Lord of the Bedchamber

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• Lord of the Bedchamber — A Lord of the Bedchamber (also known as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber) was a courtier in the Royal Household of the King of the United Kingdom (and its predecessor states), the Prince of Wales and often a male consort. A Lord of the Bedchamber s… …   Wikipedia

• lord of the bedchamber — 1. : a lord in waiting in the British royal household 2. : either of two lords in attendance in the household of the prince of Wales …   Useful english dictionary

• Gentleman of the Bedchamber — was an office in a European royal household beginning from about the early in the 11th century. They were invariably noblemen, and often important ones, as the regular access to the monarch the role brought was the invaluable commodity of the… …   Wikipedia

• Lord Charles Spencer — (31 March 1740 16 June 1820) was a British politician. He was the second son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough. On 2 October 1762, he married Mary Beauclerk (4 December 1743 13 January 1812), daughter of Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere… …   Wikipedia

• Lord Adolphus FitzClarence — Rear Admiral Lord Adolphus FitzClarence, GCH, ADC, RN (18 February, 1802 ndash; 17 May, 1856) was a British naval officer.FitzClarence was born at Bushy Park, Middlesex and was an illegitimate child of Prince William, Duke of Clarence (later… …   Wikipedia

• Bedchamber Crisis — The Bedchamber crisis (May 1839) is the unofficial name for the crisis that took place under Queen Victoria during a change of Her Majesty s government. After the resignation of Lord Melbourne, Robert Peel was offered the opportunity of forming a …   Wikipedia

• Lord Napier — Lord Napier, of Merchistoun, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1627 for the courtier and politician Archibald Napier. He had already been created a Baronet, of Merchistoun, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia earlier that year …   Wikipedia

• Lord Otho FitzGerald — The Right Honourable Lord Otho FitzGerald PC A Message from The Queen – Lord Otho FitzGerald, by Leslie Ward, 1873 …   Wikipedia

• Lord William Russell — Not to be confused with the 17th century Whig politician, William Russell, Lord Russell. Lord William Russell (20 August 1767 ndash; 5 May 1840), a member of the British aristocratic family of Russell and longtime Member of Parliament for… …   Wikipedia

• lord chamberlain — noun or lord chamberlain of the household : a royal officer and government official in England whose duties include the appointment of professional men and tradesmen for the court, the regulation of the royal theaters and chapels royal, and the… …   Useful english dictionary

• The Commodore — This article is about the C.S. Forester novel. For the seventeenth novel in Patrick O Brian s Aubrey Maturin series, see The Commodore (novel). For other uses, see Commodore. The Commodore   …   Wikipedia