Talk:Great Officer of State
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hmm...I'm not sure if you can say that Lord High Steward, Lord Great Chamberlain, and Earl Marshal were *always* ceremonial offices. Certainly the Lord High Steward at one time had power, as for instance when it was held by John of Gaunt at the beginning of the reign of Richard II. I'm not quite so sure about the other two (although certainly the Marshal had power in the time of William Marshal)... john 00:45, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Is there anyone who knows about the Scottish Officers?
- Very little. I know that the Earl of Erroll is hereditary Lord High Constable of Scotland. That's about the extent of my knowledge. Are there any other Scottish great officers about? john 22:28, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Are the Scottish Officers in order? I was under the impression the Lord Lyon was higher up in precedence. In addition, the Lord Clerk Register is held (I think) by the Earl of Wemyss and March. Is this an office held by virtue of the peerage or is it held separately?
Am I missing something? Were Prince Rupert of the Rhine and Prince George of Denmark really Great Officers of State? Because they are linked to Category:Great Officers of State, and i haven't found any evidence that they were really Great Officers of State... ugen64 22:24, Aug 9, 2004 (UTC)
- Just saw this, but they were both Lord High Admiral. john k 20:08, 13 Oct 2004 (UTC)
[edit] attained/attainted
Several places in the article it is said that so-and-so was "attained." I believe that should be "attainted". But I'm new to this whole Wikipedia thing, so I will do no more than make the suggestion.
[edit] Ireland?
Some information on the Great Officers of Ireland might be relevant as well? john k 00:49, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
- Fox-Davies records the "Hereditary Marshal of Ireland (an office for long past in abeyance)" and "Hereditary Lord Great Seneschal of Ireland (the Earl of Shrewsbury)". The grant of the last to the Earls of Shrewsbury was made in 1445, and it had been held by others previously. Choess 02:00, July 29, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Future-proofing
"...though the current Government has the posts reversed." I suggest this be changed to make it more resistant to the passage of time (e.g. "...from 199x...", which might in the future gain a corresponding "...to 20xx"). FredV 16:42, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
