List of Masters of the Horse

The following list contains many of the people that held the office of Master of the Horse in England. The list is not complete, because many of the earlier holders are unknown. The periods of service for some of the earlier holders are patchy, as well.

Earl of Granard as Master of the Horse, 1908

Masters of the Horse

14th and 15th centuries

Sir John (de) Brocas, of Clewer. De facto Master of Horse to King Edward III. c.1360–1371
Sir Bernard Brocas 1371–
Sir Thomas de Murriex
Thomas de Clifford, 6th Baron de Clifford 1388–1391
Sir John Russell 1391–1398
Richard Redman 1399–1399
Robert Waterton 1399–1405
John Waterton 1413–1416
Sir Henry Noon
Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick
Sir Walter Beauchamp 1429–1430
Sir John Styward
The Lord Beauchamp 1440–
Sir Thomas de Burgh <1454–?1479
Sir John Cheyne 1475–1487
Sir Thomas Tyrrell 1483–1483
Sir James Tyrell 1483–

16th century

Sir Thomas Brandon c.1485–1510
Sir Thomas Knyvet 1510–1512
The Duke of Suffolk 1513–1515
Sir Henry Guildford 1515–1522
Sir Nicholas Carew 1522–1539
Sir Anthony Browne 1539–1548
The Earl of Pembroke 1548–1552
The Earl of Warwick 1552–1553
Sir Edward Hastings 1553–1556
Sir Henry Jerningham 1556–1558
Lord Robert Dudley 1558–1587, created Earl of Leicester in 1564
The Earl of Essex 1587–1601

17th century

The Earl of Worcester (c. 1601–1616)
Sir George Villiers (1616–1628), created Duke of Buckingham in 1623
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland (1628)
The Marquess of Hamilton (1628–c. 1644), created Duke of Hamilton in 1643
Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1653–1655), in exile
John Claypole (1653–?1660), appointed by Oliver Cromwell during the Commonwealth
The Duke of Albemarle (1660–1668)
The Duke of Buckingham (1668–1674)
The Duke of Monmouth (1674–1679)
In commission (1679–1681):
- Sir Stephen Fox
- Sir Richard Mason
- Sir Nicholas Armorer
- Thomas Wyndham
- Roger Pope
The Duke of Richmond (1681–1685)
Commissioners appointed during the Duke of Richmond's minority (1682–1685):
- Henry Guy
- Theophilus Oglethorpe
- Charles Adderley
The Lord Dartmouth (1685–1689)
Henry Overkirke (1689–1702)

18th century

In commission (1702):
- Sir Stephen Fox
- Sir Benjamin Bathurst
- Hugh Chudleigh
The Duke of Somerset (1702–1712)
In commission (1712–1714):
- Conyers Darcy
- George Feilding
The Duke of Somerset (1714–1715)
In commission (1715–1717):
- Conyers Darcy
- Francis Negus
In commission (1717–1727):
- Francis Negus
The Earl of Scarbrough (1727–1735)
The Duke of Richmond (1735–1750)
vacant
Marquess of Hartington (1751–1755)
The Duke of Dorset (1755–1757)
The Earl Gower (1757–1760)
The Earl of Huntingdon (1760–1761)
The Duke of Rutland (1761–1766)
The Earl of Hertford (1766)
The Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven (1766–1778)
The Duke of Northumberland (1778–1780)
The Duke of Montagu (1780–1790)
The Duke of Montrose (1790–1795)
The Earl of Westmorland (1795–1798)
The Earl of Chesterfield (1798–1804)

19th century

The Marquess of Hertford (1804–1806)
The Earl of Carnarvon (1806–1807)
The Duke of Montrose (1807–1821)
The Duke of Dorset (1821–1827)
The Duke of Leeds (1827–1830)
The Earl of Albemarle (1830–1834)
The Duke of Dorset (1835)
The Earl of Albemarle (1835–1841)
The Earl of Jersey (1841–1846)
The Duke of Norfolk (1846–1852)
The Earl of Jersey (1852)
The Duke of Wellington (1853–1858)
The Duke of Beaufort (1858–1859)
The Marquess of Ailesbury (1859–1866)
The Duke of Beaufort (1866–1868)
The Marquess of Ailesbury (1868–1874)
The Earl of Bradford (1874–1880)
The Duke of Westminster (1880–1885)
The Earl of Bradford (1885–1886)
The Earl of Cork (1886)
The Duke of Portland (1886–1892)
The Viscount Oxenbridge (1892–1894)
The Earl of Cork (1894–1895)
The Duke of Portland (1895–1905)

20th century

Lord Vestey as Master of the Horse in 2018

The Earl of Sefton (1905–1907)
The Earl of Granard (1907–1915)
The Earl of Chesterfield (1915–1922)
The Marquess of Bath (1922–1924)[1][2]
The Earl of Granard (1924–1936)[3][4]
The Duke of Beaufort (1936–1978)
The Earl of Westmorland (1978–1991)[5]
The Lord Somerleyton (1991–1999)[6]
The Lord Vestey (1999–2018)[7]

21st century

The Lord de Mauley (2019–present)[8]

References

"No. 32775". The London Gazette. 8 December 1922. p. 8702.
"No. 32775". The London Gazette. 8 December 1922. p. 8698.
"No. 32909". The London Gazette. 19 February 1924. p. 1453.
"No. 32914". The London Gazette. 29 February 1924. p. 1819.
"No. 47478". The London Gazette. 3 March 1978. p. 2771.
"No. 52686". The London Gazette. 15 October 1991. p. 15641.
"No. 55368". The London Gazette. 7 January 1999. p. 159.
"Appendix To Court Circular". Court Circular. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

Bibliography

Reese, Max M. (1976). The Royal Office of Master of the Horse. London: Threshold Books Ltd.
Bucholz, R. O. (2006). "The stables: Master of the Horse 1660–1837". Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (revised): Court Officers, 1660–1837. pp. 603–04.
The Seaxe Newsletter of the Middlesex Heraldry Society, Feb 2007

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[1] "No. 32775". The London Gazette. 8 December 1922. p. 8702.

[2] "No. 32775". The London Gazette. 8 December 1922. p. 8698.

[3] "No. 32909". The London Gazette. 19 February 1924. p. 1453.

[4] "No. 32914". The London Gazette. 29 February 1924. p. 1819.

[5] "No. 47478". The London Gazette. 3 March 1978. p. 2771.

[6] "No. 52686". The London Gazette. 15 October 1991. p. 15641.

[7] "No. 55368". The London Gazette. 7 January 1999. p. 159.

[8] "Appendix To Court Circular". Court Circular. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.