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Lord High Steward
Great Steward redirects here. For the Scottish title, see
mormaer.
Lord High Stewards of England
The position of Lord High Steward of England is the first
at coronations, 1422-present
of the Great Officers of State. The office has generally re- See also: List of coronations of British monarchs
mained vacant since 1421, except at coronations and dur- • incomplete
ing the trials of peers in the House of Lords, when the • The Duke of Suffolk 1461[1]
Lord High Steward presides. In general, but not invari- • The Duke of Norfolk 1483[2]
ably, the Lord Chancellor was appointed to act as Lord • The Duke of Buckingham 1509
High Steward in the latter situation. The trial of peers by • The Duke of Suffolk 1533[3]
their peers in the House of Lords was abolished in 1948, • The Lord Russell 1547
although trials on impeachment have not been abolished • The Earl of Derby 1553
(though long obsolete). There was a "Court of the Lord • The Earl of Nottingham 1603
High Steward" which served this purpose when Parlia- • The Duke of Ormonde 1661
ment was not in session. • The Duke of Ormonde 1685
Although initially the position was largely an hon- • The Earl of Devonshire 1689
orary one, over time it grew in importance until its hold- • The Duke of Devonshire 1702
er became one of the most powerful men of the kingdom. • The Duke of Grafton 1714
From the late 12th century, the office was considered to • The Duke of Dorset 1727
be bound with the Earldom of Leicester. When the House • The Earl Talbot 1761
of Lancaster ascended the throne in 1399, Henry IV made • The Marquess of Anglesey 1821
his second son, Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence, • The Duke of Hamilton 1831
Lord High Steward. He held the post until his death in • The Duke of Hamilton 1838
1421. • The Duke of Marlborough 1902
The Lord High Steward of Ireland in contrast is a • The Duke of Northumberland 1911
hereditary title, also known as the Hereditary Great Se- • The Marquess of Salisbury 1937
neschal, vested in the Earl of Shrewsbury, Waterford and • The Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope 1953
Talbot, who is the Premier Earl of Ireland, Chetwynd-Tal-
bot. Lord High Stewards of England
Lord High Stewards of England, at the Trials of Peers,
1186-1421 1422-present
See also: List of trials of peers in the House of Lords
• Robert, 2nd Earl of Leicester 1154-1168
• incomplete before 1660
• Robert Blanchemains, 3rd Earl of Leicester 1168-1190
• The Duke of Buckingham, at the trial of The Duke of
• Robert FitzPernel, 4th Earl of Leicester 1190-1204
Clarence, 1478
• Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester 1206-1218
• The Earl of Oxford, at the trial of The Earl of
• Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester 1218-1265
Warwick, 1499
• Edmund, 1st Earl of Lancaster 1265-1296
• The Duke of Norfolk, at the trial of The Lord Dudley,
• Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster 1296-1322
1503[2]
• Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster 1324-1345
• The Duke of Norfolk, at the trial of The Duke of
• Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster 1345-1361
Buckingham, 1521[2]
• John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster 1362-1399
• The Duke of Norfolk, at the trial of The Lord Dacre,
• Henry of Bolingbroke, 2nd Duke of Lancaster 1399
1534[2]
• Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence 1399-1421
• The Duke of Norfolk, at the trial of Anne Boleyn,
1536[2]
• The Marquess of Exeter, at the trial of The Lord
Darcy, 1537
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• The Lord Audley of Walden, at the trial of Lord Earl of Nithsdale; The Earl of Carnwath; The Viscount
Montagu and the Marquess of Exeter, 1538 Kenmure; and The Lord Nairne, 1716
• The Lord Audley of Walden, at the trial of The Lord • The Lord Cowper, Lord Chancellor, at the trial of The
Dacre, 1541 Earl of Winton, 1716
• The Duke of Norfolk, at the trial of The Duke of • The Lord Cowper, Lord Chancellor, at the trial of The
Northumberland, 1553[2] Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, 1717
• The Earl of Arundel, at the trial of Lord Stourton, • The Lord King, Lord Chancellor, at the trial of The
1557 Earl of Macclesfield, 1725
• The Marquess of Northampton, at the trial of Lord • The Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor, for the trial
Wentworth, 1559 of The Earl of Kilmarnock; The Earl of Cromartie, and
• The Earl of Shrewsbury, at the trial of The Duke of The Lord Balmerinoch, 1746
Norfolk, 1571 • The Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor, for the trial
• The Earl of Derby, at the trial of The Earl of Arundel of The Lord Lovat, 1747
and Surrey, 1589 • The Lord Henley, Lord Keeper, for the trial of The
• The Lord Buckhurst, at the trial of The Earl of Essex, Earl Ferrers, 1760
1601 • The Earl of Northington, Lord Chancellor, for the
• The Earl of Arundel and Surrey, at the trial of The trial of The Duchess of Kingston, 1765
Earl of Strafford, 1641 • The Lord Thurlow, Lord Chancellor, for the trial of
• The Earl of Clarendon, Lord Chancellor, at the trial of Warren Hastings, 1788-1793
The Lord Morley, 1666 • The Lord Loughborough, Lord Chancellor, for the
• The Lord Finch, Lord Chancellor, at the trial of The trial of Warren Hastings 1793-1795
Lord Cornwallis, 1676 • The Lord Erskine, Lord Chancellor, for the trial of
• The Lord Finch, Lord Chancellor, at the trial of The The Viscount Melville 1806
Earl of Pembroke • The Lord Denman, Lord Chief Justice of the Queen’s
• The Lord Finch, Lord Chancellor, at the trial of The Bench, for the trial of The Earl of Cardigan, 1841
Earl of Danby, 1679 • The Earl of Halsbury, Lord Chancellor, at the trial of
• The Lord Finch, Lord Chancellor, at the trial of The The Earl Russell, 1901
Earl of Powis; The Viscount Stafford; The Lord • The Viscount Hailsham, Lord Chancellor, at the trial
Arundell of Wardour; The Lord Petre; and The Lord of The Lord de Clifford, 1935: the last trial of a peer in
Belasyse, 1679 the Lords.
• The Lord Finch, Lord Chancellor, at the trial of The
Viscount Stafford, 1680
• The Lord Jeffreys, Lord Chancellor, at the trial of The
References
Lord Delamere, 1685 [1] http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/
• The Marquess of Carmarthen, Lord President of the content/Suffolk1448.htm
Council, at the trial of The Lord Mohun, 1693 [2] ^ http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/
• The Lord Somers, Lord Chancellor, at the trial of The content/Norfolk1483.htm
Earl of Warwick; and of The Lord Mohun, 1699 [3] http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/
• The Lord Cowper, Lord Chancellor, at the trial of The content/Suffolk1514.htm
Earl of Derwentwater; The Lord Widdrington; The
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