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{{Short description|Great Officer of State for England}}
{{Distinguish|text=the [[Lord Chamberlain]]}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Lord Great Chamberlain
| body = England
| insignia = 
| insigniacaption = 
| department = 
| alt = 
| incumbent = [[Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington]]
| incumbentsince = 8 September 2022
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{{collapsible list
| title = Joint hereditary officeholders
|framestyle=border:none; padding:0;
| {{small|'''Cholmondeley share:'''}}
*[[David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley|The 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley]] (50%)
| {{small|'''Ancaster share:'''}}
*[[Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby|The 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby]] (25%)
| {{small|'''Carrington share:'''}}
* [[Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle|The 10th Earl of Albemarle]] (5%)
*Nicholas Llewellen Palmer (5%)
*Harry Legge-Bourke (5%)
*Lorraine Wilson (1.66%)
*Tatiana Dent (1.66%)
*Ines Garton (1.66%)
*[[Patrick Chichester, 8th Marquess of Donegall|The 8th Marquess of Donegall]] (1%)
*Jan Witold Kwiatkowski (1%)
*Mark Hamilton-Russell (1%)
*Christopher Findlay (1%)
*Michael Basset (1%)
| {{small|Last updated 14 February 2025}}
}}
| style = The Right Honourable
| type = [[Great Officers of State (United Kingdom)|Great Officer of State]]
| residence = 
| appointer = The [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Monarch]]
| appointer_qualified = 
| termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure]]
| first = [[Robert Malet]]
| formation = {{circa|1126}}
| abolished = 
| superseded_by = [[Lord High Treasurer]] (in monetary affairs)
| last = 
| succession = Hereditary
| deputy = 
| salary = ''Unpaid''
| footnotes = {{notelist-la}}
| image = Official portrait of Lord Carrington crop 2, 2024.jpg
}}

The '''Lord Great Chamberlain of England'''<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52335 |date=14 November 1990 |page=17651 |quote=THE QUEEN has been pleased by Warrant under Her Majesty's Royal Sign Manual, bearing date 5th November 1990, to approve the selection of David George Philip, Marquess of Cholmondeley to perform and execute the office of Lord Great Chamberlain of England.}}</ref> is the sixth of the [[Great Officers of State (United Kingdom)|Great Officers of State]], ranking beneath the [[Lord Privy Seal]] but above the [[Lord High Constable of England|Lord High Constable]]. The office of Lord Great Chamberlain is an ancient one: it was first created around 1126 (in Norman times) and has been in continuous existence since 1138. The incumbent is [[Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington]].

==Duties==
[[File:Their Majesties the King and Queen Consort visit Parliament 36182.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|The Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord Carrington, on the occasion of a royal visit to the Palace of Westminster in 2023 (wearing his scarlet court uniform with gold key insignia and carrying his wand of office).]]
The Lord Great Chamberlain is entrusted by [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|the Sovereign]] with custody of the [[Palace of Westminster]], the seat of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|British Parliament]], and serves as his representative therein.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/changing-of-the-lord-how-lord-carrington-became-the-new-lord-great-chamberlain|title=Changing of the Lord: How Lord Carrington became the new Lord Great Chamberlain|publisher=PoliticsHome|author=Daniel Brittain|publication-date=27 November 2022|access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref> From the [[Stuart Restoration|Restoration]] until 1963, the Lord Great Chamberlain was responsible for [[physical plant]] and [[facility management]] throughout the Palace of Westminster, in effect serving as a [[property management|property manager]] for the entire parliamentary estate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/LLN-2021-0034/LLN-2021-0034.pdf|author=Michale Torrance|title=Governance and Administration of the House of Lords|page=22|publisher=House of Lords Library|publication-date=30 November 2021|access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref> Today, the Lord Great Chamberlain enjoys plenary jurisdiction in those precincts of the Palace of Westminster not assigned to either the [[House of Lords]] or the [[House of Commons]]: namely, the [[Palace of Westminster#Royal Apartments|Royal Apartments]], [[Palace of Westminster#Central Lobby|Central Lobby]], and the [[St Mary Undercroft|Crypt Chapel]]. To this end, the Lord Great Chamberlain is responsible for the use, preservation, and occupation of such spaces. In addition, the Lord Great Chamberlain is one of the three commissioners who exercise joint control and maintenance over [[Westminster Hall]]; the other commissioners are the [[Lord Speaker of the House of Lords]] and the [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.parliament.uk/collections/getrecord/GB61_LGC|title=Records of the Lord Great Chamberlain|publisher=Parliamentary Archives of the United Kingdom|publication-date=October 2023|access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref>

The Lord Great Chamberlain performs other less routine functions as custodian of the Palace of Westminster. For example, the Lord Great Chamberlain welcomes foreign heads of state visiting the Palace of Westminster. Likewise, the Lord Great Chamberlain is responsible for attending upon the Sovereign and other members of the [[British royal family]] whenever any one of them is present on the parliamentary estate. In the latter case, the Lord Great Chamberlain is authorised to make any administrative arrangements necessary for delivery of services required by the Sovereign and their family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/lord-great-chamberlain/?id=32625|title=Lord Great Chamberlain|publisher=UK Parliament|access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/being-lord-great-chamberlain-is-an-honour-my-father-would-have-hated-gnfr6jxrr|title=Being Lord Great Chamberlain is an honour my father would have hated|author=Daniel Brittain|work=[[The Times]]|publication-date=19 April 2023|access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref>

However, the Lord Great Chamberlain’s most publicly visible parliamentary role is organising [[State Opening of Parliament|state openings of Parliament]]. In making the necessary arrangements, the Lord Great Chamberlain is assisted by [[Black Rod]] and consults the [[Earl Marshal]], who is responsible for preparing the Order of Ceremonial distributed to attendees and martialing the Sovereign's procession.<ref>{{Cite report|url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9501/CBP-9501.pdf|title=State Opening of Parliament - history and ceremonial|section= Part 1.3: Preparations for State Opening|author=David Torrance|publisher=House of Commons Library|publication-date=18 July 2024|access-date=21 August 2025}}</ref> On the day of the state opening, the Lord Great Chamberlain receives the Sovereign at the [[Palace of Westminster#Norman Porch|Norman Porch]], enrobes him or her with the [[Robe of State]] and the [[Imperial State Crown]] in the [[Palace of Westminster#Robing Room|Robing Room]], and participates in the Sovereign’s procession through the [[Palace of Westminster#Royal Gallery|Royal Gallery]] and the [[Palace of Westminster#Prince's Chamber|Prince's Chamber]] into the [[Palace of Westminster#Lords Chamber|Lords Chamber]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IJcEot6Tpo|title=What is the State Opening of Parliament?|author=Allan Burton, PhD - The Antiquary|publisher=YouTube|publication-date=7 November 2023|access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref> It is also the Lord Great Chamberlain who, upon the command of the Sovereign, directs Black Rod to summon members of the House of Commons to attend the House of Lords for the purpose of hearing the [[speech from the throne]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/occasions/stateopening/timetable/|title=State Opening: how it happens|publisher=UK Parliament|access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref>

Parliamentary responsibilities aside, the Lord Great Chamberlain also has a major part to play in royal coronations, having the right to dress the monarch on coronation day and to serve the monarch water before and after the coronation banquet. Likewise, the Lord Great Chamberlain invests the monarch with the insignia of rule during the coronation service.<ref name="Montly review">{{cite journal |last1=Round |first1=J. Horace |author-link1=J. Horace Round |title=The Lord Great Chamberlain |journal=Monthly Review |date=June 1902 |volume=7 |issue=21 |pages=42–58 |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/129d740347a02536/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=8056 |access-date=5 August 2020 |language=en |archive-date=30 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730223719/https://www.proquest.com/openview/129d740347a02536/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=8056 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/lord-great-chamberlain-one-oldest-offices-crown|author=Sophie French|title=Lord Great Chamberlain interview: 'I've been preparing for a long time mentally'|publisher=PoliticsHome|publication-date=4 May 2023|access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref> On state occasions like coronations, the Lord Great Chamberlain wears a distinctive scarlet court uniform and bears a gold key and a [[Staff of office#White Staves|white staff]] as the insignia of his office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X82Owzwfn8|title=King Charles will dress himself at the coronation - Lord Great Chamberlain|publisher=Times Radio|publication-date=4 May 2023|access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref>

The office of Lord Great Chamberlain is distinct from the non-hereditary office of [[Lord Chamberlain|Lord Chamberlain of the Household]], a position in the [[Royal Households of the United Kingdom#The King and Queen|monarch's household]]. This office arose in the 14th century as a deputy of the Lord Great Chamberlain to fulfil the latter's duties in the Royal Household, but now they are quite distinct.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

The [[House of Lords Act 1999]] removed the automatic right of [[hereditary peer]]s to sit in the House of Lords, but the Act provided that a hereditary peer exercising the office of Lord Great Chamberlain (as well as the [[Earl Marshal]]) be exempt from such a rule, in order to perform ceremonial functions.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

==Succession==
The position is a hereditary one, held since 1780 [[hereditary in gross|in gross]].
At any one time, no single person actually exercises the office of Lord Great Chamberlain.
The various individuals who hold fractions of the office are properly each ''Joint Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain''.
They choose one individual of the rank of a knight or higher to be the ''Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Journal of the House of Lords Volume 36, 1779-1783 |date=1767–1830 |publisher=British History Online |location=London |pages=296–309 |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol36/pp296-309#p134 |access-date=5 January 2020 |chapter=House of Lords Journal Volume 36: May 1781 21-30 |archive-date=29 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129082248/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol36/pp296-309#p134 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite Hansard|house=House of Lords|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/1902-05-06/debates/05337074-f74d-4e05-92a7-73116832f120/OfficeOfLordGreatChamberlain|date=6 May 1902|title=Office Of Lord Great Chamberlain}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128005509/https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/1902-05-06/debates/05337074-f74d-4e05-92a7-73116832f120/OfficeOfLordGreatChamberlain |date=2021-01-28 }}</ref>
Under an agreement made in 1912, the right to exercise the office for a given reign rotates among three families (of the then three joint office holders) in proportion to the fraction of the office held.
For instance, the Marquesses of Cholmondeley hold one-half of the office, and may therefore exercise the office or appoint a deputy every alternate reign.
Whenever one of the three shares of the 1912 agreement is split further, the joint heirs of this share have to agree among each other, who should be their deputy or any mechanism to determine who of them has the right to choose a deputy.

== History of the office ==
[[File:Barack Obama in the Members' Lobby of the Palace of Westminster, 2011.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|The Lord Great Chamberlain, the [[David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley|7th Marquess of Cholmondeley]] (left), holding his white staff of office; the Lord Speaker, [[Baroness Hayman]]; and the Speaker of the House of Commons, [[John Bercow]], showing US President [[Barack Obama]] around Members' Lobby during a tour of the Palace in May 2011.]]

The office was originally held by [[Robert Malet]], a son of one of the leading companions of [[William the Conqueror]]. In 1133, however, [[Henry I of England|Henry I]] declared Malet's estates and titles forfeit, and awarded the office of Lord Great Chamberlain to [[Aubrey de Vere II|Aubrey de Vere]], whose son was created [[Earl of Oxford]]. Thereafter, the Earls of Oxford held the title almost continuously until 1526, with a few intermissions due to the forfeiture of some earls for treason. In 1526, however, [[John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford]] died, leaving his aunts as his heirs. The earldom was inherited by a more distant heir-male, his second cousin. [[Henry VIII]] then decreed that the office belonged to [[the Crown]], and was not transmitted along with the earldom. The King appointed [[John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford]] to the office, but the appointment was deemed for life and was not hereditary. The family's association with the office was interrupted in 1540, when the 15th Earl died and [[Thomas Cromwell]], the King's chief adviser, was appointed Lord Great Chamberlain.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OKlCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA115 |title=The British Plutarch |year=1776 |editor=Thomas Mortimer |editor-link=Thomas Mortimer (writer) |page=115 |access-date=2016-06-02 |archive-date=2018-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224193927/https://books.google.com/books?id=OKlCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA115 |url-status=live }}</ref> After Cromwell's [[attainder]] and execution later the same year, the office passed through a few more court figures, until 1553, when it was passed back to the de Vere family to [[John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford]], again as an uninheritable life appointment.<ref>Loades, D. (2004) ''Intrigue and Treason: the Tudor Court, 1547–1558'' Harlow: Pearson, p. 309.</ref> Later, [[Mary I of England|Mary I]] ruled that the Earls of Oxford were indeed entitled to the office of Lord Great Chamberlain on an hereditary basis.{{cn|date=November 2025}}

Thus, the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth Earls of Oxford held the position on a hereditary basis until 1626, when [[Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford]] died, again leaving a distant relative as [[heir male]], but a closer one as a female heir. The [[House of Lords]] eventually ruled that the office belonged to the '''heir general''', [[Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey|Robert Bertie, 14th Baron Willoughby de Eresby]], who later became [[Earl of Lindsey]]. The office remained vested in the Earls of Lindsey, who later became [[Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven|Dukes of Ancaster and Kesteven]].

In 1779, however, [[Robert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven]] died, leaving two sisters as female heirs, and an uncle as an heir male. The uncle became the [[Brownlow Bertie, 5th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven|5th and last Duke]], but the House of Lords ruled that the two sisters were jointly Lord Great Chamberlain and could appoint a Deputy to fulfil the functions of the office. The barony of [[Baron Willoughby de Eresby|Willoughby de Eresby]] fell into [[abeyance]] between the two sisters, but [[George III]] terminated the abeyance and granted the title to the elder sister, [[Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby]]. The office of Lord Great Chamberlain, however, was divided between Priscilla and her younger sister [[Georgiana Cholmondeley, Marchioness of Cholmondeley|Georgiana]]. Priscilla's share was eventually split between two of her granddaughters, and has been split several more times since then. By contrast, Georgiana's share has been inherited by a single male heir each time; that individual has in each case been the [[Marquess of Cholmondeley]], a title created for [[George Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley|Georgiana's husband]].

===20th and 21st centuries===
[[File:The King's Coronation (52875339738).jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|6 May 2023: Lord Carrington (Lord Great Chamberlain since 2022) on his way to the [[Coronation of Charles III and Camilla]] (with [[Baroness Manningham Buller]]).]]
In 1902 it was ruled by the House of Lords that the then joint office holders ([[Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster]], [[George Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley]], and [[Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire|Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Earl Carrington]], later Marquess of Lincolnshire) had to agree on a deputy to exercise the office, subject to the approval of the Sovereign. Should there be no such agreement, the Sovereign should appoint a deputy until an agreement be reached.<ref name=":0" />

In 1912 an agreement was reached. The office, or right to appoint the person to exercise the office, would thereafter rotate among the three joint office holders and their heirs after them, changing at the start of each successive reign. Cholmondeley and his heirs would serve in every other reign; Ancaster and Carrington would each serve once in four reigns.<ref name=debrett>[http://www.debretts.com/people/royal-family/the-royal-household/great-officers-of-state.aspx Great Officers of State: The Lord Great Chamberlain and The Earl Marshal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031947/http://www.debretts.com/people/royal-family/the-royal-household/great-officers-of-state.aspx |date=6 January 2014 }}. The Royal Family. [http://www.debretts.com/ debretts.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824141932/https://www.debretts.com/ |date=2019-08-24 }}. Debrett's Limited. Accessed 17 September 2013.</ref>

As the Cholmondeley share and the Ancaster share (held since 1983 by [[Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby]]) are not further split, each of these holders decides in his or her turn to act as Lord Great Chamberlain or to name a person who will act as Lord Great Chamberlain. The Carrington share was divided at his death among his five daughters and their heirs, and has since been further divided, with 11 people holding shares as of September 2022. At accession of Charles III the turn fell to the Carrington heirs who named their cousin [[Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington]], to act as Lord Great Chamberlain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Position of the Lord Great Chamberlain following the demise of the monarch (Freedom of Information request)|url=https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/foi/house-of-lords-foi-and-data-protection/foi-responses---calendar-year-2019/foi-3165---response.pdf|access-date=2021-09-24|archive-date=2021-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924065834/https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/foi/house-of-lords-foi-and-data-protection/foi-responses---calendar-year-2019/foi-3165---response.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{ukhansard | house=HL | date=15 March 2019 | vol=796 | c=1213}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Oaths - Hansard - UK Parliament|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2022-09-10/debates/21FEC3F8-2F0D-4ED6-B5E4-A4A5C3CD34B4/Oaths}}</ref> Being descended from the Earl's younger brother he himself has no share of the office.

On 6 May 2023, the Lord Great Chamberlain presented spurs to King [[Charles III]] as part of [[Coronation of Charles III and Camilla|Charles' coronation]]. The spurs were included among the first English coronation ornaments in 1189 and were used during the coronation of [[Richard I]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forces.net/king-charles-iii-coronation/take-look-special-ceremonial-spurs-1661-will-be-part-coronation#:~:text=In%20the%20coronation%20of%20King,the%20spurs%20to%20His%20Majesty. |title=Coronation: Take a look at the special 1661 golden spurs presented to the King |date=6 May 2023 |publisher=forces.net |access-date=7 May 2023}}</ref>

==Lord Great Chamberlains, 1130–1779==

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:Center"
|-
! Portrait
! Name
! colspan=2 | Term of office
! Monarch<br />{{small|(reign)}}
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Robert Malet]]
| 1130
| 1133
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Henry I of England|'''Henry I''']]<br />{{small|(1100–1135)}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Aubrey de Vere II]]
| rowspan=2 | 1133
| rowspan=2 | 1141
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Stephen, King of England|'''Stephen''']]<br />{{small|(1135–1154)}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford|Aubrey de Vere<br />1st '''Earl of Oxford''']]
| rowspan=3 | 1141
| rowspan=3 | 1194
|-
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Henry II of England|'''Henry II''']]<br />{{small|(1154–1189)}}
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Richard I of England|'''Richard I''']]<br />{{small|(1189–1199)}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Aubrey de Vere, 2nd Earl of Oxford|Aubrey de Vere<br />2nd '''Earl of Oxford''']]
| rowspan=2 | 1194
| rowspan=2 | 1214
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[John, King of England|'''John''']]<br />{{small|(1199–1216)}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford|Robert de Vere<br />3rd '''Earl of Oxford''']]
| rowspan=2 | 1214
| rowspan=2 | 1221
|-
| rowspan=5 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Henry III of England|'''Henry III''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (-1340).svg|65px]]<br />{{small|(1216–1272)}}
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford|Hugh de Vere<br />4th '''Earl of Oxford''']]
| 1221
| 1263
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford|Robert de Vere<br />5th '''Earl of Oxford''']]
| 1263
| 1265
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| ''unclear, perhaps vacant''
| 1265
| 1267
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | ''unclear, perhaps again''<br />[[Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford|Robert de Vere<br />5th '''Earl of Oxford''']]
| rowspan=2 | 1267
| rowspan=2 | 1296
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Edward I of England|'''Edward I''']]<br />{{small|(1272–1307)}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford|Robert de Vere<br />6th '''Earl of Oxford''']]
| rowspan=3 | 1296
| rowspan=3 | 1331
|-
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Edward II of England|'''Edward II''']]<br />{{small|(1307–1327)}}
|-
| rowspan=4 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Edward III of England|'''Edward III''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of Edward III of England (1327-1377).svg|65px]]<br />{{small|(1327–1377)}}
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford|John de Vere<br />7th '''Earl of Oxford''']]
| 1331
| 1360
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Thomas de Vere, 8th Earl of Oxford|Thomas de Vere<br />8th '''Earl of Oxford''']]
| 1360
| 1371
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Coat of Arms of Sir Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, KG.png|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland|Robert de Vere<br />'''Duke of Ireland''']]<br />
| rowspan=2 | 1371
| rowspan=2 | 1388
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Richard II of England|'''Richard II''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of Richard II of England (1377-1399).svg|65px]]<br />{{small|(1377–1399)}}
|-
| [[File:Arms of John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter.svg|75px]]
| [[John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter|John Holland<br />1st '''Duke of Exeter''']]
| 1398
| 1399
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford|Aubrey de Vere<br />10th '''Earl of Oxford''']]
| 1399
| 1400
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Henry IV of England|'''Henry IV''']]<br />{{small|(1399–1413)}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Coat of arms of Sir Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, KG.png|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford|Richard de Vere<br />11th '''Earl of Oxford''']]
| rowspan=2 | 1400
| rowspan=2 | 1417
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Henry V of England|'''Henry V''']]<br />{{small|(1413–1422)}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | [[John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford|John de Vere<br />12th '''Earl of Oxford''']]
| rowspan=3 | 1417
| rowspan=3 | 1462
|-
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Henry VI of England|'''Henry VI''']]<br />{{small|(1422–1461)}}
|-
| rowspan=3 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Edward IV of England|'''Edward IV''']]<br />{{small|(1461–1470)}}
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms of Sir John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford.png|75px]]
| [[John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford|John de Vere<br />13th '''Earl of Oxford''']]<br />
| 1462
| 1464
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Richard Neville.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick|Richard Neville<br />16th '''Earl of Warwick''']]<br />
| rowspan=2 | 1464<ref>'Rymer's Foedera with Syllabus: January–June 1464', in Rymer's Foedera Volume 11, ed. Thomas Rymer (London, 1739–1745), pp. 512–531. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rymer-foedera/vol11/pp512-531 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127092807/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rymer-foedera/vol11/pp512-531 |date=2020-11-27 }} [accessed 3 September 2020].</ref>
| rowspan=2 | 1471
|-
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Henry VI of England|'''Henry VI''']]<br />{{small|(1470–1471)}}
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| ''unclear''
| 1471
| 1475
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Edward IV]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of Edward IV of England (1461-1483).svg|65px]]<br />{{small|(1471–1483)}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[File:Coat of arms of Sir Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, KG.png|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland|Henry Percy<br />4th '''Earl of Northumberland''']]
| rowspan=3 | 1475
| rowspan=3 | 1485
|-
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Edward V of England|'''Edward V''']]<br />{{small|(1483)}}
|-
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Richard III of England|'''Richard III''']]<br />{{small|(1483–1485)}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Coat of arms of Sir John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford.png|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford|John de Vere<br />13th '''Earl of Oxford''']]<br />
| rowspan=2 | 1485<ref>'Rymer's Foedera with Syllabus: 1487', in Rymer's Foedera Volume 12, ed. Thomas Rymer (London, 1739–1745), pp. 320–331. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rymer-foedera/vol12/pp320-331 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127094418/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rymer-foedera/vol12/pp320-331 |date=2020-11-27 }} [accessed 5 September 2020].</ref>
| rowspan=2 | 1513
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Henry VII of England|'''Henry VII''']]<br />{{small|(1485–1509)}}
|-
| rowspan=6 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Henry VIII]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1509-1554) - Dragon with pizzle.png|65px]]<br />{{small|(1509–1547)}}
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford|John de Vere<br />14th '''Earl of Oxford''']]
| 1513
| 1526
|-
| [[File:John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford cropped.jpg|75px]]
| [[John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford|John de Vere<br />15th '''Earl of Oxford''']]<br />
| 1526
| 1540
|-
| [[File:Cromwell,Thomas(1EEssex)01.jpg|75px]]
| [[Thomas Cromwell|Thomas Cromwell<br />1st '''Earl of Essex''']]<br />
| 1540
| 1540
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms of Sir Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex, KG.png|75px]]
| [[Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex|Robert Radcliffe<br />1st '''Earl of Sussex''']]<br />
| 1540<ref>'Henry VIII: August 1540, 1-10', in Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Volume 15, 1540, ed. James Gairdner and R. H. Brodie (London, 1896), pp. 481–488. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/letters-papers-hen8/vol15/pp481-488 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925211510/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/letters-papers-hen8/vol15/pp481-488 |date=2020-09-25 }} [accessed 20 August 2020].</ref>
| 1542
|-
| [[File:Edward Seymour.jpg|75px]]
| [[Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset|Edward Seymour<br />1st '''Duke of Somerset''']]<br />
| 1543<ref>'Henry VIII: January 1543, 6-10', in Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Volume 18, Part 1, January–July 1543, ed. James Gairdner and R. H. Brodie (London, 1901), pp. 7–21. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/letters-papers-hen8/vol18/no1/pp7-21 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127091521/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/letters-papers-hen8/vol18/no1/pp7-21 |date=2020-11-27 }} [accessed 20 August 2020].</ref>
| 1547
|-
| [[File:John Dudley (Knole, Kent).jpg|75px]]
| [[John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland|John Dudley<br />1st '''Duke of Northumberland''']]<br />
| 1547<ref name=":1">'Officers of State during the period covered', in The Diary of Henry Machyn, Citizen and Merchant-Taylor of London, 1550–1563, ed. J. G. Nichols (London, 1848), pp. xiv–xix. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/camden-record-soc/vol42/xiv-xix {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127090641/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/camden-record-soc/vol42/xiv-xix |date=2020-11-27 }} [accessed 5 September 2020].</ref>
| 1549
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Edward VI]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1509-1554) - Dragon with pizzle.png|65px]]<br />{{small|(1547–1553)}}

|-
| [[File:The Marquess of Northampton by Hans Holbein the Younger.jpg|75px]]
| [[William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton|William Parr<br />1st '''Marquess of Northampton''']]<br />
| 1549<ref name=":1" />
| 1553
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford|John de Vere<br />16th '''Earl of Oxford''']]
| rowspan=2 | 1553
| rowspan=2 | 1562
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Mary I of England|'''Mary I''']]<!--<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1554-1558).svg|65px]]--><br />{{small|(1553–1558)}}
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Elizabeth I]]'''<!--<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1558-1603).svg|65px]]--><br />{{small|(1558–1603)}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Edward-de-Vere-1575.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford|Edward de Vere<br />17th '''Earl of Oxford''']]
| rowspan=2 | 1562
| rowspan=2 | 1604
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[James VI and I|'''James I''']]<br />[[File:Coat of arms of England (1603–1649).svg|65px]]<br />{{small|(1603–1625)}}
|-
| [[File:Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford from NPG.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford|Henry de Vere<br />18th '''Earl of Oxford''']]
| 1604
| 1625
|-
| [[File:Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey, by circle of Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt.jpg|75px]]
| [[Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey|Robert Bertie<br />1st '''Earl of Lindsay''']]
| 1625
| 1642
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Charles I of England|'''Charles I''']]<br />[[File:Coat of arms of England (1603–1649).svg|65px]]<br />{{small|(1625–1649)}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[File:Montty.png|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey|Montagu Bertie<br />2nd '''Earl of Lindsay''']]<br />
| rowspan=3 | 1642
| rowspan=3 | 1666
|-
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Interregnum (1649–1660)|Interregnum]]<!--<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the Protectorate (1653–1659).svg|65px]]--><br />{{small|(1649–1660)}}
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Charles II of England|'''Charles II''']]<!--<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1660-1689).svg|65px]]--><br />{{small|(1660–1685)}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey|Robert Bertie<br />3rd '''Earl of Lindsay''']]<br />
| rowspan=3 | 1666
| rowspan=3 | 1701
|-
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[James II of England|'''James II''']]<!--<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1660-1689).svg|65px]]--><br />{{small|(1685–1688)}}
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Mary II of England|'''Mary II''']]<!--<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1689-1694).svg|65px]]--><br />{{small|(1689–1694)}}<br />[[William III of England|'''William III''']]<!--<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1694-1702).svg|65px]]--><br />{{small|(1689–1702)}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[File:Dukeancaster.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven|Robert Bertie<br />1st '''Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven''']]<br />
| rowspan=3 | 1701
| rowspan=3 | 1723
|-
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|'''Anne''']]<!--<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1702-1707).svg|65px]]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1707-1714).svg|65px]]--><br />{{small|(1702–1714)}}
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[George I of Great Britain|'''George I''']]<!--<br />[[File:Coat of arms of Great Britain (1714–1801).svg|65px]]--><br />{{small|(1714–1727)}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven|Peregrine Bertie<br />2nd '''Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven''']]<br />
| rowspan=2 | 1723
| rowspan=2 | 1742
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[George II of Great Britain|'''George II''']]<!--<br />[[File:Coat of arms of Great Britain (1714–1801).svg|65px]]--><br />{{small|(1727–1760)}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Peregrine Bertie 3rd Duke of Ancaster (1714-1778).png|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven|Peregrine Bertie<br />3rd '''Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven''']]<br />
| rowspan=2 | 1742
| rowspan=2 | 1778
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[George III]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of arms of Great Britain (1714–1801).svg|65px]]<!--<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1801-1816).svg|65px]]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg|65px]]--><br />{{small|(1760–1820)}}
|-
| [[File:4thDukeOfAncaster.jpg|75px]]
| [[Robert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven|Robert Bertie<br />4th '''Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven''']]<br />
| 1778
| 1779
|}

==Joint hereditary Lord Great Chamberlains, 1780–present==
The fractions show the holder's share in the office, and the date they held it. The current ({{as of|2022|lc=y}}) holders of the office are shown in '''bold''' face. 
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{{tree chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Ancas|Ancas=''[[Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven]]''}}
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{{tree chart| | | | |Prisc| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Georg|Prisc=[[Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby]]<br />{{frac|1|2}} 1780–1828|Georg=Georgiana Cholmondeley, [[George Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley|Marchioness of Cholmondeley]]<br />{{frac|1|2}} 1780–1838}}
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{{tree chart| | | | |Peter| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Georg| |Willi|Peter=[[Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby]]<br />{{frac|1|2}} 1828–1865|Georg=[[George Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley]]<br />{{frac|1|2}} 1838–1870|Willi=[[William Cholmondeley, 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley]]<br />{{frac|1|2}} 1870–1884}}
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{{tree chart|Albyr| |Cleme| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Charl| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Chars|Albyr=[[Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby]]<br />{{frac|1|2}} 1865–1870|Cleme=[[Clementina Drummond-Willoughby, 24th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby]]<br />{{frac|1|4}} 1870–1888|Charl=Charlotte Augusta Carrington, [[Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington|Lady Carrington]]<br />{{frac|1|4}} 1870–1879|Chars=''Charles George Cholmondeley''}}
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{{tree chart| | | | |Gilbe| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Charl| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Georg|Gilbe=[[Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster]]<br />{{frac|1|4}} 1888–1910|Charl=[[Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire]]<br />{{frac|1|4}} 1879–1928|Georg=[[George Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley]]<br />{{frac|1|2}} 1884–1923}}
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{{tree chart| | | | |Gilbe| |Marjo| | | | | |Alexa| | | | | | | | | |Ruper| | | | | | | | | | | | | |Judit| |Victo| |Georg|Gilbe=[[Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster]]<br />{{frac|1|4}} 1910–1951|Marjo=Marjorie Wilson, [[Charles Wilson, 2nd Baron Nunburnholme|Baroness Nunburnholme]]<br />{{frac|1|20}} 1928–1968|Alexa=Lady Alexandra Llewellen Palmer<br />{{frac|1|20}} 1928–1955|Ruper=Ruperta Legge, [[William Legge, 7th Earl of Dartmouth|Countess of Dartmouth]]<br />{{frac|1|20}} 1928–1963|Judit=''Judith Keppel, [[Walter Keppel, 9th Earl of Albemarle|Countess of Albemarle]]''|Victo=Lady Victoria Weld-Forester<br />{{frac|1|20}} 1928–1966|Georg=[[George Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley]]<br />{{frac|1|2}} 1923–1968}}
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{{tree chart| | | | |James| |Charl| |Antho| |Timot| |Mary | |Eliza| | | | | |Diana| |Barba| |Josce| |Derek| |Harry| |Hugh |James=[[James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster]]<br />{{frac|1|4}} 1951–1983|Charl=Charles Wilson, 3rd Baron Nunburnholme<br />{{frac|1|20}} 1968–1974|Antho=Brig. Anthony Llewellen Palmer<br />{{frac|1|20}} 1955–1990|Timot=''Col. Charles Timothy Llewellen Palmer''|Derek=Derek Keppel, Viscount Bury<br />{{frac|1|20}} 1928–1968|Harry=[[Harry Legge-Bourke|Sir Henry Legge-Bourke]]<br />{{frac|1|20}} 1966–1973|Hugh=[[Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley]]<br />{{frac|1|2}} 1968–1990|Mary=Lady Mary Findlay<br />{{frac|1|100}} 1963–2003|Eliza=[[Lady Elizabeth Basset]]<br />{{frac|1|100}} 1963–2000|Diana=Lady Diana Matthews<br />{{frac|1|100}} 1963–1970|Barba=Lady Barbara Kwiatkowska<br />{{frac|1|100}} 1963–2013|Josce=Josceline Chichester, [[Dermot Chichester, 7th Marquess of Donegall|Marchioness of Donegall]]<br />{{frac|1|100}} 1963–1995}}
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{{tree chart| | | | |Jane | |Ben  | | | | | |Julia| |Jonat| |Bryan| | | | | |James| |Jan  | |Patri| |Rufus| |Willi| |David|Jane='''[[Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby]]'''<br />{{frac|1|4}} 1983–present|Ben=[[Ben Wilson, 4th Baron Nunburnholme]]<br />{{frac|1|20}} 1974–1998|Julia=Julian Llewellen Palmer<br />{{frac|1|20}} 1990–2002|Rufus='''[[Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle]]'''<br />{{frac|1|20}} 1968–present|Willi=William Legge-Bourke<br />{{frac|1|20}} 1973–2009|David='''[[David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley]]'''<br />{{frac|1|2}} 1990–present|Jonat=Cdr Jonathan Findlay<br />{{frac|1|100}} 2003–2015|Bryan=[[Basset family|Bryan Basset]]<br />{{frac|1|100}} 2000–2010|James=Col James Hamilton-Russell<br />{{frac|1|100}} 1970–2025|Jan='''Jan Witold Kwiatkowski'''<br />{{frac|1|100}} 2013–present|Patri='''[[Patrick Chichester, 8th Marquess of Donegall]]'''<br />{{frac|1|100}} 1995–present}}
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==Persons exercising the office of Lord Great Chamberlain, 1780–present==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:Center"
|-
! Portrait
! Name
! colspan=2 | Term of office
! Monarch<br />{{small|(reign)}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr|Peter Burrell<br />1st '''Baron Gwydyr''']]
| rowspan=2 | 1780
| rowspan=2 | 1820
| style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[George III]]'''<!--<br />[[File:Coat of arms of Great Britain (1714–1801).svg|65px]]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1801-1816).svg|65px]]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg|65px]]--><br />{{small|(1760–1820)}}
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[George IV]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg|65px]]<br />{{small|(1820–1830)}}
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby|Peter Drummond-Burrell<br />22nd '''Baron Willoughby de Eresby''']]<br />
| 1821
| 1830
|-
| [[File:George, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley.jpg|75px]]
| [[George Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley|George Cholmondeley<br />2nd '''Marquess of Cholmondeley''']]<br />
| 1830
| 1837
| style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[William IV]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg|65px]]<br />{{small|(1830–1837)}}
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby|Peter Drummond-Burrell<br />22nd '''Baron Willoughby de Eresby''']]<br />
| 1837
| 1865
| rowspan=3 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Queen Victoria|'''Victoria''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|65px]]<br />{{small|(1837–1901)}}
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby|Albyric Drummond-Willoughby<br />23rd '''Baron Willoughby de Eresby''']]
| 1865
| 1870
|-
| [[File:Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, Vanity Fair, 1881-07-30.jpg|75px]]
| [[Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster|Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby<br />25th '''Baron Willoughby de Eresby''']]<br />
| 1871
| 1901
|-
| [[File:George Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess.jpg|75px]]
| [[George Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley|George Cholmondeley<br />4th '''Marquess of Cholmondeley''']]<br />
| 1901
| 1910
| style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Edward VII]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|65px]]<br />{{small|(1901–1910)}}
|-
| [[File:1stMarquessOfLincolnshire.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire|Charles Wynn-Carington<br />1st '''Marquess of Lincolnshire''']]<br />
| 1910
| 1928
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[George V]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|65px]]<br />{{small|(1910–1936)}}
|-
| [[File:Earl of Dartmouth COA.svg|75px]]
| [[William Legge, 7th Earl of Dartmouth|William Legge<br />'''Viscount Lewisham''']]<br />
| 1928
| 1936
|-
| [[File:Lord Rocksavage 4037482780 cc54c1b81e o (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[George Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley|George Cholmondeley<br />5th '''Marquess of Cholmondeley''']]<br />
| colspan=2 | 1936
| style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Edward VIII]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|65px]]<br />{{small|(1936)}}
|-
| [[File:Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster.png|75px]]
| [[Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster|Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby<br />2nd '''Earl of Ancaster''']]<br />
| 1936
| 1951
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[George VI]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|65px]]<br />{{small|(1936–1952)}}
|-
| 
| [[James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster|James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby<br />3rd '''Earl of Ancaster''']]<br />
| 1951
| 1952
|-
| [[File:Lord Rocksavage 4037482780 cc54c1b81e o (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[George Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley|George Cholmondeley<br />5th '''Marquess of Cholmondeley''']]<br />
| 1952
| 1966
| rowspan=3 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Elizabeth II]]'''<br />[[File:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1952-2022).svg|65px]]<br />{{small|(1952–2022)}}
|-
|
| [[Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley|Hugh Cholmondeley<br />6th '''Marquess of Cholmondeley''']]<br />
| 1966
| 1990
|-
| [[File:7th Marquis of Colmondeley 2.jpg|75px]]
| [[David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley|David Cholmondeley<br />7th '''Marquess of Cholmondeley''']]<br />
| 1990
| 2022
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of Lord Carrington crop 2.jpg|100x100px]]
| [[Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington|Rupert Carington<br />7th '''Baron Carrington''']]<br />
| 2022
| present
| style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Charles III]]'''<br />[[File:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (2022).svg|65px]]<br />{{small|(2022–present)}}
|}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* {{EB1911|noprescript=1|wstitle=Lord Great Chamberlain}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031947/http://www.debretts.com/people/royal-family/the-royal-household/great-officers-of-state.aspx www.debretts.com]
* [https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1965/mar/23/control-and-custody-of-the-palace-of 1965 decisions regarding the Lord Great Chamberlain's responsibilities in the Palace of Westminster]
* [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/29/section/227 Planning Act 2008, s. 227(5)(h,i)]
* [http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/LLN-2015-007/LLN-2015-007.pdf Principal Office Holders in the House of Lords]. House of Lords Library Note (LLN 2015/007), includes a very brief overview of the Lord Great Chamberlain
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928130935/http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/index1088.htm www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk]
* [https://archives.parliament.uk/collections/getrecord/GB61_LGC UK Parliamentary Archives, Records of the Lord Great Chamberlain]

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