d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel was an English nobleman, a favourite of King John, and a participant in the Fifth Crusade.-Lineage:...
(1193–1221) - William d'Aubigny, 4th Earl of ArundelWilliam d'Aubigny, 4th Earl of ArundelWilliam d'Aubigny, 4th Earl of Arundel was the eldest son of William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel and Mabel of Chester , daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester and Bertrade de Montfort of Evreux. He became Earl of Arundel and Earl of Sussex on 30 March 1221. He was buried at Wymondham...
(1221–1224) - Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of ArundelHugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of ArundelHugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel was the last in the Aubigny male line to hold the Arundel Castle. He was the son of William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel, and younger brother of William d'Aubigny, 4th Earl of Arundel....
(1224–1243)
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- John FitzAlan, Lord of Clun (1264–1267)
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- Edmund Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel (1285–1326)
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- Gregory Ballard (1396–1399)$
- John Payn (1399–1402)
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- Thomas ChaucerThomas ChaucerThomas Chaucer was the Speaker of the English House of Commons and son of Geoffrey Chaucer and Philippa Roet.-Life:...
(1404–1434) - John Tiptoft, 1st Baron TiptoftJohn Tiptoft, 1st Baron TiptoftSir John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft was a Knight of the Shire for Huntingdonshire and Somerset, Speaker of the House of Commons, Treasurer of the Household, Chief Butler of England, Treasurer of the Exchequer and Seneschal of Landes and Aquitaine.-Early life:This English nobleman was the eldest...
(1434–1443)
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- Sir John Wenlock, 1st Baron WenlockJohn Wenlock, 1st Baron WenlockSir John Wenlock KG was an English soldier, courtier and politician. He fought on the side of both the Yorkists and the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses...
(1461–1471) - John Stafford, 1st Earl of WiltshireJohn Stafford, 1st Earl of WiltshireJohn Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire was an English nobleman, the youngest son of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham.In 1461 he was made a Knight of the Bath....
(1471–1473) - Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl RiversAnthony Woodville, 2nd Earl RiversAnthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers was an English nobleman, courtier, and writer.He was the eldest son of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg. Like his father, he was originally a Lancastrian, fighting on that side at the Battle of Towton, but later became a Yorkist...
(1473–1483) - Francis Lovell, 1st Viscount LovellFrancis Lovell, 1st Viscount LovellFrancis Lovell, 9th Baron Lovell, 6th Baron Holand, later 1st Viscount Lovell was an English nobleman. He probably knew the later King Richard III of England from a young age, and was to become his lifelong friend and staunch ally....
(1483–1485) - Sir John Fortescue the younger (1485–1500)
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- Sir Robert SouthwellRobert SouthwellRobert Southwell , also Saint Robert Southwell, was an English Roman Catholic priest of the Jesuit Order. He was also a poet and clandestine missionary in post-Reformation England. After being arrested and brutally tortured by Sir Richard Topcliffe, Father Southwell was tried and convicted of high...
(1505–1513)
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- Sir John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of SleafordJohn Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of SleafordJohn Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford was Chief Butler of England from 1521 until his death...
(1521–1537)
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- Sir William St LoeWilliam St LoeSir William St Loe was a 16th-century English soldier, politician and courtier. He was the third husband of Bess of Hardwick, his second wife...
(under Elizabeth IElizabeth I of EnglandElizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
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- Sir Nicholas ThrockmortonNicholas ThrockmortonSir Nicholas Throckmorton was an English diplomat and politician, who was an ambassador to France and played a key role in the relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots.-Early years:...
(to 1571)
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- George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of NorthumberlandGeorge FitzRoy, 1st Duke of NorthumberlandLieutenant-General George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, KG, PC was the third and youngest illegitimate son of King Charles II and his mother Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine...
(1713–1716) - Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of ClevelandCharles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of ClevelandCharles Palmer, later FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, 1st Duke of Southampton, Chief Butler of England , styled Baron Limerick before 1670 and Earl of Southampton between 1670 and 1675, was the eldest son of Barbara Palmer, Countess of Castlemaine and the illegitimate son of King...
(1716–1730) - William FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of ClevelandWilliam FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of ClevelandWilliam FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Cleveland was an English nobleman, styled Earl of Chichester until 1730....
(1730–1774)
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- Henry Howard, 13th Duke of NorfolkHenry Howard, 13th Duke of NorfolkHenry Charles Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk, KG, PC , styled Earl of Surrey between 1815 and 1842, was a British Whig politician.-Background:...
(?–1856) - Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of NorfolkHenry Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of NorfolkHenry Granville Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, Chief Butler of England was the son of Henry Charles Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk and Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower...
(1856–1860) - Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of NorfolkHenry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of NorfolkHenry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, , styled Baron Maltravers until 1856 and Earl of Arundel and Surrey between 1856 and 1860, was a British Unionist politician and philanthropist...
(1860–1917) - Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of NorfolkBernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of NorfolkBernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, , styled Earl of Arundel and Surrey until 1917, was the eldest surviving son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, who died when Bernard was only 9 years old...
(1917–1975) - Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of NorfolkMiles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of NorfolkMajor-General Miles Francis Stapleton Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk, , was the eldest son of Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop and his wife Mona Stapleton, 11th Baroness Beaumont....
(1975–2002) - Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of NorfolkEdward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of NorfolkEdward William Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk, is the son of Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk and his wife Anne Mary Teresa Constable-Maxwell. The principal seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle....
(2002–present)
$ Cited in Patent Rolls from 1396 to 1399.