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.
[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to King James II (1685–1688)
[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
- 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)
[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
- 1760–1765: 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
- 1830–1835: 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)
[edit] Lords of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales, later King George V (1901–1910)
[edit] See also
- bedthegn (Anglo-Saxon precursor)
- Gentleman of the Bedchamber
- Lady of the Bedchamber (equivalent position to the Queen)