Groom of the Robes
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Groom of the Robes is an obsolete office in the Royal Household
of the Sovereign
of England, later Great Britain, ultimately the United Kingdom
. It is equivalent to a Lady-in-Waiting
for Queens Regnant
.
Royal Household
A Royal Household in ancient and medieval monarchies formed the basis for the general government of the country as well as providing for the needs of the sovereign and his relations....
of the Sovereign
Monarch
A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
of England, later Great Britain, ultimately the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It is equivalent to a Lady-in-Waiting
Lady-in-waiting
A lady-in-waiting is a female personal assistant at a royal court, attending on a queen, a princess, or a high-ranking noblewoman. Historically, in Europe a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman from a family highly thought of in good society, but was of lower rank than the woman on whom she...
for Queens Regnant
Queen regnant
A queen regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right, in contrast to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning king. An empress regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right over an empire....
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List of Grooms of the Robes
(incomplete)- Thomas Purcell
- Piers Curteys
- John HartJohn Hart (disambiguation)John Hart may refer to:* John Hart , delegate from New Jersey to the Continental Congress and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence...
Henry VIII
- Richard CecilRichard Cecil (courtier)Richard Cecil was a resident and Master of Burghley in the parish of Stamford Baron, Northamptonshire. His father David Cecil, of Welsh ancestry, rose in favour under King Henry VIII of England, becoming High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1532 and 1533, and died in 1541.Richard too was a courtier...
1530 - John Copinger
- William SharingtonWilliam SharingtonSir William Sharington was an English courtier of the time of Henry VIII, master and embezzler of the Bristol Mint, member of parliament, conspirator, and High Sheriff of Wiltshire.-Early life:...
1540–1541 - Thomas SternholdThomas SternholdThomas Sternhold was an English courtier and the principal author of the first English metrical version of the Psalms, originally attached to the Prayer-Book as augmented by John Hopkins.-Life:...
1500–1549
William IV
- Lord Adolphus FitzClarenceLord Adolphus FitzClarenceRear-Admiral Lord Adolphus FitzClarence, GCH, ADC, RN was a British naval officer.FitzClarence was born at Bushy Park, Middlesex and was an illegitimate child of Prince William, Duke of Clarence and his mistress, Dorothy Jordan...
1830–1833 - Francis SeymourFrancis Seymour, 5th Marquess of HertfordFrancis George Hugh Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford GCB PC , known as Francis Seymour until 1870, was a British courtier and Conservative politician...
1833-1837
Victoria
- Francis SeymourFrancis Seymour, 5th Marquess of HertfordFrancis George Hugh Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford GCB PC , known as Francis Seymour until 1870, was a British courtier and Conservative politician...
1837-1870 - Henry Erskine 1870–1901
George V
- Henry Erskine 1910–1920
- Montague EliotMontague Eliot, 8th Earl of St GermansMontague Charles Eliot, 8th Earl of St Germans, KCVO, OBE , styled Hon. Montague Eliot from 1923 to 1942, was a British peer and courtier....
1920-1936