List of Vice-Chamberlains to British royal consorts
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Below is an incomplete list of those who have served as Vice-Chamberlain to British royal consorts.
Vice Chamberlains to Philip II of Spain
Vice Chamberlains to Caroline, Princess of Wales, later Queen Caroline
Vice Chamberlains to Queen Charlotte
Vice Chamberlains to Queen Adelaide
Vice Chamberlains to Alexandra, Princess of Wales, later Queen Alexandra
Vice Chamberlains to Mary, Princess of Wales, later Queen Mary
Vice Chamberlains to Philip II of SpainPhilip II of SpainPhilip II was King of Spain, Portugal, Naples, Sicily, and, while married to Mary I, King of England and Ireland. He was lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories such as duke or count....
(1554-1558)
- ?-?: Sir John Huddleston
Vice Chamberlains to Caroline, Princess of Wales, later Queen CarolineCaroline of AnsbachCaroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach was the queen consort of King George II of Great Britain.Her father, John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, was the ruler of a small German state...
(1714–1737)
- 1727: Sir Andrew Fountaine
- 1727–1728: Thomas Smith
- 1728–1733: Lord William Beauclerk
- 1733–1734: Lord William Hamilton
- 1734–1737: Lord Robert Montagu
Vice Chamberlains to Augusta, Princess of Wales (1736–1748)
- 1736–1772: Sir William Irby, 2nd BaronetWilliam Irby, 1st Baron BostonWilliam Irby, 1st Baron Boston was a British peer and Member of Parliament.Irby was the son of Sir Edward Irby, 1st Baronet and inherited his father's baronetcy in 1718. On 26 August 1746, he married Albinia Selwyn and they had three children...
(Lord Chamberlain 1748-1772, Baron Boston from 1761)
Vice Chamberlains to Queen CharlotteCharlotte of Mecklenburg-StrelitzCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the Queen consort of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George III...
(1761–1818)
- 1761–1766: John West, Viscount CantelupeJohn West, 2nd Earl De La WarrJohn West, 2nd Earl De La Warr was a British peer, politician and army officer.Born The Honourable John West, he was the son of John West, 6th Baron De La Warr and his first wife, the former Lady Charlotte McCarthy...
- 1766–1768: Hon. Robert BrudenellRobert BrudenellRobert Brudenell was a British army officer and Member of Parliament.Brudenell was the third son of the 3rd Earl of Cardigan and a younger brother of the 1st Duke of Montagu and 4th Earl of Cardigan and the 5th Earl of Cardigan...
- 1768–1780: Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron SouthamptonCharles FitzRoy, 1st Baron SouthamptonCharles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton was a British statesman and soldier.The second son of Lord Augustus FitzRoy and a grandson of the 2nd Duke of Grafton, FitzRoy joined the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards as an ensign in 1752...
- 1780–1782: Vacant
- 1782–1792: Hon. Stephen Digby
- 1792–1801: William Price
- 1801–1818: Edward Disbrow
Vice Chamberlains to Queen AdelaideAdelaide of Saxe-MeiningenPrincess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and of Hanover as spouse of William IV of the United Kingdom. Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, is named after her.-Early life:Adelaide was born on 13 August 1792 at Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany...
(1830–1837)
- 1830: Hon. Frederick Cathcart
- 1830–1837: Hon. William Ashley
Vice Chamberlains to Alexandra, Princess of Wales, later Queen AlexandraAlexandra of DenmarkAlexandra of Denmark was the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom...
(1873-1925)
- 1901–?: Archibald Acheson, 4th Earl of GosfordArchibald Acheson, 4th Earl of GosfordArchibald Brabazon Sparrow Acheson, 4th Earl of Gosford KP was a British Peer. The son of Archibald Acheson, 3rd Earl of Gosford, he succeeded to the earldom upon the death of his father in 1864. Since there are two United Kingdom peerages subsumed in that Irish Earldom, he was entitled to an...
Vice Chamberlains to Mary, Princess of Wales, later Queen MaryMary of TeckMary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....
(1901-1953)
- 1910–?: Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron WenlockBeilby Lawley, 3rd Baron WenlockBeilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock GCSI, GCIE, KCB, VD, PC was a British soldier, Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1880 and administrator who was the Governor of Madras from 1891 to 1896.-Early life:...