Lady in Waiting is in Ladies.
1533 Marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
1536 Marriage of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
Around 1465 Alice Haute [aged 18] was appointed Lady in Waiting to her first cousin Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England [aged 28]. Alice's mother Joan Woodville was sister to Elizabeth's father Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers [aged 60].
After 1466 Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey [aged 22] was appointed Lady in Waiting to Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England [aged 29].
After 11th June 1509 Maud Green [aged 17] was appointed Lady in Waiting to Catherine of Aragon Queen Consort England [aged 23].
On 25th January 1533 Henry VIII [aged 41] and Queen Anne Boleyn of England [aged 32] were married by Rowland Leigh [aged 46] at Whitehall Palace [Map]. Anne Savage Baroness Berkeley [aged 37], Thomas Heneage [aged 53] and Henry Norreys [aged 51] were present. She the daughter of Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 56] and Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 53]. He the son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England. They were fifth cousin once removed.
Sometime after the marriage Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland [aged 38] was appointed Lady in Waiting to Queen Anne Boleyn of England. She would go to serve Henry's next three wives.
Around May 1536 Jane Parker Viscountess Rochford [aged 31] was appointed Lady in Waiting to Queen Jane Seymour [aged 27].
On 30th May 1536 Henry VIII [aged 44] and Jane Seymour [aged 27] were married at Whitehall Palace [Map] by Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester [aged 53]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. He the son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland [aged 41] and Margaret Dymoke aka Mistress Coffin [aged 36] were appointed Lady in Waiting to Queen Jane Seymour.
In 1539 Catherine Howard [aged 16] was appointed Lady in Waiting to Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England [aged 23].
Around January 1540 Jane Parker Viscountess Rochford [aged 35] was appointed Lady in Waiting to Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England [aged 24].
On 6th January 1540 Henry VIII [aged 48] and Anne of Cleves [aged 24] were married by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer [aged 50] at the Palace of Placentia, Greenwich [Map]. Anne of Cleves was crowned Queen Consort England. The difference in their ages was 24 years. She the daughter of John de la Marck III Duke Cleves and Maria Jülich Berg Duchess Cleves. He the son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England. They were fifth cousin once removed.
Catherine Carey [aged 16] and Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland [aged 45] were appointed Lady in Waiting to Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England.
Around July 1540 Jane Parker Viscountess Rochford [aged 35] was appointed Lady in Waiting to Queen Catherine Howard of England [aged 17].
On 28th July 1540 Henry VIII [aged 49] and Catherine Howard [aged 17] were married at Oatlands Palace [Map] by Bishop of London Edmund Bonner [aged 40]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. The difference in their ages was 31 years. He the son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England. They were fifth cousin once removed.
Catherine Carey [aged 16] and Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland [aged 45] were appointed Lady in Waiting to Queen Catherine Howard of England.
The date of the marriage derived from the Baga de Secrets Pouch XIII.
Around 1554 Jane Dormer Duchess Feria [aged 15] was appointed Lady in Waiting to Queen Mary I of England and Ireland [aged 37].
In 1556 Sébastien de Luxembourg Duke of Penthièvre [aged 26] and Marie de Beaucaire [aged 21] were married. She a Lady in Waiting to Mary Queen of Scots [aged 13].
Before 13th October 1559 Margaret Neville Countess Rutland was appointed Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 26].
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In November 1588 Mary Dudley was appointed Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 55].
Around 1605 Cecily Bulstrode [aged 20] was appointed Lady in Waiting to Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland [aged 30].
Around 1605 Dorothy Bulstrode [aged 13] was appointed Lady in Waiting to Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland [aged 30].
After 9th March 1702 Barbara Villiers Viscountess Fitzhardinge [aged 48] was appointed Lady in Waiting to Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 37].
Before 1813 Anne Hamilton [aged 46] was appointed Lady in Waiting to Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [aged 44] which position she held until 1813.
Before 1847 Alice Gordon [aged 59] was appointed Lady in Waiting to Princess Sophia of Gloucester.
Olivia Boteler was appointed Lady in Waiting to Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England.
Margaret Bourchier 1st Baroness Bryan was appointed Lady in Waiting to Catherine of Aragon Queen Consort England.
