Lord of the Bedchamber

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This is an incomplete list of noblemen who have served as Lord of the Bedchamber in the British Royal Household.

Contents 1 Lords of the Bedchamber to King James II (1685–1688) 2 Lords of the Bedchamber to King William III (1689–1702) 3 Lords of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales, later King George I (1714–1727) 4 Lords of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales, later King George II (1714–1760) 5 Lords of the Bedchamber to Frederick, Prince of Wales (1727–1751) 6 Lords of the Bedchamber to King George III (1760–1820) 7 Lords of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV (1784–1830) 8 Lords of the Bedchamber to King William IV (1830–1837) 9 Lords of the Bedchamber to Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1866–1910) 10 Lords of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales, later King George V (1901–1910) 11 See also 12 Source

[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to King James II (1685–1688)

• 1685–1688: Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin

[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to King William III (1689–1702)

• 1689–1702: Charles Douglas, 2nd Earl of Selkirk
• 1699–1702: Charles Butler, 1st Earl of Arran

[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales, later King George I (1714–1727)

• 1714–1727: Charles Douglas, 2nd Earl of Selkirk
• 1716–1723: Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin
• 1719–1727: Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgwater
• 1722–1751: Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle

[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales, later King George II (1714–1760)

• 1714–1721: John Hamilton, 3rd Lord Belhaven and Stenton
• 1714–1722: Charles Paulet, 3rd Duke of Bolton
• 1714–1727: James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley
• 1717–1726: Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland
• 1720–1723: Anthony Grey, 3rd Baron Lucas
• 1727–1733: James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton
• 1727–1739: Charles Douglas, 2nd Earl of Selkirk
• 1738–1743: Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough
• 1748–1760: John Ashburnham, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham
• 1751–1760: Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford
• 1755–1760: Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven

[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to Frederick, Prince of Wales (1727–1751)

• 1728–1731: John Ashburnham, 1st Earl of Ashburnham
• 1729–1751: Harry Paulet, 4th Duke of Bolton

[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to King George III (1760–1820)

• 1760–1762: John Ashburnham, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham
• 1760–1763: William Pulteney, Viscount Pulteney
• 1760–1763: Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath
• 1760–1764: James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos
• 1760–1765: Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
• 1760–1766: Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford
• 1760–1789: William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
• 1762–1765 & 1768–1780: Frederick St John, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke
• 1777–1783: Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford
• 1780–1814: George Onslow, 4th Baron Onslow (1st Earl of Onslow from 1800)
• 1780–1820: Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston
• 1790–1815: Thomas Noel, 2nd Viscount Wentworth
• 1804–1812: Charles Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden
• 1804–1813 & 1815–1820: William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
• 1812–1820: James Murray, 1st Lord Glenlyon

[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV (1784–1830)

• 1784–1795: George Ashburnham, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham
• 1814–1830: Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
• 1819–1821: James Duff, 4th Earl Fife
• 1820–1825: Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston
• 1820–1823 & 1829–1830: William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
• 1820–1830: James Murray, 1st Lord Glenlyon
• 1826–1830: Charles Gordon, Lord Strathavon
• 1827–1830: James Duff, 4th Earl Fife
• 1828–1830: Henry Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick

[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to King William IV (1830–1837)

• 1830–1831: John Waldegrave, 6th Earl Waldegrave
• 1830–1832: James Murray, 1st Lord Glenlyon
• 1830–1833: William Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh
• 1830–1835: William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
• 1830–1835: James Duff, 4th Earl Fife
• 1832–1837: Henry Flower, 4th Viscount Ashbrook
• 1834–1835: Ernest Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury
• 1835–1837: Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Templemore

[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1866–1910)

• 1866–1883: James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn
• 1872–1901: Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield

[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales, later King George V (1901–1910)

• 1901–?: Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock
• 1908–1910: Luke White, 3rd Baron Annaly

[edit] See also

• bedthegn (Anglo-Saxon precursor)
• Gentleman of the Bedchamber
• Lady of the Bedchamber (equivalent position to the Queen)

[edit] Source

• Burke's Peerage & Gentry