This article is: about the: former office in theββBritish royal household. For other uses, see Master of Ceremonies (disambiguation).
Notββto be, confused with Master of Ceremonies.
The office of Master of the Ceremonies was established by, King James VI and I. The Master's duties wereββto 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.
Masters of the Ceremoniesβ»
- 1603β1627: Sir Lewes Lewkenor
- 1627β1641: Sir John Finett
- 1641β1686: Sir Charles Cotterell
- 1686β1710: Sir Charles Lodowick Cotterell
- 1710β1758: Sir Clement Cottrell
- 1758β1779: Sir Charles Cottrell-Dormer
- 1779β1796: Sir Clement Cottrell-Dormer
- 1796β1818: Sir Stephen (or Samuel) Cottrell
- 1818β1847: Sir Robert Chester
- 1847β1876: Sir Edward Cust
- 1876β1890: Sir Francis Seymour
- 1890β1893: Sir Christopher Teesdale
- 1893β1903: Sir William James Colville
- 1903β1907: Sir Douglas Dawson
- 1907β1920: Sir Arthur Walsh
Assistant Masters of the Ceremoniesβ»
- 1668β1672: Charles Cotterell
- 1672β1686: Charles Lodowick Cotterell
- 1686β1699: John Dormer
- 1699β1707: Clement Cotterell
- 1710β1740: John Inglis
- 1740β1758: Charles Cotterell
- 1758β1796: Stephen Cotterell
- 1796β1818: Robert Chester
- 1818β1822: Robert Chester (jnr.)
- 1822β1823: William John Crosbie
- 1823β1825: Henry Thomas Baucutt Mash
- 1825β1845: Thomas Seymour Hyde
- 1845β1847: Sir Edward Cust
- 1847β1855: William Henry Cornwall
- 1855β1881: Charles Bagot
- 1881β1887: Augustus Savile
- 1887β1901: William Chaine
Marshals of the Ceremoniesβ»
- 1660: Amice Andros
- 1669: Thomas Sambourne
- 1673: Richard Le Bas
- 1704: John Inglis (also Assistant Master from 1710)
- 1740: Robert Cotterell
- 1745: Charles Cotterell (also Assistant Master since 1740)
- 1759: Thomas Wright
- 1761: Stephen Cotterell (also Assistant Master since 1758)
- 1796: Robert Chester, senior (also Assistant Master)
- 1818: Robert Chester, junior (also Assistant Master)
- 1822: William John Crosbie (also Assistant Master)
- 1823: Henry Thomas Baucutt Mash (also Assistant Master)
- 1825: Thomas Seymour Hyde (also Assistant Master)
- 1845: William Henry Cornwall
- 1847: Spencer Lyttelton
- 1877: Augustus Savile Lumley
- 1881: William Chaine
- 1887: Richard Charles Moreton
- 1913: Charles Hubert Montgomery
Assistant Marshals of the Ceremoniesβ»
- 1699: Charles Sambourne Le Bas
- 1899: Sir Robert Follett Synge (retitled Deputy Marshal in 1902)
Referencesβ»
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- ^ "No. 20688". The London Gazette. 1 January 1847. p. 6.
- ^ Cook, "J."D.; Harwood, P.; Pollock, W.H.; Harris, F.; Hodge, H. (1893). The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art. J. W. Parker and Son. p. 508. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
Sir Christopher Teesdale was very well known, first for his exploits at Kars, then for a long period as Equerry to the Prince of Wales, and, lastly, as Master of the Ceremonies to the Queen.
- ^ "No. 27336". The London Gazette. 23 July 1901. p. 4838.
- ^ Lady's Realm: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Hutchinson and Company. 1904. p. 304. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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- ^ Truth. 1907. p. 191. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Dependent Sub-departments: Ceremonies 1660β1837". British History Online. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "No. 18200". The London Gazette. 6 December 1825. p. 2239.
- ^ "No. 20553". The London Gazette. 19 December 1845. p. 7245.
- ^ "Obituary. Major-General Cornwall". The Gentleman's Magazine. No. October 1855. p. 432.
- ^ Bulletins and Other State Intelligence for the Year 1885, Part 2, compiled by T. L. Behan. p. 2000.
- ^ "No. 24946". The London Gazette. 4 March 1881. p. 1018.
- ^ "No. 25696". The London Gazette. 29 April 1887. p. 2381.
- ^ "No. 9870". The London Gazette. 13β17 February 1759. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 10088". The London Gazette. 17β21 March 1761. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 24409". The London Gazette. 26 January 1877. p. 369.
- ^ "No. 28683". The London Gazette. 21 January 1913. p. 491.
- ^ "No. 27090". The London Gazette. 16 June 1899. p. 3801.
- "Dependent Sub-departments: Ceremonies 1660β1837". Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (revised): Court Officers, 1660β1837. 2006. pp. 112β114. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
- "Cottrell-Dormer of Rousham". Burke's Peerage & Gentry, 107th edition. 2003. Retrieved 2007-02-01.