Master of the Staghounds
Position in the British Royal Household
Master of the Staghounds was a position in the British Royal Household created in 1738 and abolished in 1782.[1] The office was responsible for the oversight and care of the Royal staghounds (dogs bred for hunting deer).
"Master of Staghounds" was also a title or descriptive given to staghound masters on a more local level.[2][3][4][5]
Masters of the Staghounds
- 1738: Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
- 1744: Lord Robert Manners-Sutton
- 1762: Vacant
- 1763: William Byron, 5th Baron Byron
- 1765: William Monckton-Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway
- 1770: William Capell, 4th Earl of Essex
References
- ^ Office-Holders in Modern Britain. Vol. 11 (Revised ed.). London: University of London. 2006. pp. 215–216. cited at "Hunting, sporting and gaming: The staghounds and harthounds". British History Online. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ Underhill, George Frederick (1903). The Master of Hounds. G. Richards. pp. 213-223. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ John Wooten. "Portrait of Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745) as Master of the Kings Staghounds in Windsor Forest". MyStudios.com. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ Fortescue, Hon. John. Record of Staghunting on Exmoor, London, 1887, A Tabulated History of the North Devon and Devon and Somerset Staghounds (Appendix B)
- ^ Fortescue, John (1887). Record of Staghunting on Exmoor, London, 1887, A Tabulated History of the North Devon and Devon and Somerset Staghounds.
See also
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- Lord Chamberlain of the Household
- Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
- Lord Steward of the Household
- Master of the Horse
- Treasurer of the Household
- Comptroller of the Household
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- Lord High Steward
- Lord Chancellor
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- Earl Marshal
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- Historiographer Royal
- England
- Scotland
- Keeper (or Treasurer) of the Wardrobe
- Comptroller of the Wardrobe
- Cofferer of the Wardrobe
- Keeper of the Great Wardrobe
- Master of the Staghounds (1738–1782)
- Master of the Hawks
- Master of the Harriers
- Keeper of the Queen's Swans
- Warden of the Swans
- Marker of the Swans
- Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
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