British Offices and Honours
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Appointed by Edward VI[]

Name Nominated Installed Died Notes
The Marquess of Dorset 17 February 1547 23 May 1547 23 February 1554
The Earl of Derby 17 February 1547 23 May 1547 24 October 1572
The Lord Seymour of Sudeley 17 February 1547 23 May 1547 20 March 1549
Sir William Paget 17 February 1547 23 May 1547 9 June 1563 later The Lord Paget; degraded September 1552; restored September 1553
The Earl of Huntingdon 24 April 1549 13 December 1549 23 June 1560
The Lord Cobham 24 April 1549 13 December 1549 29 September 1558
The Lord de la Warr 1 December 1549 13 December 1549 25 September 1554
Sir William Herbert 1 December 1549 13 December 1549 17 March 1570 later The Earl of Pembroke
H.M. The King of France 24 April 1551 24 August 1551 10 July 1559
The Lord Clinton 24 April 1551 30 June 1551 16 January 1585 later The Earl of Lincoln
The Lord Darcy of Chiche 28 September 1551 9 October 1551 28 June 1558
The Earl of Westmorland 23 April 1552 16 December 1552 c. 1563
Sir Andrew Dudley 13 April 1552 16 December 1552 bef. 22 November 1559 degraded 27 November 1553

Appointed by Mary I[]

Name Nominated Installed Died Notes
H.R.H. The Prince of the Asturias 24 April 1554 3 August 1554 13 September 1598 later H.M. The King of Spain as Philip II
The Earl of Sussex 24 April 1554 4 August 1554 17 February 1557
H.H. The Duke of Savoy 6 August 1554 31 January 1555 30 August 1580 Emmanuel Philibert
The Lord Howard of Effingham 9 October 1554 31 January 1555 11 January 1573
Edward Hastings 23 April 1555 25 May 1555 5 March 1572 later The Lord Hastings of Loughborough
The Viscount Montagu 23 April 1555 17 October 1555 19 October 1592
The Earl of Sussex 23 April 1557 9 January 1558 9 June 1583
The Lord Grey of Wilton 23 April 1557 19 April 1558 14 December 1562
Robert Rochester 23 April 1557 28 November 1557 never installed

Appointed by Elizabeth I[]

Name Nominated Installed Died Notes
The Duke of Norfolk 24 April 1559 3 June 1559 2 June 1572 degraded 26 June 1571
Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland 24 April 1559 3 June 1559 17 September 1563
Lord Robert Dudley 24 April 1559 3 June 1559 4 September 1588
H.S.H. The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 10 June 1560 15 December 1560 11 October 1586
The Earl of Shrewsbury 22 April 1561 18 May 1561 18 November 1590
The Lord Hunsdon 22 April 1561 18 May 1561 23 July 1596
The Earl of Northumberland 22 April 1563 23 May 1563 22 August 1572 degraded 23 November 1569
The Earl of Warwick 22 April 1563 23 May 1563 21 February 1590
H.M. The King of France 23 April 1564 22 January 1566 30 May 1574
The Earl of Bedford 23 April 1564 15 May 1564 28 July 1585
Henry Sydney 23 April 1564 15 May 1564 May 1586
H.I.M. The Emperor 23 April 1567 24 April 1571 12 October 1576 Maximilian II
The Earl of Huntingdon 23 April 1570 19 June 1570 14 December 1595
The Earl of Worcester 23 April 1570 19 June 1570 21 February 1589
The Duke of Montmorency 23 April 1572 17 June 1572 6 May 1579
The Earl of Essex 23 April 1572 17 June 1572 22 September 1576
The Lord Burghley 23 April 1572 17 June 1572 4 August 1598
The Lord Grey of Wilton 23 April 1572 17 June 1572 14 October 1593
The Lord Chandos 23 April 1572 17 June 1572 11 September 1573
The Earl of Derby 24 April 1574 30 May 1574 25 September 1593
The Earl of Pembroke 24 April 1574 20 May 1574 19 January 1601
H.M. The King of France and Poland 23 April 1575 2 August 1589 Henry III
The Lord Howard of Effingham 23 April 1575 8 May 1575 14 December 1624 later The Earl of Nottingham
H.I.M. The Emperor 24 April 1578 10 January 1612 Rudolph II; vacated by non-installation
H.M. The King of Denmark and Norway 24 April 1578 8 January 1582 14 April 1588 Frederick II
Count Palatine John Casimir of Simmern 8 Febryary 1579 8 January 1582 6 January 1592
The Earl of Rutland 23 April 1584 15 April 1585 14 April 1587
The Lord Cobham 23 April 1584 15 April 1585 6 March 1597
The Lord Scrope of Bolton 23 April 1584 15 April 1585 13 June 1592
The Earl of Essex 23 April 1588 23 May 1588 25 February 1601
The Earl of Ormonde 23 April 1588 23 May 1588 22 November 1614
Sir Christopher Hatton 23 April 1588 23 May 1588 20 November 1591
The Earl of Sussex 22 April 1589 18 December 1589 14 December 1593
The Lord Buckhurst 22 April 1589 18 December 1589 19 April 1608 later The Earl of Dorset
H.M. The King of France and Navarre 24 April 1590 28 April 1600 14 May 1610 Henry IV
H.M. The King of Scots 24 April 1590 27 March 1562 James VI; became King of England as James I, 1603
The Earl of Shrewsbury 23 April 1592 19 June 1592 8 May 1616
The Earl of Cumberland 23 April 1592 19 June 1592 29 October 1605
The Earl of Northumberland 23 April 1593 5 June 1593 5 November 1632
The Earl of Worester 23 April 1593 25 June 1593 5 March 1628
The Lord Burgh 23 April 1593 25 June 1593 14 October 1597
The Lord Sheffield 23 April 1593 25 June 1593 6 October 1646 later The Earl of Mulgrave
Sir Francis Knollys 23 April 1593 25 June 1593 22 March 1596
H.S.H. The Duke of Württemberg 23 April 1597 20 April 1604 29 January 1608
Lord Thomas Howard 23 April 1597 24 May 1597 28 May 1626 later The Earl of Suffolk
The Lord Hunsdon 23 April 1597 24 May 1597 3 April 1606
The Lord Mountjoy 23 April 1597 24 May 1597 3 April 1606 later The Earl of Devonshire
Henry Lee 23 April 1597 24 May 1597 12 February 1611
The Earl of Sussex 23 April 1599 6 June 1599 22 September 1629
The Lord Cobham 23 April 1599 6 June 1599 24 January 1619 degraded February 1604
The Lord Scrope of Bolton 23 April 1599 6 June 1599 3 September 1609
The Earl of Derby 23 April 1599 26 May 1601 29 September 1642
The Lord Burghley 23 April 1601 26 May 1601 8 February 1623 later The Earl of Exeter

Appointed by James I[]

Name Nominated Installed Died Notes
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales 14 June 1603 9 July 1603 6 November 1612
H.M. The King of Denmark and Norway 14 June 1603 8 September 1605 28 February 1648 Christian IV
The Duke of Lennox 25 June 1603 9 July 1603 16 February 1624 later The Duke of Richmond
The Earl of Southampton 25 June 1603 9 July 1603 10 November 1624
The Earl of Mar 25 June 1603 9 July 1603 14 December 1634
The Earl of Pembroke 25 June 1603 9 July 1603 10 April 1630
Duke Ulric of Schleswig-Holstein 24 April 1605 16 May 1605 27 March 1624
The Earl of Northampton 24 April 1605 16 May 1605 16 June 1614
The Earl of Salisbury 24 April 1606 20 May 1606 24 May 1612
The Viscount Howard of Bindon 24 April 1606 20 May 1606 1 March 1611
The Earl of Dunbar 23 April 1608 18 May 1608 20 January 1611
The Earl of Montgomery 23 April 1608 18 May 1608 23 January 1650 later The Earl of Pembroke
H.R.H. The Duke of York 24 April 1611 13 May 1611 30 January 1649 later H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, became King 1625
The Earl of Arundel and Surrey 24 April 1611 13 May 1611 4 October 1646
The Viscount Rochester 24 April 1611 13 May 1611 17 July 1645 later The Earl of Somerset
H.S.H. The Elector Palatine 19 December 1612 7 February 1613 29 November 1632 Frederick V; later H.M. The King of Bohemia
Count Maurice of Nassau 19 December 1612 7 February 1613 13 April 1625 later H.S.H. The Prince of Orange
The Viscount Fentoun 24 April 1615 22 May 1615 12 June 1639 later The Earl of Kellie
The Lord Knollys 24 April 1615 22 May 1615 25 May 1632 later The Earl of Banbury
The Earl of Rutland 24 April 1616 7 July 1616 17 December 1632
Sir George Villiers 7 July 1616 23 August 1628 later The Duke of Buckingham
The Viscount Lisle 26 May 1616 7 July 1616 13 July 1626 later The Earl of Leicester
The Marquess of Hamilton February 1623 2 March 1625
The Duke of Lennox 22 April 1624 22 April 1624 30 July 1624
Duke Christian of Brunswick 31 December 1624 13 December 1625 (by proxy) 6 June 1626
The Earl of Salisbury 31 December 1624 13 December 1625 3 December 1668
The Earl of Carlisle 31 December 1624 13 December 1625 25 April 1636

Appointed by Charles I[]

Name Nominated Installed Died Notes
The Earl of Dorset 15 May 1625 13 December 1625 (by proxy) 18 July 1652
The Earl of Holland 15 May 1625 13 December 1625 9 March 1649
The Duke of Chevreuse 4 July 1625 13 December 1625 (by proxy) 24 January 1657
H.M. The King of Sweden 24 April 1627 23 September 1628, by proxy 6 November 1632 Gustavus II Adolphus
H.S.H. The Prince of Orange April 1627 23 September 1628, by proxy 14 March 1647 Frederick Henry
The Earl of Suffolk 24 April 1627 24 September 1628 3 June 1640
The Earl of Northampton 25 September 1628 21 April 1629 24 June 1630
The Lord Weston 18 April 1630 5 October 1630 13 March 1635 later The Earl of Portland
The Earl of Lindsey 18 April 1630 5 October 1630 23 October 1642
The Earl of Exeter 18 April 1630 5 October 1630 6 July 1640
The Marquess of Hamilton 5 October 1630 5 October 1630 9 March 1649 later The Duke of Hamilton
H.S.H. The Elector Palatine 18 April 1633 6 November 1633, by proxy 28 August 1680 Charles I
The Duke of Lennox 18 April 1633 6 November 1633 30 March 1655 later The Duke of Richmond
The Earl of Danby 7 November 1633 7 November 1633 29 January 1644
The Earl of Morton 7 November 1633 21 April 1634 7 August 1648
The Earl of Northumberland 23 April 1635 13 May 1635 13 October 1668
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales 21 May 1638 21 May 1638 6 February 1685 became King Charles II in 1649
The Earl of Strafford 12 September 1640 12 September 1640 12 May 1641
H.R.H. The Duke of York 20 April 1642 2 March 1645, by dispensation 6 September 1701 became King James II in 1685
H.S.H. Prince Rupert of the Rhine 20 April 1642 22 April 1663 29 November 1682
H.S.H. The Hereditary Prince of Orange 2 March 1645 6 November 1650 William II
The Captal de Buch 2 March 1645 15 April 1661, by warrant 25 July 1661

Appointed by Charles II[]

Name Nominated Installed Died Notes
H.S.H. Prince Maurice of the Rhine 18 September 1649 1652
The Marquess of Ormonde 18 September 1649 15 April 1661 21 July 1688 later The Duke of Ormonde
H.S.H. Prince Edward of the Rhine 19 September 1649 15 April 1661 13 March 1662
The Duke of Buckingham 19 September 1649 15 April 1661 16 April 1687
The Marquess of Hertford January 1650 24 October 1660 later The Duke of Somerset
The Earl of Southampton January 1650 15 April 1661 16 May 1667
The Duke of Hamilton 12 January 1650 12 September 1651
The Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 12 January 1650 15 April 1661 25 December 1676 later The Duke of Newcastle-upon-tyne
The Marquess of Montrose 12 January 1650 21 May 1650
The Earl of Derby 12 January 1650 16 October 1651
The Earl of Bristol January 1653 15 April 1661 24 March 1677
H.R.H. The Duke of Glouester 4 April 1653 13 September 1660
The Duke of Thouars 4 April 1653 10 April 1661, by dispensation 14 September 1672
H.S.H. The Prince of Orange 25 April 1653 10 April 1661, by dispensation 8 March 1702 William III; became King William III of England in 1689
H.S.H. The Elector of Brandenburg 23 January 1654 10 April 1661, by dispensation 29 April 1688 Frederick William
Jean Gaspar Ferdinand de Marchin 26 February 1658 10 April 1661, by dispensation 9 March 1673
General George Monck 26 May 1660 15 April 1661 3 January 1670
Admiral Edward Montagu 26 May 1660 15 April 1661 28 May 1672
The Earl of Oxford 31 May 1660 15 April 1661 28 May 1672
The Duke of Richmond 1 April 1661 15 April 1661 12 December 1672
The Earl of Lindsey 1 April 1661 15 April 1661 25 July 1666
The Earl of Manchester 1 April 1661 15 April 1661 5 May 1671
The Earl of Strafford 1 April 1661 15 April 1661 16 October 1695
H.R.H. Duke Christian of Schleswig-Holstein 6 November 1662 22 April 1663, by proxy 25 August 1699 later King of Denmark
The Duke of Monmouth 28 March 1663 22 April 1663 18 June 1685
The Duke of Cambridge 3 December 1666 20 June 1667
H.M. The King of Sweden 19 June 1668 28 May 1671, by proxy 5 April 1697 Charles XI
H.S.H. The Elector of Saxony 19 June 1668 28 May 1671, by proxy 22 August 1680 John George II
The Duke of Albemarle 4 February 1670 28 May 1671 6 October 1688
The Duke of Lauderdale 18 April 1672 3 June 1672, by proxy 24 August 1682
The Marquess of Worcester 29 May 1672 3 June 1672 21 June 1699 later The Duke of Beaufort
The Earl of St. Albans 29 May 1672 3 June 1672 2 January 1684
The Earl of Bedford 2 May 1672 3 June 1672 7 September 1700 later The Duke of Bedford
The Earl of Arlington 15 June 1672 22 June 1672, by proxy 28 July 1685
The Earl of Ossory 30 September 1672 25 October 1672 30 July 1680
Earl of Southampton 25 January 1673 1 April 1673 9 September 1730 later The Duke of Cleveland
The Earl of Mulgrave 23 April 1674 28 May 1674 24 February 1721 later The Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 17 February 1677 9 April 1677 26 July 1691
The Earl of Danby 24 March 1677 9 April 1677 26 July 1712 later The Duke of Leeds
The Duke of Grafton 31 August 1680 30 September 1680, by proxy 9 October 1690
The Earl of Salisbury 31 August 1680 30 September 1680 June 1683
H.S.H. The Elector Palatine 15 September 1680 22 January 1681, by proxy 16 May 1685 Charles II
The Duke of Richmond 7 April 1681 20 April 1681 27 May 1723
The Duke of Hamilton 25 September 1682 21 November 1682 18 April 1694
Prince George of Denmark 1 January 1684 8 April 1684 28 October 1708
The Duke of Somerset 10 January 1684 8 April 1684 2 December 1748
The Duke of Northumberland 10 January 1684 8 April 1684 28 June 1716

Appointed by James II[]

Name Nominated Installed Died Notes
The Duke of Norfolk 6 June 1685 22 July 1685 8 April 1701
The Earl of Peterborough 18 June 1685 22 July 1685 19 June 1697
The Earl of Rochester 29 June 1685 22 July 1685 2 May 1716
The Earl of Feversham 30 July 1685 25 August 1685 19 April 1709
The Earl of Sunderland 26 April 1687 23 May 1687 28 September 1702
The Duke of Berwick 28 September 1688 12 June 1734 election declared void 1 January 1690
The Duke of Ormonde 28 September 1688 5 April 1689 5 November 1745 degraded July 1716

Appointed by William III and Mary II[]

Name Nominated Installed Died Notes
The Duke of Schomberg 3 April 1689 14 May 1689 1 July 1690
The Earl of Devonshire 3 April 1689 14 May 1689 18 August 1707 later The Duke of Devonshire
H.S.H. The Elector of Brandenburg 1 January 1690 5 June 1694, by proxy 25 February 1713 Frederick III; later H.M. The King of Prussia
H.S.H. The Duke of Brunswick-Celle 30 December 1690 5 June 1694, by proxy 28 August 1705 George William
H.S.H. The Elector of Saxony 2 February 1692 27 April 1694 John George IV; died before installation, but his plate affixed to his stall 5 June 1694
The Earl of Dorset 2 February 1692 24 February 1692 29 January 1706
The Earl of Shrewsbury 25 April 1694 5 June 1694 1 February 1718 later The Duke of Shrewsbury
The Duke of Gloucester 6 January 1696 24 July 1696 30 July 1700
The Earl of Portland 19 February 1697 15 March 1697 23 November 1709
The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 30 May 1698 7 July 1698 15 July 1711
The Earl of Pembroke 14 May 1700 5 June 1700 22 January 1733
The Earl of Albemarle 14 May 1700 5 June 1700 30 May 1718
H.S.H. The Elector of Hanover 12 June 1701 13 March 1703, by proxy 11 June 1727 George Louis; became King George I in 1714
The Duke of Queensberry 18 June 1701 10 July 1701 6 July 1711

Appointed by Anne[]

Name Nominated Installed Died Notes
The Duke of Bedford 14 March 1702 13 March 1703 26 May 1711
The Earl of Marlborough 14 March 1702 13 March 1703 16 June 1722 later The Duke of Marlborough
The Duke of Schomberg 12 August 1703 2 September 1703 5 July 1719
The Lord Godolphin 6 July 1704 13 December 1704 15 September 1712 later The Earl of Godolphin
H.S.H. The Electoral Prince of Hanover 4 April 1706 22 December 1710, by proxy 25 October 1760 George Augustus; later H.R.H. The Prince of Wales; became King George II in 1727
The Duke of Devonshire 22 March 1710 22 December 1710 4 June 1729
The Duke of Argyll 22 March 1710 22 December 1710 4 October 1743
The Duke of Beaufort 26 October 1712 4 August 1713 24 May 1714
The Duke of Hamilton 26 October 1712 15 November 1712 authorized to be considered installed
The Duke of Kent 26 October 1712 4 August 1713 5 June 1740
The Earl Poulett 26 October 1712 4 August 1713 28 May 1743
The Earl of Oxford and Mortimer 26 October 1712 4 August 1713 20 May 1724
The Earl of Strafford 26 October 1712 4 August 1713, by proxy 15 November 1739
The Earl of Peterborough 3 August 1713 4 August 1713 25 October 1735

Appointed by George I[]

Name Nominated Installed Died Notes
The Duke of Bolton 16 October 1714 9 December 1714 January 1722
The Duke of Rutland 16 October 1714 9 December 1714 22 February 1721
The Earl of Dorset 16 October 1714 9 December 1714 10 October 1765 later The Duke of Dorset
The Earl of Halifax 16 October 1714 9 December 1714 19 May 1715
H.R.H. Prince Frederick Louis 3 July 1716 30 April 1718, by proxy 20 March 1751 later H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
H.S.H. Duke Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg 3 July 1716 30 April 1718, by proxy 14 August 1728 later H.S.H. The Duke of York and Albany
The Duke of St. Albans 31 March 1718 30 April 1718 10 May 1726
The Duke of Montagu 31 March 1718 30 April 1718 6 July 1749
The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 31 March 1718 30 April 1718 17 November 1768
The Earl of Berkeley 31 March 1718 30 April 1718 August 1736
The Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull 29 April 1719 23 June 1719 5 March 1726
The Earl of Sunderland 21 November 1719 24 May 1720 19 April 1722
The Duke of Grafton 27 March 1721 25 April 1721 6 May 1757
The Earl of Lincoln 27 March 1721 25 April 1721 7 September 1728
The Duke of Bolton 10 October 1722 13 November 1722 26 August 1754
The Duke of Rutland 10 October 1722 13 November 1722 18 October 1779
The Duke of Roxburghe 10 October 1722 13 November 1722 27 February 1741
The Earl of Scarbrough 9 July 1724 28 July 1724 29 January 1740
The Viscount Townshend 9 July 1724 28 July 1724 21 June 1738
The Duke of Richmond 26 May 1726 16 June 1726 8 August 1750
Sir Robert Walpole 26 May 1726 16 June 1726 18 March 1745

Appointed by George II[]

Name Nominated Installed Died Notes
H.R.H. The Duke of Cumberland 18 May 1730 18 June 1730 31 October 1765
The Earl of Chesterfield 18 May 1730 18 June 1730 24 March 1773
The Earl of Burlington 18 May 1730 18 June 1730 3 December 1753
H.S.H. The Prince of Orange 12 June 1733 22 August 1733, by proxy 22 October 1751 William IV
The Duke of Devonshire 12 June 1733 22 August 1733 5 December 1755
The Earl of Wilmington 12 June 1733 22 August 1733 2 July 1743
The Earl of Essex 20 February 1738 15 June 1738 8 January 1743
The Earl Waldegrave 20 February 1738 15 June 1738 11 April 1741
H.S.H. Prince Frederick of Hesse-Cassel 20 March 1741 12 July 1750 31 October 1785
The Duke of St. Albans 20 march 1741 21 April 1741 27 July 1751
The Duke of Marlborough 20 March 1741 21 April 1741 20 October 1758
The Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull 20 March 1741 21 April 1741 23 September 1773
The Duke of Portland 20 March 1741 21 April 1741 1 May 1762
H.S.H. The Duke of Saxe-Gotha 2 May 1741 12 July 1750, by proxy 10 March 1772 Frederick III
H.S.H. The Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels 24 April 1745 16 May 1746 John Adolphus II
H.R.H. Prince George William Frederick 22 June 1749 12 July 1750, by proxy 29 January 1820 later H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, became King George III in 1760
H.S.H. The Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach 22 June 1749 12 July 1750, by proxy 3 August 1757 Charles William Frederick
The Duke of Leeds 22 June 1749 12 July 1750 23 March 1789
The Duke of Bedford 22 June 1749 12 July 1750 14 January 1771
The Earl of Albemarle 22 June 1749 12 July 1750, by proxy 22 December 1754
The Earl Granville 22 June 1749 12 July 1750 2 January 1763
H.R.H. Prince Edward Augustus 13 March 1752 4 June 1752 17 September 1767 later H.R.H. The Duke of York and Albany
H.S.H. The Prince of Orange 13 March 1752 4 June 1752, by proxy 9 April 1806 William V; made supernumerary 10 January 1805
The Earl of Lincoln 13 March 1752 4 June 1752 22 February 1794 later The Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
The Earl of Winchilsea 13 March 1752 4 June 1752 2 August 1769
The Earl of Cardigan 13 March 1752 4 June 1752 23 May 1790 later The Duke of Montagu
The Duke of Devonshire 18 November 1756 29 March 1757 2 October 1764
The Earl of Carlisle 18 November 1756 29 March 1757 3 September 1758
The Earl of Northumberland 18 November 1756 29 March 1757 6 June 1786 later The Duke of Northumberland
The Earl of Hertford 18 November 1756 29 March 1757 14 June 1794 later The Marquess of Hertford
The Earl Waldegrave 30 June 1757 30 August 1757 8 April 1763
H.S.H. Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick 16 August 1759 6 May 1760, by proxy 3 July 1792
The Marquess of Rockingham 4 February 1760 6 May 1760 1 July 1782
The Earl Temple 4 February 1760 6 May 1760 12 September 1779

Appointed by George III[]

Name Nominated Installed Died Notes
H.R.H. Prince William Henry 27 May 1762 22 September 1762 25 August 1805 later H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh; made supernumery 10 January 1805
The Earl of Bute 27 May 1762 22 September 1762 10 March 1792
H.S.H. The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 23 April 1764 25 July 1771, by proxy 2 June 1794 Adolphus Frederick IV
The Earl of Halifax 23 April 1764 8 June 1771
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales 26 December 1765 25 July 1771 26 June 1830 supernumerary 31 May 1776 - 10 January 1805; became King George IV, 1820
H.S.H. The Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 26 December 1765 25 July 1771, by proxy 10 November 1806 Charles William Ferdinand; later H.S.H. The Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
The Earl of Albemarle 25 December 1765 25 July 1771 13 October 1772
H.R.H. The Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn 21 December 1767 25 July 1771 18 September 1790
The Duke of Marlborough 12 December 1768 25 July 1771 29 January 1817
The Duke of Grafton 20 September 1769 25 July 1771 14 March 1811
The Earl Gower 11 February 1771 25 July 1771 26 October 1803 later The Marquess of Stafford
H.R.H. The Prince Frederick Augustus 19 June 1771 25 July 1771 5 January 1827 later H.R.H. The duke of York and Albany; supernumerary from 31 May 1786
Lord North 18 June 1772 5 August 1792 later The Earl of Guilford
The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire 3 June 1778 7 March 1779
The Earl of Rochford 3 June 1778 28 September 1781
The Viscount Weymouth 3 June 1778 19 November 1796 later The Marquess of Bath
H.R.H. The Prince William Henry 19 April 1783 28 May 1801 20 June 1837 later H.R.H. The Duke of Clarence and St. Andrews; became King William IV in 1830
The Duke of Richmond 19 April 1782 28 May 1801 29 December 1806
The Duke of Devonshire 19 April 1792 29 May 1801 29 July 1811
The Earl of Shelburne 19 April 1782 29 May 1801 7 May 1805 later The Marquess of Lansdowne
The Duke of Rutland 3 October 1782 24 October 1787
H.R.H. The Prince Edward Augustus 2 June 1786 28 May 1801 23 January 1820 later H.R.H. The Duke of Kent and Strathearn
H.R.H. The Prince Ernest Augustus 2 June 1786 28 May 1801 18 November 1851 later H.R.H. The Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale later H.M. The King of Hanover
H.R.H. The Prince Augustus Frederick 2 June 1786 28 May 1801 21 April 1843 later H.R.H. The Duke of Sussex
H.R.H. The Prince Adolphus Frederick 2 June 1786 28 May 1801 8 July 1850 later H.R.H. The Duke of Cambridge
H.S.H. The Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel 2 June 1786 29 May 1801 27 February 1821 William IX; later H.H. The Elector of Hesse as William I
The Duke of Beaufort 2 June 1786 29 May 1801 11 October 1803
The Marquess of Buckingham 2 June 1786 29 May 1801 11 February 1813
The Earl Cornwallis 2 June 1786 29 May 1801 5 October 1805
The Duke of Dorset 9 April 1788 19 July 1799
The Duke of Northumberland 9 April 1788 29 May 1801 10 July 1817
H.S.H. The Duke of Saxe-Gotha 15 December 1790 29 May 1801 10 July 1817 Ernest II
The Duke of Leeds 15 December 1790 31 January 1799
The Earl of Chatham 15 December 1790 29 May 1801 24 September 1835
The Marquess of Salisbury 12 June 1793 29 May 1801 13 June 1823
The Earl of Westmorland 12 June 1793 29 May 1801 15 December 1841
The Earl of Carlisle 12 June 1793 29 May 1801 4 September 1825
The Duke of Buccleuch 28 May 1794 29 May 1801 11 January 1812
H.R.H. Prince William Frederick of Gloucester 16 July 1794 29 May 1801 25 August 1805 later H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh; supernumerary from 10 January 1805
The Duke of Portland 16 July 1794 28 May 1801 13 October 1809
The Earl Howe 2 June 1797 5 August 1799
The Earl Spencer 1 March 1799 29 May 1801 10 November 1834
The Earl Camden 14 August 1799 29 May 1801 8 October 1840 later The Marquess Camden
The Duke of Roxburghe 3 June 1801 3 June 1801 19 March 1804
The Duke of Rutland 25 November 1803 23 April 1805 20 January 1857
The Earl of Hardwicke 25 November 1803 23 April 1805 18 November 1834
The Duke of Beaufort 17 January 1805 23 April 1805 23 November 1835
The Marquess of Abercorn 17 January 1805 23 April 1805 27 January 1818
The Earl of Pembroke 17 January 1805 23 April 1805 26 October 1827
The Earl of Winchilsea 17 January 1805 23 April 1805 29 August 1826
The Earl of Chesterfield 17 January 1805 23 April 1805 29 August 1815
The Earl of Dartmouth 27 May 1805 10 November 1810
The Marquess of Stafford 22 March 1806 31 March 1812 19 July 1833 later The Duke of Sutherland
The Marquess of Hertford 18 July 1807 31 March 1812 17 June 1822
The Earl of Lonsdale 18 July 1807 31 March 1812 19 March 1844
The Marquess Wellesley 3 March 1810 31 March 1812 26 September 1842
The Duke of Richmond 2 March 1812 31 March 1812 28 August 1819
The Duke of Montrose 26 March 1812 31 March 1812 30 December 1836
The Earl of Moira 12 June 1812 13 June 1812 28 November 1826 later The Marquess of Hastings
The Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne 19 June 1812 22 June 1812 12 January 1851
The Marquess of Wellington 4 March 1813 19 April 1814 14 September 1852 later The Duke of Wellington
H.I.M. The Emperor of all the Russias 27 July 1813 19 April 1814 19 November 1825 Alexander I
H.M. The King of France and Navarre 21 April 1814 21 April 1814 16 September 1824 Louis XVIII
H.I.M. The Emperor of Austria 9 June 1814 27 December 1814 2 March 1835 Francis I
H.M. The King of Prussia 9 June 1814 9 June 1814 7 June 1840 Frederick William III
The Earl of Liverpool 9 June 1814 28 June 1814 4 December 1828
Viscount Castlereagh 9 June 1814 28 June 1814 12 August 1822 later The Marquess of Londonderry
H.M. The King of Spain 10 August 1814 26 August 1815 29 September 1833 Ferdinand VII
H.S.H. The Prince of Orange 10 August 1814 27 December 1814 12 December 1843 William VI; later H.M. The King of the Netherlands as William I
H.R.H. Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 23 May 1816 25 May 1816 10 December 1865 later H.M. The King of the Belgians as Leopold I
The Earl Bathurst 24 July 1817 26 July 1817 25 July 1834
The Marquess of Anglesey 19 February 1818 2 March 1818 29 April 1854
the Duke of Northumberland 25 November 1819 4 December 1819 11 February 1847

Appointed by George IV[]

Name Nominated Installed Died Notes
The Marquess of Buckingham 7 June 1820 12 June 1820 17 January 1839 later The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
H.M. The King of Denmark 13 February 1822 22 July 1822 3 December 1839 Frederick VI
H.M. The King of Portugal 13 February 1822 23 November 1823 10 March 1826 John VI
The Marquess of Cholmondeley 22 July 1822 22 July 1822 10 April 1827
The Marquess of Hertford 22 November 1822 22 November 1822 1 March 1842
The Marquess of Bath 16 July 1823 29 July 1823 27 March 1837
H.M. The King of France and Navarre 9 March 1825 20 December 1825 6 November 1836 Charles X
The Duke of Dorset 30 January 1826 30 January 1826 29 July 1843
H.I.M. The Emperor of All the Russias 16 March 1827 4 September 1827 18 February 1855 Nicholas I
The Duke of Leeds 10 May 1827 10 May 1827 10 July 1838
The Duke of Devonshire 10 May 1827 10 May 1827 18 January 1858
The Marquess of Exeter 10 May 1827 10 May 1827 16 January 1867
The Duke of Richmond 13 May 1829 13 May 1829 21 October 1860
The Earl of Ashburnham 10 June 1829 22 June 1829 27 October 1830

Appointed by William IV[]

Name Nominated Installed Died Notes
H.H. The Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 17 July 1830 20 August 1831 3 December 1882 Bernard II
H.M. The King of Württemberg 26 July 1830 26 July 1830 25 June 1864 William I
The Duke of Bedford 25 November 1830 25 November 1830 20 October 1839
The Earl Grey 27 May 1831 27 May 1831 17 July 1845
H.H. The Duke of Brunswick 20 June 1831 20 June 1831 18 October 1884 William
The Duke of Norfolk 13 August 1834 13 August 1834 16 March 1842
The Duke of Grafton 20 August 1834 20 August 1834 28 September 1844
The Duke of Buccleuch 23 February 1835 23 February 1835 16 April 1884
H.R.H. Prince George Frederick Alexander Charles Ernest Augustus of Cumberland 15 August 1835 15 August 1835 12 June 1878 later H.M. The King of Hanover
H.R.H. Prince George Frederick William Charles of Cambridge 15 August 1835 15 August 1835 17 March 1904 later H.R.H. The Duke of Cambridge
The Duke of Hamilton 5 February 1836 5 February 1836 18 August 1852
The Marquess of Lansdowne 5 February 1836 5 February 1836 31 January 1863
The Earl of Carlisle 17 March 1837 17 March 1837 7 October 1848
The Duke of Somerset 19 April 1837 19 April 1837 15 August 1855

Appointed by Victoria[]

Name Nominated Installed Died Notes
H.S.H. The Prince of Leiningen 14 July 1837 14 July 1837 13 November 1856 Charles
H.H. The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 16 July 1838 16 July 1838 29 January 1844 Ernest I
The Earl of Derby 2 April 1839 2 April 1839 30 June 1851
The Duke of Cleveland 17 April 1839 17 April 1839 29 January 1842
H.R.H. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 16 December 1839 16 December 1839 14 December 1861 later H.R.H. The Prince Consort
The Duke of Sutherland 11 March 1841 11 March 1841 28 February 1861
The Marquess of Westminster 11 March 1841 11 March 1841 17 February 1845
H.M. The King of Prussia 25 January 1842 25 January 1842 2 January 1861 Frederick William IV
H.M. The King of Saxony 11 April 1842 31 October 1842 9 August 1854 Frederick Augustus II
The Duke of Beaufort 11 April 1842 11 April 1842 17 November 1853
The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 11 April 1842 11 April 1842 29 July 1861
The Duke of Cleveland 11 April 1842 11 April 1842 18 January 1864
The Marquess of Salisbury 11 April 1842 11 April 1842 12 April 1868
H.M. The King of the French 11 October 1844 11 October 1844 26 August 1850 Louis Philippe I
H.H. The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 12 December 1844 12 December 1844 22 August 1893 Ernest II
The Earl de Grey 12 December 1844 12 December 1844 14 November 1859
The Marquess of Abercorn 12 December 1844 12 December 1844 31 October 1885 later The Duke of Abercorn
The Earl Talbot 12 December 1844 12 December 1844 10 January 1849
The Earl of Powis 12 December 1844 12 December 1844 17 January 1848
The Marquess Camden 19 January 1846 19 January 1846 6 August 1866
The Marquess of Hertford 19 January 1846 19 January 1846 25 August 1870
The Duke of Bedford 26 March 1847 26 March 1847 14 May 1861
The Duke of Norfolk 4 May 1848 4 May 1848 18 February 1856
The Earl of Clarendon 23 March 1849 23 March 1849 27 June 1870
The Earl Spencer 23 March 1849 23 March 1849 27 December 1857
The Marquess of Normanby 19 February 1851 19 February 1851 28 July 1863
The Earl Fitzwilliam 4 November 1851 4 November 1851 4 October 1857
The Duke of Northumberland 19 January 1853 19 January 1853 12 February 1865
The Marquess of Londonderry 19 January 1853 19 January 1853 6 March 1854
The Earl of Carlisle 7 February 1855 7 February 1855 5 December 1864
The Earl of Ellesmere 7 February 1855 7 February 1855 18 February 1857
The Earl of Aberdeen 7 February 1855 7 February 1855 14 December 1860
H.I.M. The Emperor of the French 18 April 1855 18 April 1855 9 January 1873 Napoleon III
H.M. The King of Sardinia 5 December 1855 5 December 1855 9 January 1878 Victor Emmanuel II; later H.M. The King of Italy
The Earl Fortescue 12 July 1856 12 July 1856 14 September 1861
The Viscount Palmerston 12 July 1856 12 July 1856 18 October 1865
H.I.M. The Sultan of Turkey 16 August 1856 12 December 1856 25 June 1861 Abdul Mejid
The Earl Granville 6 July 1857 6 July 1857 31 March 1891
The Marquess of Westminster 6 July 1857 6 July 1857 31 October 1869
H.R.H. Prince Frederick William of Prussia 28 January 1858 28 January 1858 15 June 1888 later H.I.M. The German Emperor as Frederick III
The Duke of Wellington 25 March 1858 25 March 1858 13 August 1884
William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire 25 March 1858 25 March 1858 21 December 1891
H.M. The King of Portugal 26 April 1858 24 June 1858 11 November 1861 Peter V
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales 9 November 1858 9 November 1858 6 May 1910 Became King Edward VII in 1901
The Earl of Harrowby 28 June 1859 28 June 1859 18 November 1882
The Earl of Derby 28 June 1859 28 June 1859 23 October 1869
The Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne 17 December 1860 17 December 1860 18 October 1864
H.M. The King of Prussia 4 March 1861 12 April 1861 9 March 1888 William I; later H.I.M. The German Emperor
The Earl Canning 8 May 1862 21 May 1862 17 June 1862
The Duke of Somerset 8 May 1862 21 May 1862 28 November 1885
The Earl Russell 8 May 1862 21 May 1862 28 May 1878
The Earl of Shaftesbury 8 May 1862 21 May 1862 1 October 1885
The Earl Fitzwilliam 8 May 1862 21 May 1862 20 February 1902
H.G.D.H. Prince Louis of Hesse 27 June 1862 5 July 1862 13 March 1892 later H.R.H. The Grand Duke of Hesse as Louis IV
H.R.H. The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 31 July 1862 12 August 1862 30 May 1904 Frederick William
H.R.H. The Prince Alfred Ernest Albert 24 May 1863 10 June 1863 30 July 1900 later H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh and Reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
The Earl Grey 30 May 1863 10 June 1863 9 October 1894
The Duke of Sutherland 22 April 1864 30 April 1864 22 September 1892
The Marquess of Ailesbury 23 May 1864 23 May 1864 6 January 1878
The Marquess of Lansdowne 30 September 1864 10 October 1864 5 July 1866
The Earl Spencer 30 December 1864 14 January 1865 13 August 1910
The Duke of Cleveland 8 April 1865 10 April 1865 21 August 1891
H.M. The King of Portugal 17 January 1865 17 May 1865 19 October 1889 Louis
H.M. The King of Denmark 17 January 1865 17 June 1865 29 January 1906 Christian IX
H.R.H. The Grand Duke of Hesse 17 January 1865 17 June 1865 13 June 1877 Louis III
The Earl Cowper 24 July 1865 5 August 1865 19 July 1905
The Earl Cowley 23 January 1866 3 February 1866 15 July 1884
H.M. The King of the Belgians 6 january 1866 23 February 1866 17 December 1909 Leopold II
H.R.H. Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein 3 July 1866 9 July 1866 28 August 1917
The Duke of Richmond 30 January 1867 6 February 1867 27 September 1903
The Duke of Rutland 30 January 1867 6 February 1867 4 March 1888
The Duke of Beaufort 18 March 1867 19 March 1867 30 April 1899
H.R.H. The Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert 24 May 1867 24 May 1867 16 January 1942 later H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
H.I.M. The Emperor of Austria 13 June 1867 14 August 1867 21 November 1916 Francis Joseph I; banner removed 1915
H.I.M. The Emperor of All the Russias 13 June 1867 14 August 1867 13 March 1881 Alexander II
H.I.M. The Sultan of Turkey 17 July 1867 14 August 1867 4 June 1876 Abdul Aziz
The Duke of Marlborough 14 May 1868 23 May 1868 5 July 1883
H.R.H. The Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert 24 May 1869 29 May 1869 28 March 1884 later H.R.H. The Duke of Albany
The Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe 10 December 1869 11 December 1869 14 August 1880
The Earl de Grey and Ripon 4 December 1869 11 December 1869 9 July 1909 later The Marquess of Ripon
The Marquess of Westminster 4 December 1870 6 December 1870 22 December 1899 later The Duke of Westminster
H.I.M. The Emperor of Brazil 5 July 1871 11 July 1871 5 December 1891 Dom Pedro II
The Earl of Zetland 12 December 1872 26 December 1872 6 May 1873
H.M. The Shah of Persia 20 June 1873 26 June 1873 1 May 1896 Nasr-ed-Din
The Earl of Leicester 28 June 1873 30 June 1873 24 January 1909
H.M. The King of the Hellenes 12 July 1876 12 July 1876 18 March 1913 George I
H.R.H. Prince William of Prussia 27 January 1877 27 January 1877 4 June 1941 later H.I.M. The German Emperor as William Ii; banner removed 1915
H.M. The King of Italy 5 February 1878 16 March 1878 29 July 1900 Umberto I
H.R.H. The Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale 3 June 1878 20 July 1878 14 November 1923 banner removed 1915
The Earl of Beaconsfield 22 July 1878 22 July 1878 19 April 1881
The Marquess of Salisbury 30 July 1878 30 July 1878 22 August 1903
The Duke of Bedford 22 September 1880 1 December 1880 14 January 1891
H.I.M. The Emperor of All the Russias 21 March 1881 2 April 1881 1 November 1894 Alexander III
H.M. The King of Sweden and Norway 17 May 1881 17 May 1881 8 December 1907 Oscar II
H.M. The King of Spain 8 September 1881 24 October 1881 25 November 1885 Alfonso XII
H.M. The King of Saxony 12 December 1881 20 February 1882 19 June 1902 Albert
H.M. The King of the Netherlands 24 April 1882 24 April 1882 23 November 1890 William III
The Duke of Grafton 9 January 1883 3 February 1883 4 December 1918
H.R.H. Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward of Wales 3 September 1883 3 September 1883 14 January 1892 later H.R.H. The Duke of Clarence and Avondale
The Duke of Argyll 22 October 1883 15 July 1884 24 April 1900
The Earl of Derby 21 June 1884 15 July 1884 21 April 1893
H.R.H. Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert of Wales 4 August 1884 4 August 1884 20 January 1936 later H.R.H. The Prince of Wales; became King George V in 1910
The Earl of Kimberley 9 July 1885 9 July 1885 8 April 1902
The Marquess of Northampton 9 July 1885 9 July 1885 11 September 1897
The Earl of Sefton 9 July 1885 9 July 1885 27 June 1897
H.R.H. Prince Henry Maurice of Battenberg 23 July 1885 23 July 1885 20 June 1896
The Duke of Northumberland 24 November 1885 22 February 1886 2 January 1899
The Marquess of Abergavenny 10 December 1885 22 February 1886 12 December 1915
The Duke of Norfolk 19 December 1885 22 February 1886 11 February 1917
H.I.R.H. The Prince Imperial of Austria 20 June 1887 20 June 1887 30 January 1889 Rudolph
The Marquess of Londonderry 7 May 1888 7 May 1888 8 February 1915
H.R.H. Prince Henry of Prussia 8 August 1889 8 August 1889 20 April 1929 banner removed 1915
H.M. The King of Württemberg 20 March 1890 23 April 1890 6 October 1891 Charles
H.R.H. The Prince of Naples 3 August 1891 3 August 1891 28 December 1947 Victor Emmanuel; later H.M. The King of Italy as Victor Emmanuel III; banner removed 1940
The Duke of Rutland 5 August 1891 5 August 1891 4 August 1906
The Earl Cadogan 5 August 1891 5 August 1891 6 March 1915
H.R.H. The Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine 27 April 1892 27 April 1892 9 October 1937 appointment annulled, 1915
H.M. The King of the Romanians 30 June 1892 30 June 1892 10 October 1914 Carol I
The Duke of Devonshire 30 July 1892 10 August 1902 24 March 1908
The Duke of Abercorn 30 July 1892 10 August 1892 3 January 1913
The Earl of Rosebery 22 October 1892 23 November 1892 21 May 1929
H.I.H. The Tsarevich 1 July 1893 1 July 1893 17 July 1918 Nicholas Alexandrovich; later H.I.M. The Emperor of All the Russias as Nicholas II
The Marquess of Breadalbane 4 December 1893 7 March 1894 19 October 1922
H.R.H. The Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 23 April 1894 23 April 1894 6 February 1899 Alfred
The Marquess of Lansdowne 10 November 1894 6 March 1895 3 June 1927
H.M. The King of Portugal 9 November 1895 9 November 1895 1 February 1908 Charles I
H.R.H. The Crown Prince of Denmark 21 July 1896 21 July 1896 14 May 1912 later H.M. The King of Denmark as Frederick VIII
The Earl of Derby 19 August 1897 19 August 1897 14 June 1908
The Duke of Buccleuch 2 June 1897 7 J.une 1897 5 November 1914
The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine 16 February 1899 2 March 1899 18 January 1917
The Duke of Northumberland 11 July 1899 1 July 1899 14 May 1918
The Duke of Portland 15 March 1900 15 March 1900 26 April 1943
The Lord Roberts 2 January 1901 24 January 1901 14 November 1914 later The Earl Roberts

Appointed by Edward VII[]

Name Nominated Invested Installed Died Notes
H.I.H. The Crown Prince of Germany 28 January 1901 28 January 1901 28 January 1901 20 July 1951 William; banner removed 1915
H.M. The King of Spain 21 April 1902 16 May 1902 16 May 1902 28 February 1941 Alfonso XIII
The Duke of Bedford 26 March 1902 30 May 1902 30 May 1902 27 August 1940
The Duke of Marlborough 28 May 1902 30 May 1902 30 May 1902 30 June 1934
H.I.H. Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia 26 June 1902 26 June 1902 15 July 1902 13 June 1918
H.I.R.H. Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria 26 June 1902 26 June 1902 15 July 1902 28 June 1914
H.R.H. The Duke of Aosta 26 June 1902 26 June 1902 15 July 1902 4 July 1931 Emmanuel Philibert
H.R.H. The Prince Royal of Portugal 26 June 1902 27 June 1902 15 July 1902 1 February 1908 Louis Philip
H.R.H. The Duke of Albany and Reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 26 June 1902 15 July 1902 15 July 1902 6 March 1954 Charles Edward; banner removed 1915
H.R.H. Prince Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert of Connaught 26 June 1902 15 July 1902 15 July 1902 12 September 1938
The Duke of Wellington 26 June 1902 8 August 1902 8 August 1902 18 June 1934 an additional knight; an ordinary  knight from 22 August 1903
The Duke of Sutherland 26 June 1902 8 August 1902 8 August 1902 27 June 1913 an additional knight; an ordinary knight from 27 September 1903
H.M. The Shah of Persia 12 December 1902 2 February 1903 16 February 1903 8 January 1907 Muzaffar-ed-Din
H.M. The King of Württemberg 23 February 1904 25 April 1904 25 April 1904 20 October 1921 William II; banner removed 1915
H.R.H. The Crown Prince of Sweden 14 June 1905 14 June 1905 29 October 1950 Gustaf; later H.M. The King of Sweden as Gustaf V
The Duke of Richmond and Gordon 6 August 1905 18 December 1905 18 January 1928
H.I.M. The Emperor of Japan 4 November 1905 20 February 1906 30 July 1912 Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito)
H.R.H. The Grand Duke of Baden 7 September 1906 17 September 1906 28 September 1907 Frederick I
The Earl Carrington 27 September 1906 15 October 1906 13 June 1928 later The Marquess of Lincolnshire
H.M. The King of Norway 9 November 1906 13 November 1906 21 September 1957 Haakon VII
The Earl of Crewe 1 May 1908 5 May 1908 20 June 1945 later The Marquess of Crewe
The Marquess of Northampton 27 June 1908 21 July 1908 15 June 1913
The Earl of Durham 24 February 1909 3 March 1909 18 September 1928
The Earl of Selborne 21 July 1909 26 July 1909 26 February 1942
H.M. The King of Portugal 19 November 1909 19 November 1909 2 July 1932 Manuel II

Appointed by George V[]

Name Nominated Invested Died Notes
The Earl of Minto 15 December 1910 15 December 1910 1 March 1914
H.R.H. The Prince Regent of Bavaria 10 March 1911 4 April 1911 12 December 1912 Prince Luitpold
H.R.H. The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 19 June 1911 19 June 1911 11 June 1914 Adolphus Frederick V
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales 19 June 1911 19 June 1911 28 May 1972 became King Edward VIII, January 1936, abdicated December; later H.R.H. The Duke of Windsor
The Duke of Argyll 19 June 1911 19 June 1911 2 May 1914
The Duke of Fife 19 June 1911 19 June 1911 29 January 1912
Sir Edward Grey, Bt. 12 February 1912 6 March 1912 7 September 1933 later The Viscount Grey of Fallodon
H.I.M. The Emperor of Japan 18 September 1912 25 December 1926 Emperor Taisho (Yoshihito)
The Earl Spencer 8 July 1913 26 September 1922
H.M. The King of Denmark 8 May 1914 20 April 1947 Christian X
The Earl Beauchamp 22 June 1914 15 November 1938
H.M. The King of the Belgians 4 December 1914 17 February 1934 Albert I
The Earl of Derby 1 January 1915 4 February 1948
The Earl of Chesterfield 1 January 1915 24 January 1933
The Earl Kitchener of Khartoum 1 January 1915 3 June 1915 5 June 1916
The Earl Curzon of Kedleston 1 January 1916 20 March 1925 later The Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
The Duke of Devonshire 1 January 1916 6 May 1938
The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst 24 March 1916 2 August 1944
H.R.H. The Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George 14 December 1916 14 December 1916 6 February 1952 later H.R.H. The Duke of York; became King George VI in December 1936
The Marquess of Salisbury 14 March 1917 31 March 1917 4 April 1947
The Marquess of Bath 14 March 1917 31 March 1917 8 June 1946
The Duke of Rutland 3 June 1918 22 June 1918 8 May 1925
The Marquess of Londonderry 9 December 1919 18 December 1919 11 February 1949
The Viscount Milner 16 February 1921 16 February 1921 13 May 1925
H.R.H. The Prince Henry William Frederick Albert 31 March 1921 31 March 1921 10 June 1974 later H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester
Viscount Lascelles 27 February 1922 27 February 1922 24 May 1947 supernumerary knight; became ordinary knight 26 September 1922
Rt. Hon. Arthur Balfour 3 March 1922 3 March 1922 19 March 1930 supernumerary

knight; became Ordinary Knight 19 October 1922

H.R.H. The Prince George Edward Alexander Edmund 20 December 1923 20 December 1923 25 August 1942 later H.R.H. The Duke of Kent
H.M. The King of the Romanians 12 May 1924 12 May 1924 20 July 1927 Ferdinand I
The Viscount Fitzalan of Derwent 30 April 1925 8 June 1925 18 May 1947
The Duke of Northumberland 25 May 1925 11 June 1925 28 August 1930
The Earl of Oxford and Asquith 1 June 1925 13 June 1925 15 February 1928
Austen Chamberlain 1 December 1925 1 December 1925 16 March 1937 supernumerary knight, Ordinary Knight from 3 June 1927
The Earl of Athlone 17 April 1928 16 January 1957
The Duke of Abercorn 17 April 1928 12 September 1953
The Lord Desborough 17 April 1928 8 May 1928 9 January 1945 supernumerary knight; ordinary knight from 13 June 1928
The Earl of Lonsdale 11 October 1928 20 October 1928 13 April 1944
H.I.M. The Emperor of Japan 29 January 1929 3 May 1929 7 January 1989 Emperor Showa (Hirohito); banner removed 20 December 1941 and restored 22 May 1971
The Earl of Scarbrough 7 June 1929 4 July 1929 4 March 1945
The Earl of Lytton 3 June 1933 20 June 1933 25 October 1947
The Lord Irwin 5 May 1931 5 May 1931 23 December 1959 later The Earl of Halifax
The Earl Stanhope 1 January 1934 10 February 1934 15 August 1967
The Earl of Yarborough 1 January 1935 12 March 1935 12 July 1936
H.M. The King of the Belgians 2 December 1935 2 December 1935 25 September 1983 Leopold III; abdicated 1951

Appointed by George VI[]

Name Nominated Invested Died Notes
The Earl of Clarendon 24 April 1937 13 December 1955
The Duke of Norfolk 11 May 1937 11 May 1937 30 January 1975
The Marquess of Exeter 11 May 1937 13 May 1937 6 August 1956
The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 11 May 1937 11 May 1937 7 November 1944 supernumerary knight; became ordinary knight 6 May 1938
The Duke of Beaufort 11 May 1937 11 May 1937 5 February 1984 supernumerary knight; became ordinary knight 15 November 1938
Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin 29 May 1937 1 June 1937 14 December 1947 later The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
H.M. The King of the Hellenes 7 November 1938 7 November 1938 1 April 1947 George II
H.M. The King of the Romanians 15 November 1939 15 November 1939 4 April 1953 Carol II
H.R.H. The Prince Regent of Yugoslavia 19 July 1939 19 July 1939 14 September 1976 Prince Paul; ceased to be Prince Regent in 1941
The Duke of Devonshire 1 January 1941 29 January 1941 26 November 1950
The Marquess of Zetland 11 June 1942 2 July 1942 6 February 1961
The Marquess of Linlithgow 28 October 1943 28 October 1943 5 January 1952
The Viscount Addison 3 December 1946 17 December 1946 11 December 1951
Viscount Cranborne 3 December 1946 17 December 1946 23 February 1972
Rear-Admiral The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma 3 December 1946 17 December 1946 27 August 1979 later The Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Field Marshal The Viscount Alanbrooke 3 December 1946 17 December 1946 17 June 1963
Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Viscount Portal of Hungerford 3 December 1946 17 December 1946 22 April 1971
Field Marshal The Viscount Alexander of Tunis 3 December 1946 17 December 1946 16 June 1969 later The Earl Alexander of Tunis
Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein 3 December 1946 17 December 1946 24 March 1976
Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten 19 November 1947 19 November 1947 later H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh
The Duke of Portland 12 March 1948 23 April 1948 21 March 1977
The Lord Harlech 12 March 1948 23 April 1948 14 February 1964
The Earl of Scarbrough 12 March 1948 23 April 1948 29 June 1969
The Lord Cranworth 12 March 1948 23 April 1948 4 January 1964
The Duke of Wellington 9 April 1951 9 May 1951 4 January 1972
The Earl Fortescue 9 April 1951 9 May 1951 14 June 1958
The Viscount Allendale 9 April 1951 9 May 1951 16 December 1956
H.M. The King of Denmark 8 May 1951 9 May 1951 14 January 1972

Appointed by Elizabeth II[]

Name Nominated Invested Died Notes
The Earl Granville 5 December 1952 25 June 1953
Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer-Churchill 24 April 1953 14 June 1954 24 January 1965
H.M. The King of Sweden 28 June 1954 15 September 1973 Gustaf VI Adolf
H.I.M. The Emperor of Ethiopia 14 October 1954 27 August 1975 Haile Selassie
Rt. Hon. Anthony Eden 20 October 1954 18 June 1956 14 January 1977 later The Earl of Avon
The Earl of Iveagh 23 April 1955 18 June 1956 14 September 1967
The Earl Attlee 7 April 1956 8 June 1956 8 October 1967
The Lord Ismay 23 April 1957 15 May 1957 12 December 1965
The Lord Middleton 25 April 1957 25 April 1957 16 November 1970
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales 26 July 1958 17 June 1968
Sir William Slim 23 April 1959 13 June 1960 14 December 1970 later The Viscount Slim
The Duke of Northumberland 23 April 1959 13 June 1960 11 October 1988
H.M. The King of Norway 29 May 1959 17 January 1991 Olav V
The Earl of Radnor 23 April 1960 13 June 1960 23 November 1968
The Lord Digby 23 April 1960 13 June 1960 29 January 1964
The Lord Wakehurst 2 May 1962 2 May 1962 30 October 1970
H.M. The King of the Belgians 14 May 1963 31 July 1993 Baudouin I
H.M. The King of the Hellenes 9 July 1963 6 March 1964 Paul
Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer 16 September 1963 15 June 1964 25 October 1979
The Earl Alexander of Hillsborough 12 April 1964 15 June 1964 11 January 1965
The Viscount Cobham 10 April 1964 15 June 1964 20 March 1977
The Viscount Brookeborough 23 April 1965 14 June 1965 18 August 1973
The Lord Bridges 23 April 1965 14 June 1965 27 August 1969
The Viscount Amory 23 April 1968 17 June 1968 20 January 1981
The Viscount De L'Isle and Dudley 23 April 1968 17 June 1968 5 April 1991
The Lord Casey 10 February 1969 16 June 1969 17 June 1976
The Lord Ashburton 23 April 1969 16 June 1969 12 June 1991
The Viscount Chandos 23 April 1970 15 June 1970 21 January 1972
The Lord Cobbold 23 April 1970 15 June 1970 1 November 1987
Sir Edmund Castell Bacon, Bart. 23 April 1970 15 June 1970 30 September 1982
Cennydd Traherne 23 April 1970 15 June 1970 16 January 1995
The Earl Waldegrave 23 April 1971 14 June 1971 23 May 1995
The Earl of Longford 23 April 1971 14 June 1971 3 August 2001
The Lord Butler of Saffron Walden 23 April 1971 14 June 1971 9 March 1982
The Lord Rhodes 23 April 1972 14 June 1972 11 September 1987
The Lord Howick of Glendale 23 April 1972 14 June 1972 10 March 1973
The Earl of Drogheda 23 April 1972 14 June 1972 24 December 1989
H.R.H. The Grand Duke of Luxembourg 13 June 1972 Jean
The Lord Shackleton 23 April 1974 17 June 1974 22 February 1994
The Lord Trevelyan 23 April 1974 17 June 1974 9 February 1985
The Marquess of Abergavenny 23 April 1974 17 June 1974 23 February 2000
Rt. Hon. Harold Wilson 23 April 1976 14 June 1976 24 May 1995 later The Lord Wilson of Rievaulx
The Duke of Grafton 23 April 1976 14 June 1976 7 April 2011
The Earl of Cromer 23 April 1977 13 June 1977 16 March 1991
The Lord Elworthy 23 April 1977 13 June 1977 4 April 1993
The Lord Hunt 23 April 1979 18 June 1979 8 November 1998
Paul Hasluck 23 April 1979 18 June 1979 9 Janaury 1993
Keith Holyoake 23 April 1980 16 June 1980 8 December 1983
Field Marshal Sir Richard Amyatt Hull 23 April 1980 16 June 1980 17 September 1989
Major-General The Duke of Norfolk 23 April 1983 12 May 1983 24 June 2002
The Lord Lewin 23 April 1983 17 May 1983 23 January 1999
The Lord Richardson of Duntisbourne 22 April 1983 18 May 1983 23 January 1999
H.M. The King of Sweden 25 May 1983 25 May 1983 Carl XVI Gustaf
The Marquess of Normanby 23 April 1985 30 January 1994
The Lord Carrington 23 April 1985
H.R.H. The Duke of Kent 9 October 1985 16 June 1986
The Lord Callaghan of Cardiff 23 April 1987 1987 26 March 2005
The Viscount Leverhulme 23 April 1988 13 June 1988 4 July 2000
The Lord Hailsham of St. Marylebone 23 April 1988 13 June 1988 12 October 2001
H.M. The King of Spain 23 April 1988 19 June 1989 Juan Carlos I
The Duchess Dowager of Norfolk 23 April 1990 16 June 1990 10 December 1995
The Duke of Wellington 23 April 1990 18 June 1990 31 December 2014
The Lord Bramall 23 April 1990 18 June 1990
Rt. Hon. Edward Heath 23 April 1992 15 June 1992 17 July 2005
The Viscount Ridley 23 April 1992 15 June 1992 22 March 2012
The Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover 23 April 1992 15 June 1992
Ninian Stephen 23 April 1994 13 June 1994
The Lord Kingsdown 23 April 1994 13 June 1994 24 November 2013
The Lord Ashburton 23 April 1994 13 June 1994
The Baroness Thatcher 22 April 1995 19 June 1995 8 April 2013
Sir Edmund Hilary 22 April 1995 19 June 1995 11 January 2008
The Duke of Devonshire 23 April 1996 17 June 1996 3 May 2004
Timothy Colman 23 April 1996 17 June 1996 3 May 2004
H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester 23 April 1997 16 June 1997
H.I.M. The Emperor of Japan 23 April 1998 May 1998 Akihito
The Duke of Abercorn 23 April 1999 14 June 1999
Sir Erskine Gladstone, Bart. 23 April 1999 14 June 1999
Sir Antony Acland 23 April 2001 18 June 2001
The Lord Inge 23 April 2001 18 June 2001
H.M. The King of Norway 30 May 2001 30 May 2001 Harald V
The Duke of Westminster 23 April 2003 16 June 2003
The Lord Butler of Brockwell 23 April 2003 16 June 2003
The Lord Morris of Aberavon 23 April 2003 16 June 2003
The Lady Soames 23 April 2005 9 June 2005 31 May 2014
The Lord Bingham of Cornhill 23 April 2005 2 June 2005 11 September 2010
Rt. Hon. John Major 23 April 2005 3 June 2005
H.R.H. The Duke of York 23 April 2006 19 June 2006
H.R.H. The Earl of Wessex 23 April 2006 19 June 2006
The Lord Luce 23 April 2008 16 June 2008
H.R.H. Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales 23 April 2008 16 June 2008 later H.R.H. The Duke of Cambridge
Sir Thomas Dunne 23 April 2008 16 June 2008
The Lord Phillips of Worth Maltravers 23 April 2011 13 June 2011
Admiral The Lord Boyce 23 April 2011 13 June 2011
Air Marshal The Lord Stirrup 23 April 2013 15 June 2013
The Baroness Manningham-Buller 23 April 2014 14 June 2014
The Lord King of Lothbury 23 April 2014 14 June 2014
[[Charles Kay-Shuttleworth, 5th Baron Shuttleworth|The Lord Shuttleworth] 23 April 2016
Sir David Brewer 23 April 2016

Ladies of the Garter, 1901-present[]

Name Appointed Died Notes
H.M. The Queen 12 February 1901 20 November 1925 Alexandra
H.M. The Queen 3 June 1910 24 March 1953 Mary
H.M. The Queen 14 December 1936 30 March 2002 Elizabeth
H.M. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands 24 September 1944 28 November 1962 Wilhelmina
H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary 11 November 1947 became Queen Elizabeth II in 1952
H.M. The Queen of the Netherlands 25 March 1958 20 March 2004 Juliana
H.M. The Queen of Denmark 16 May 1979 Margrethe II
H.M. The Queen of the Netherlands 21 June 1989 Beatrix
H.R.H. The Princess Royal 23 April 1994 Anne
H.R.H. Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy 23 April 2003
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