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{{Short description|First of the Great Officers of State in England}}
{{Distinguish|Lord Steward}} {{Redirect|Great Steward|the Scottish title|mormaer}}
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The '''Lord High Steward''' is the first of the [[Great Officers of State (United Kingdom)|Great Officers of State]] in [[England]], nominally ranking above the [[Lord Chancellor]].

The office has generally remained vacant since 1421, and is now an ''[[ad hoc]]'' office that is primarily ceremonial and is filled only for a [[Coronation of the British monarch|coronation]].

At [[Coronation of the British monarch|coronations of the British monarch]], the Lord High Steward bears [[St Edward's Crown]]. The Lord High Steward has the sole legal power to preside over [[Impeachment in the United Kingdom|impeachment]] [[Impeachment trial|trials]] of peers (which last happened in 1806). The [[Judicial functions of the House of Lords|trial of peers by their peers]] (a law which applied for felonies) was abolished in 1948. In general, but not invariably, the [[Lord Chancellor]] was deputised (to act as Lord High Steward) in the felony trials. There was a [[Court of the Lord High Steward]] which served this purpose when Parliament was not in session.<ref>[[William Blackstone]] (1769). [https://lonang.com/library/reference/blackstone-commentaries-law-england/bla-419/ ''Commentaries on the Laws of England''] vol. 4, chapter 19</ref>

Initially the position was largely an honorary one. It grew in importance until its holder became one of the most powerful men of the kingdom.  From the late 12th century, the office was considered to be bound with the [[Earl of Leicester|Earldom of Leicester]].  When the House of Lancaster ascended the throne in 1399, [[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]] made his second son, [[Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence]], Lord High Steward. He held the post until his death in 1421.{{fact|date=December 2021}}

The equivalent offices in [[Scotland]] and [[Ireland]] respectively are the [[Prince of Scotland|Great Steward of Scotland]] (always held by the heir to the throne, known in Scotland as the [[Duke of Rothesay]]) and the [[Lord High Steward of Ireland]] (held by the [[Earl of Shrewsbury|Earls of Shrewsbury]], who are also Earls of Waterford in the [[Peerage of Ireland]]).{{fact|date=December 2021}}

==Lord High Stewards of England, 1154–1421==
* 1154–1168: [[Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester]] 
* 1168–1190: [[Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester|Robert de Beaumont "Blanchemains", 3rd Earl of Leicester]] 
* 1190–1204: [[Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester|Robert de Beaumont "FitzPernel", 4th Earl of Leicester]] 
* 1206–1218: [[Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester|Simon IV de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester]] (son of the sister of the previous)
* 1218–1239: ''uncertain, probably vacant'' 
* 1239–1265: [[Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester|Simon V de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester]] (''de facto'' ruler from {{circa|1259}})
* 1265–1267: ''uncertain, probably vacant''
* 1267–1274: [[Edward I of England]] (first son of [[Henry III of England|Henry III]])
* 1274–1296: [[Edmund Crouchback]], 1st Earl of Leicester and of Lancaster (second son of [[Henry III of England|Henry III]] & brother to [[Edward I of England|Edward I]])
* 1296–1322: [[Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster]] and of Leicester (Edmund's eldest son; nephew of [[Edward I of England|Edward I]])
* 1322–1324: ''uncertain, probably vacant'' 
* 1324–1345: [[Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster]] and of Leicester (Thomas' younger brother; first-cousin to [[Edward II of England|Edward II]])
* 1345–1361: [[Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster]], 4th Earl of Leicester (3rd Earl's son; second cousin to [[Edward III of England|Edward III]])
* 1362–1399: [[John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster]], 6th Earl of Leicester ''jure uxoris'' (third son of [[Edward III of England|Edward III]] and son-in-law of the previous)
* 1399: [[Henry IV of England|Henry Bolingbroke, 2nd Duke of Lancaster]], 7th Earl of Leicester (elder son of John; first cousin to [[Richard II of England|Richard II]], whose throne he usurped)
* 1399–1421: [[Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence]] (second son of [[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]] (Bolingbroke))

==Lord High Stewards of England, 1422–present==
{{See also|List of coronations of British monarchs}}
{{See also|List of trials of peers in the House of Lords}}
''Incomplete before 1660''.

===Coronations===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Year
! Notes
! <abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr>
|-
| [[Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester]]
| 1429
| Coronation of [[Henry VI of England|King Henry VI]] (Humphrey's nephew)
| <ref>{{Citation | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=KJFSAAAAcAAJ | title = Proceedings and Ordinances of the Privy Council of England, Vol. 4 (8 H. VI to 14 H. VI), ed. by Sir Harris Nicholas, 1835, pp. 3-4; (here linked as pdf)| year = 1835| last1 = Nicolas| first1 = Nicholas Harris}}</ref>
|-
| [[Thomas de Courtenay, 5th/13th Earl of Devon]]
| 1445
| Coronation of [[Margaret of Anjou]]
|{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| [[John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk]]
| 1461
| Coronation of [[Edward IV of England|King Edward IV]] (brother of Pole's wife, [[Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk|Elizabeth of York]])
| {{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| [[George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence]]
| 1465
| Coronation of [[Elizabeth Woodville]] (wife of George's brother, [[Edward IV of England|Edward IV]])
| <ref>{{Citation | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=hS47AwAAQBAJ&q=coronation+Elizabeth+1465+Steward&pg=PA84 | title = Richard III and the Death of Chivalry, by David Hipshon, 2011| isbn = 9780752469157| last1 = Hipshon| first1 = David| date = 26 August 2011| publisher = The History Press}}</ref>
|-

| [[John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk]]
| 1483
| Coronation of [[Richard III of England|King Richard III]] (Howard's close friend) and his wife [[Anne Neville]]
|{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| [[John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford]]
| 1485
| Coronation of [[Henry VII of England|King Henry VII]] (Vere was commander of Henry's army at the [[Battle of Bosworth Field]])
| <ref>{{Citation | title = Squires, Knights, Barons, Kings: War and Politics in Fifteenth Century England; by Wm. E. Baumgaertner, 2010 |isbn = 9781426907692| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=skfZcdOXGp8C&q=coronation+%22Henry+VII%22+1485+Steward&pg=PT525|last1 = Baumgaertner|first1 = Wm. E.|year = 2010| publisher=Trafford }}</ref>
|-
| [[Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford]]
| 1487
| Coronation of [[Elizabeth of York]] (Tudor was half-brother to the late [[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]] and paternal uncle to [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]])
| 
|-
| [[Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham]]
| 1509
| Coronation of [[Henry VIII of England|King Henry VIII]] and his wife [[Catherine of Aragon|Queen Catherine]]
| <ref>Stafford was ward of Henry VIII's grandmother, [[Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby|Margaret Beaufort]]</ref>
|-
| [[Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk|The Duke of Suffolk]]
| 1533
| Coronation of [[Anne Boleyn|Queen Anne]]
| <ref>Brandon's wife, [[Mary Tudor, Queen of France|Mary Tudor]], was Henry VIII's sister</ref>
|-
| [[John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford|The Baron Russell]]
| 1547
| Coronation of [[Edward VI of England|King Edward VI]]
| <ref>Russell was one of the 16 executors of the [[Will of Henry VIII of England|will of Henry VIII]]</ref>
|-
| [[Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby|The Earl of Derby]]
| 1553
| Coronation of [[Mary I of England|Queen Mary I]]
| <ref>Stanley was a ward of King Henry VIII</ref>
|-
| [[Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel|The Earl of Arundel]]
| 1559
| Coronation of [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]]
| <ref>{{cite magazine| url = https://www.historytoday.com/al-rowse/coronation-queen-elizabeth| title = The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth | magazine =History Today| access-date= 10 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham|The Earl of Nottingham]]
| 1603
| Coronation of [[James I of England|King James I]] and his wife [[Anne of Denmark|Queen Anne]]
| <ref>Howard was Lord High Admiral, and a cousin to the late Thomas, 4th Duke of Norfolk</ref>
|-
| [[George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham|The Duke of Buckingham]]
| 1626
| Coronation of [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]]
| <ref>Villiers was Lord High Admiral, and a favourite of King Charles I father, King James I</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|[[James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond|The Duke of Ormond]]
| 1661
| Coronation of [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]]
| <ref>Butler was a leading figure in the exile court of King Charles II</ref>
|-
| 1685
| Coronation of [[James II of England|King James II]] and his wife [[Mary of Modena|Queen Mary]]
|  
|-
| [[William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire|The Earl of Devonshire]]
| 1689
| Coronation of [[William III of England|King William III]] and [[Mary II of England|Queen Mary II]]
| 
|-
| [[William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire|The Duke of Devonshire]]
| 1702
| Coronation of [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Queen Anne]]
| 
|-
| [[Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton|The Duke of Grafton]]
| 1714
| Coronation of [[George I of Great Britain|King George I]]
| 
|-
| [[Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset|The Duke of Dorset]]
| 1727
| Coronation of [[George II of Great Britain|King George II]] and his wife [[Caroline of Ansbach|Queen Caroline]]
| 
|-
| [[William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot|The Earl Talbot]]
| 1761
| Coronation of [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]] and his wife [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz|Queen Charlotte]]
| 
|-
| [[Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey|The Marquess of Anglesey]]
| 1821
| Coronation of [[George IV of the United Kingdom|King George IV]]
| 
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton|The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon]]
| 1831
| Coronation of [[William IV of the United Kingdom|King William IV]] and his wife [[Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen|Queen Adelaide]]
| 
|-
| 1838
| Coronation of [[Queen Victoria]]
| 
|-
| [[Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough|The Duke of Marlborough]]
| 1902
| Coronation of [[Edward VII|King Edward VII]] and his wife [[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]]
| <ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27489 |date=29 October 1902 |page=6865 |supp=y |nolink=yes }}</ref>
|-
| [[Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland|The Duke of Northumberland]]
| 1911
| Coronation of [[George V|King George V]] and his wife [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]]
|<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28535 |date=27 September 1911 |page=7084 |supp=y |nolink=yes }}</ref> 
|-
| [[James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury|The Marquess of Salisbury]]
| 1937
| Coronation of [[George VI|King George VI]] and his wife [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Queen Elizabeth]]
|<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34453 |date=10 November 1937 |page=7051 |supp=y |nolink=yes }}</ref>
|-
| [[Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope|The Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope]]
| 1953
| Coronation of [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]
| <ref>{{London Gazette |issue=40020 |date=20 November 1953 |page=6238 |supp=y |nolink=yes }}</ref>
|-
|[[Gordon Messenger|Sir Gordon Messenger]] 
|2023
|Coronation of [[Charles III|King Charles III]] and his wife [[Queen Camilla]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/news-and-activity/2023-04-27/roles-to-be-performed-at-the-coronation-service-at-westminster-abbey|title=Roles to be performed at the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey|date=27 April 2023 |publisher=The Royal Family|access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref>
|}

===Trials of peers===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Year
! Notes
! <abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr>
|-
| [[Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham]]
| 1478
| Trial of [[George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence|George, Duke of Clarence]] (brother of [[Edward IV of England|Edward IV]], whose ward Stafford was)
| 
|-
| [[John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford]]
| 1499
| Trial of [[Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick]] (the last male-line [[House of York|Yorkist]])
| 
|-
| [[Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk]]
| 1503
| Trial of [[Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley]]
|{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| [[Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk]]
| 1521
| Trial of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
|{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk]]
| 1534
| Trial of [[William Dacre, 3rd Baron Dacre]]
|{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| 1536
| Trial of [[Anne Boleyn]] (Howard's niece)
|{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| [[Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter]]
| 1537
| Trial of [[Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Darcy]] (Courtenay was a first-cousin to Henry VIII)
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden]]
| 1538
| Trial of [[Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu]] and Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter (cousins; scions of the [[House of York]])
| 
|-
| 1541
| Trial of [[Thomas Fiennes, 9th Baron Dacre]]
| 
|-
| [[William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester]]
| 1551
| Trial of [[Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset]] (fallen Lord Protector, regent and uncle of Edward VI; Paulet was one of the 16 executors)
|<ref name=Winchester>Patrick Cracroft-Brennan, [http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/winchester1551.htm Winchester, Marquess of (E, 1551)]. Accessed 19 July 2014.</ref>
|-
| [[Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk]]
| 1553
| Trial of [[John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland]] (fallen regent)
|{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| [[Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel]]
| 1557
| Trial of [[Charles Stourton, 8th Baron Stourton|Lord Stourton]] (FitzAlan was a godson of Henry VIII; Stourton a nephew of Dudley)
| 
|-
| [[William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton]]
| 1559
| Trial of [[Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth]] (Parr was brother to the late queen [[Catherine Parr|Catherine]]; Wentworth a cousin of Seymour)
| 
|-
| [[George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury]]
| 1571
| Trial of [[Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk]]
| 
|-
| [[William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester]]
| 1587
| Funeral of [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] (Paulet was a judge at her trial)
|{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| [[Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby]]
| 1589
| Trial of [[Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel]]
| 
|-
| [[Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset|Thomas Sackville, 1st Baron Buckhurst]]
| 1601
| Trial of [[Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex]] (a favourite of [[Elizabeth I]])
| 
|-
| [[Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry]]
| 1631
| Trial of [[Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven]] (Coventry was Lord Keeper)
|{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| [[Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel]]
| 1641
| Trial of [[Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford]] (Howard was the Earl Marshal; Wentworth the former Deputy of Ireland)
| 
|-
| [[Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon]]<br /><small>([[Lord Chancellor]])</small>
| 1666
| Trial of [[Thomas Park, 15th Baron Morley]] (Hyde was a member of Charles' exile court)
| 
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham|Heneage Finch, 1st Baron Finch]]<br /><small>(Lord Chancellor)</small>
| 1676
| Trial of [[Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis]]
| 
|-
| 
| Trial of [[Philip Herbert, 7th Earl of Pembroke]]
| 
|-
| 1679
| Trial of [[Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds|Thomas Osborne, 1st Earl of Danby]] (later 1st Duke of Leeds)
| 
|-
| 1679
| Trial of [[William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis|William Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis]]; [[William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford]]; [[Henry Arundell, 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour]]; [[William Petre, 4th Baron Petre]]; and [[John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse]]
| 
|-
| 1680
| Trial of [[William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford]], 
| 
|-
| [[George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys]]<br /><small>(Lord Chancellor)</small>
| 1686
| Trial of [[Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington|Henry Booth, 2nd Baron Delamere]]
| 
|-
| [[Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds|Thomas Osborne, 1st Marquess of Carmarthen]] (later 1st Duke of Leeds)<br /><small>([[Lord President of the Council]])</small>
| 1693
| Trial of [[Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun]]
| 
|-
| [[John Somers, 1st Baron Somers]]<br /><small>(Lord Chancellor)</small>
| 1699
| Trial of [[Edward Rich, 6th Earl of Warwick]]; and of [[Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun of Okehampton|Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun]]
| 
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper|William Cowper, 1st Baron Cowper]]<br /><small>(Lord Chancellor)</small>
| 1716
| Trial of [[James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater]]; [[William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington]]; [[William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale]]; [[Robert Dalzell, 5th Earl of Carnwath]]; [[William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure]]; and [[William Murray, 2nd Lord Nairne]]
| 
|-
| 1716
| Trial of [[George Seton, 5th Earl of Winton]]
| 
|-
| 1717
| Trial of [[Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer]]
| 
|-
| [[Peter King, 1st Baron King]]<br /><small>(Lord Chancellor)</small>
| 1725
| Trial of [[Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield]]
| 
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke]]<br /><small>(Lord Chancellor)</small>
| 1746
| Trial of [[William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock]]; [[George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromartie]]; and [[Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerino]]
| 
|-
| 1747
| Trial of [[Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat]]
| 
|-
| [[Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington|Robert Henley, 1st Baron Henley]]<br /><small>(Lord Keeper)</small>
| 1760
| Trial of [[Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers]]
| 
|-
| [[Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington]]<br /><small>(Lord Chancellor)</small>
| 1765
| Trial of [[William Byron, 5th Baron Byron]]
| 
|- 
| [[Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst]]<br /><small>(Lord Chancellor)</small>
| 1776
| Trial of [[Elizabeth Pierrepont, Duchess of Kingston-upon-Hull]]
|
|-
| [[Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow]]<br /><small>(Lord Chancellor; until 1793)</small>
| rowspan="2" | 1788–1795
| rowspan="2" | [[Impeachment of Warren Hastings|Trial of Warren Hastings]]
| 
|-
| [[Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn|Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Baron Loughborough]]<br /><small>(Lord Chancellor; from 1793)</small>
| 
|-
| [[Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine]]<br /><small>(Lord Chancellor)</small>
| 1806
| Trial of [[Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville]]
| 
|-
| [[Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman]]<br /><small>([[Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench]])</small>
| 1841
| Trial of [[James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan]]
| 
|-
| [[Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury]]<br /><small>(Lord Chancellor)</small>
| 1901
| Trial of [[Frank Russell, 2nd Earl Russell]]
| 
|-
| [[John Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham]]
| 1911–1912
| Lord High Steward to [[George V]] during his visit to India from 1911 to 1912 
|<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28536 |date=29 September 1911 |page=7121 |nolink=yes }}</ref>
|-
| [[Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham]]<br /><small>(Lord Chancellor)</small>
| 1935
| Trial of [[Edward Russell, 26th Baron de Clifford]] (last trial of a peer in the [[House of Lords]])
| 
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{EB1911|noprescript=1|wstitle=Lord High Steward}}
* {{cite book |last=Harcourt |first=Lewis Vernon |date=1907 |title=His Grace the Steward and trial of peers |url=https://archive.org/details/hisgracestewardt00vernuoft/page/n6 |location=London |publisher=Longmans, Green & Co |author-link=Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt }}

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