Master of the Ceremonies

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This article is about the former office in the British royal household. For other uses, see Master of Ceremonies (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Master of Ceremonies.

The office of Master of the Ceremonies was established by King James VI and I. The Master's duties were to receive foreign dignitaries and present them to the monarch at court. Below is a list of known holders until the replacement of the office by the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in 1920.

Masters of the Ceremonies

Assistant Masters of the Ceremonies

  • 1668–1672: Charles Cotterell
  • 1672–1686: Charles Lodowick Cotterell
  • 1686–1699: John Dormer
  • 1699–1707: Clement Cotterell
  • 1710–1740: John Inglis
  • 1740–1758: Charles Cotterell
  • 1758–1796: Stephen Cotterell
  • 1796–1818: Robert Chester
  • 1818–1822: Robert Chester (jnr.)
  • 1822–1823: William John Crosbie
  • 1823–1825: Henry Thomas Baucutt Mash
  • 1825–1845: Thomas Seymour Hyde
  • 1845–1847: Sir Edward Cust
  • 1847–1855: William Henry Cornwall
  • 1855–1881: Charles Bagot
  • 1881–1887: Augustus Savile
  • 1887–1901: William Chaine

Marshals of the Ceremonies

  • 1660: Amice Andros
  • 1669: Thomas Sambourne
  • 1673: Richard Le Bas
  • 1704: John Inglis (also Assistant Master from 1710)
  • 1740: Robert Cotterell
  • 1745: Charles Cotterell (also Assistant Master since 1740)
  • 1759: Thomas Wright
  • 1761: Stephen Cotterell (also Assistant Master since 1758)
  • 1796: Robert Chester, senior (also Assistant Master)
  • 1818: Robert Chester, junior (also Assistant Master)
  • 1822: William John Crosbie (also Assistant Master)
  • 1823: Henry Thomas Baucutt Mash (also Assistant Master)
  • 1825: Thomas Seymour Hyde (also Assistant Master)
  • 1845: William Henry Cornwall
  • 1847: Spencer Lyttelton
  • 1877: Augustus Savile Lumley
  • 1881: William Chaine
  • 1887: Richard Charles Moreton
  • 1913: Charles Hubert Montgomery

Assistant Marshals of the Ceremonies

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