Master of the Buckhounds
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The Master of the Buckhounds was an officer in the Master of the Horse
's department of the British Royal Household. The holder was also His/Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot. It was a political office, so the holder, who was always a nobleman, changed with every change of government. The office was abolished by the Civil List Act 1901. (A buckhound is smaller than a staghound and used for coursing the smaller breeds of deer, especially fallow deer.)
associated with the Manor of Little Weldon. It was held in the Brocas family until 1633, when it was sold to the Watson family.
The pack of the Hereditary Master was merged with that of the Privy Master in 1706 and the office ceased.
Master of the Horse
The Master of the Horse was a position of varying importance in several European nations.-Magister Equitum :...
's department of the British Royal Household. The holder was also His/Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot. It was a political office, so the holder, who was always a nobleman, changed with every change of government. The office was abolished by the Civil List Act 1901. (A buckhound is smaller than a staghound and used for coursing the smaller breeds of deer, especially fallow deer.)
Masters of the (Privy) Buckhounds
The Privy Buckhounds were created in 1536 to provide for a hunting pack overseen by a Royal appointee rather than a hereditary officer.- 1528: George Boleyn, Viscount RochfordGeorge Boleyn, Viscount RochfordGeorge Boleyn, Viscount Rochford was an English courtier and nobleman, and the brother of queen consort Anne Boleyn...
- 1536: vacant
- 1538: Sir Richard LongRichard Long (courtier)Sir Richard Long was an English politician and courtier, for many years a member of the privy chamber of Henry VIII.Long was the third son of Sir Thomas Long of Draycot , Wiltshire landowner, and his wife, Margery Sir Richard Long (ca. 14941546) was an English politician and courtier, for many...
- 1546: vacant
- 1550: Sir Thomas Darcy
- 1551: John Dudley, 2nd Earl of WarwickJohn Dudley, 2nd Earl of WarwickJohn Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick, KG, KB was an English nobleman and the heir of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, leading minister and de facto ruler under Edward VI of England from 1550–1553. As his father's career progressed, John Dudley respectively assumed his father's former...
- 1552: Lord Robert DudleyRobert Dudley, 1st Earl of LeicesterRobert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, KG was an English nobleman and the favourite and close friend of Elizabeth I from her first year on the throne until his death...
- 1553: vacant
- 1572: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of LeicesterRobert Dudley, 1st Earl of LeicesterRobert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, KG was an English nobleman and the favourite and close friend of Elizabeth I from her first year on the throne until his death...
- 1588: vacant
- 1596: Sir Henry GreyHenry Grey, 1st Baron Grey of GrobyHenry Grey, 1st Lord Grey of Groby , courtier, administrator and local politician, was the only surviving son of Lord John Grey of Pirgo, Essex, and Mary, daughter of Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu and Magdalen Dacre....
- 1603: Sir Thomas Tyringham
- 1625: Sir Timothy Tyrrell
- 1633: Sir Thomas Tyringham
- 1636: Robert Tyrwith
- 1651: vacant
- 19 September 1660 John Cary
- 31 March 1685 Col. James Graham
- 9 September 1689 Jacques de Gastigny
- 6 July 1698 Reinhard Vincent Graf von Hompesch
- 8 March 1702 vacant
- 13 June 1709 Walter ChetwyndWalter Chetwynd, 1st Viscount ChetwyndWalter Chetwynd, 1st Viscount Chetwynd , of Rudge and Ingestre, Staffordshire, succeeded in 1693 to the Ingestre estates on the death of his cousin Walter Chetwynd . He was the eldest son of John Chetwynd...
- 8 June 1711 Sir William Wyndham, 3rd BaronetSir William Wyndham, 3rd BaronetSir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet , English politician, was the only son of Sir Edward Wyndham, Bart., a grandson of Sir William Wyndham and a great-great-grandson of Sir John Wyndham of Orchard Wyndham, Somerset, who was created a baronet in 1661.Educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford, he...
- 28 June 1712 George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan
- 11 July 1715 vacant
- 28 July 1727 Francis NegusFrancis NegusFrancis Negus was an English military officer, courtier, politician, and reputed inventor of the drink negus.-Life:Negus is a Norfolk family name. From 1685 to 1688 he was secretary to Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, and in that capacity made the acquaintance of Elias Ashmole...
- 21 June 1733 Charles Bennet, 2nd Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 2nd Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 2nd Earl of Tankerville KT , styled Lord Ossulston between 1714 and 1722, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
- 18 June 1737 Ralph Jenison
- 31 December 1744 George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
- 2 July 1746 Ralph Jenison
- 2 July 1757 John Bateman, 2nd Viscount BatemanJohn Bateman, 2nd Viscount BatemanJohn Bateman, 2nd Viscount Bateman was a British politician.In December 1744 he succeeded as second Viscount Bateman....
- 29 March 1782: George Villiers, 4th Earl of JerseyGeorge Villiers, 4th Earl of JerseyGeorge Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey PC was a member of the British and Irish peerage and a courtier in the court of George III.-Parliament:...
- 17 May 1783: John Montagu, Viscount HinchingbrookeJohn Montagu, 5th Earl of SandwichJohn Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich PC , styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke until in 1792, was a British peer and Tory politician.-Background and education:...
; succeeded as 5th Earl of Sandwich 30 April 1792 - 12 February 1806: William Keppel, 4th Earl of AlbemarleWilliam Keppel, 4th Earl of AlbemarleWilliam Charles Keppel, 4th Earl of Albemarle GCH, PC , briefly styled Viscount Bury between May and October 1772, was a British Whig politician.-Background:...
- 13 May 1806: Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess CornwallisCharles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess CornwallisCharles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis , styled Viscount Brome until 1805, was a British Tory politician....
- 12 September 1823: William Wellesley-Pole, 1st Baron MaryboroughWilliam Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of MorningtonWilliam Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington GCH, PC, PC , known as The Lord Maryborough between 1821 and 1842, was a British politician and an elder brother of the Duke of Wellington....
- 24 November 1830: Thomas Anson, 2nd Viscount AnsonThomas Anson, 1st Earl of LichfieldThomas William Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield PC , known as The Viscount Anson from 1818 to 1831, was a British Whig politician. He served under Lord Grey and Lord Melbourne as Master of the Buckhounds between 1830 and 1834 and under Melbourne Postmaster General between 1835 and 1841...
; created Earl of Lichfield 15 September 1831 - 30 December 1834: George Stanhope, 6th Earl of ChesterfieldGeorge Stanhope, 6th Earl of ChesterfieldGeorge Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield PC , styled Lord Stanhope until 1815, was a British Tory politician, courtier and race horse owner...
- 30 April 1835: William Hay, 18th Earl of ErrollWilliam Hay, 18th Earl of ErrollWilliam George Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll KT, GCH, PC , styled Lord Hay between 1815 and 1819, was a Scottish peer and politician.-Background and education:...
- 21 December 1839: George Kinnaird, 9th Lord KinnairdGeorge Kinnaird, 9th Lord KinnairdGeorge William Fox Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird KT, PC , was a Scottish Whig politician. He served as Master of the Buckhounds under Lord Melbourne from 1839 to 1841.-Background:...
- 10 September 1841: James St Clair-Erskine, 3rd Earl of RosslynJames St Clair-Erskine, 3rd Earl of RosslynGeneral James Alexander St Clair-Erskine, 3rd Earl of Rosslyn PC, DL , styled Lord Loughborough from 1805 to 1837, was a Scottish soldier and Tory politician...
- 9 July 1846: Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl GranvilleGranville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl GranvilleGranville George Leveson Gower, 2nd Earl Granville KG, PC FRS , styled Lord Leveson until 1846, was a British Liberal statesman...
- 16 May 1848: John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of BessboroughJohn Ponsonby, 5th Earl of BessboroughJohn George Brabazon Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough PC , styled Viscount Duncannon from 1844 until 1847, was a British cricketer, courtier and Liberal politician.-Background:...
- 28 February 1852: James St Clair-Erskine, 3rd Earl of RosslynJames St Clair-Erskine, 3rd Earl of RosslynGeneral James Alexander St Clair-Erskine, 3rd Earl of Rosslyn PC, DL , styled Lord Loughborough from 1805 to 1837, was a Scottish soldier and Tory politician...
- 30 December 1852: John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of BessboroughJohn Ponsonby, 5th Earl of BessboroughJohn George Brabazon Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough PC , styled Viscount Duncannon from 1844 until 1847, was a British cricketer, courtier and Liberal politician.-Background:...
- 26 February 1858: John Montagu, 7th Earl of SandwichJohn Montagu, 7th Earl of SandwichJohn William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich PC , styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke from 1814 to 1818, was a British peer and Conservative politician...
- 18 June 1859: John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of BessboroughJohn Ponsonby, 5th Earl of BessboroughJohn George Brabazon Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough PC , styled Viscount Duncannon from 1844 until 1847, was a British cricketer, courtier and Liberal politician.-Background:...
- 23 January 1866: Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of CorkRichard Boyle, 9th Earl of CorkRichard Edmund St Lawrence Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork KP, PC , styled Viscount Dungarvan between 1834 and 1856, was a British courtier and Liberal politician...
- 10 July 1866: Charles Colville, 10th Lord Colville of CulrossCharles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of CulrossCharles John Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross KT, GCVO, PC , known as The Lord Colville of Culross between 1849 and 1902, was a British nobleman, Conservative politician and courtier.-Background and education:...
- 12 December 1868: Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of CorkRichard Boyle, 9th Earl of CorkRichard Edmund St Lawrence Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork KP, PC , styled Viscount Dungarvan between 1834 and 1856, was a British courtier and Liberal politician...
- 2 March 1874: Charles Yorke, 5th Earl of HardwickeCharles Yorke, 5th Earl of HardwickeCharles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke PC, DL , styled Viscount Royston until 1873, and nicknamed Champagne Charlie for his love of the high life, was a British aristocrat, Conservative politician, dandy and bankrupt.-Background:Hardwicke was the eldest son of Admiral Charles Yorke, 4th Earl...
- 3 May 1880: Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of CorkRichard Boyle, 9th Earl of CorkRichard Edmund St Lawrence Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork KP, PC , styled Viscount Dungarvan between 1834 and 1856, was a British courtier and Liberal politician...
- 27 June 1885: John Beresford, 5th Marquess of WaterfordJohn Beresford, 5th Marquess of WaterfordJohn Henry de la Poer Beresford, 5th Marquess of Waterford KP, PC , styled Earl of Tyrone from 1859 to 1866, was an Irish peer and Conservative politician...
- 17 February 1886: Charles Harbord, 5th Baron SuffieldCharles Harbord, 5th Baron SuffieldCharles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield GCVO, KCB, PC, JP, DL , was a British peer, courtier and Liberal politician. A close friend of Edward VII, he served as a Lord of the Bedchamber and Lord-in-Waiting to the King...
- 16 August 1886: George Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry
- 25 August 1892: Thomas Lister, 4th Baron RibblesdaleThomas Lister, 4th Baron RibblesdaleThomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale , was a British Liberal politician.-Background:Born in Fontainebleau, France, Ribblesdale was the eldest son of Thomas Lister, 3rd Baron Ribblesdale, and his wife Emma daughter of William Mure, and succeeded his father in the barony in 1876.-Political...
- 16 July 1895: George Coventry, 9th Earl of CoventryGeorge Coventry, 9th Earl of CoventryGeorge William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry PC , styled Viscount Deerhurst until 1843, was a British Conservative politician...
- 1 November 1900: Charles Cavendish, 3rd Baron CheshamCharles Cavendish, 3rd Baron CheshamCharles Compton William Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham KCB, PC, DL , styled The Honourable Charles Cavendish between 1863 and 1882, was a British soldier, courtier and Conservative politician...
Hereditary Masters of the Buckhounds
The "hereditary" mastership appears to have been a serjeantySerjeanty
Under the feudal system in late and high medieval England, tenure by serjeanty was a form of land-holding in return for some specified service, ranking between tenure by knight-service and tenure in socage...
associated with the Manor of Little Weldon. It was held in the Brocas family until 1633, when it was sold to the Watson family.
- Osborne Lovel (temp. Hen. I)
- William Lovel
- Hamon le Venour
- William Lovel
- John Lovel (d. 1316)
- Thomas de Borhunte (d. 1340)
- William Danvers (d. 1361)
- Sir Bernard Brocas (d. 1395)
- Sir Bernard BrocasBernard Brocas (rebel)Sir Bernard Brocas was an English landowner and knight who was executed for his part in the Epiphany Rising.He was the eldest son of Sir Bernard Brocas of Clewer, now part of Windsor, in Berkshire. He was married at a young age to Joan, the daughter of Sir Thomas Middleton...
(d. 1400) - William Brocas (d. 1456)
- William Brocas (d. 1484)
- John Brocas (d. 1492)
- William Brocas (d. 1506)
- George Warham and Ralph Pexsall (1512–1514)
- Ralph Pexsall (d. 1540)
- Sir Richard Pexsall (d. 1571)
- Sir John Savage (until 1584)
- Sir Pexsall Brocas (d. 1630)
- Thomas Brocas (until 1633)
- Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Rockingham (d. 1653)
- Edward Watson, 2nd Baron Rockingham (d. 1689)
- Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of RockinghamLewis Watson, 1st Earl of RockinghamLewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham was an English peer and politician.Rockingham was the eldest son of Edward Watson, 2nd Baron Rockingham and his wife, the former Lady Anne Wentworth, daughter of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford. In 1677, he married Lady Catherine Sondes, a daughter of...
(until 1706)
The pack of the Hereditary Master was merged with that of the Privy Master in 1706 and the office ceased.