Gentlemen is in Royal Household.
The London Gazette 21239. St. James's-Palace, February 27, 1852. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John William [aged 40], Earl of Sandwich, to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, in the room of Thomas Henry [aged 43], Lord Foley, resigned.
The London Gazette 21397. St. James's-Palace, December 30, 1852. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Thomas Henry Lord Foley [aged 44] to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, in the room of John-William [aged 41], Earl of Sandwich, resigned.
The London Gazette 25488. St. James's Palace, July 6, 1885. THE Queen has been pleased to appoint George William [aged 47], Earl of Coventry, to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, in the room of Charles Robert, Lord Carrington, G.C.M.G., resigned.
The Queen has also been pleased to appoint George Florance, Lord Boston, to be one of Her Majesty's Lords in Waiting in Ordinary, in the room of Charles Douglas Richard [aged 45], Lord Sudeley, resigned.
The London Gazette 25558. St. James's Palace, February 10, 1886. THE Queen has been pleased to make the following appointments in Her Majesty's Household:— .
Valentine Augustus [aged 60], Earl of Kenmare, K.P., to be Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Edward [aged 48], Earl of Lathom, resigned.
Charles Douglas Richard [aged 45], Lord Sudeley to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, in the room of George William [aged 47], Earl of Coventry, resigned.
William John, Lord Monson to be Captain of Her Majesty's Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, in the room of George William [aged 61], Viscount Barrington, resigned.
The Honourable Charles Robert Spencer [aged 28], M.P., to be one of the Grooms in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty, in the room of Sir Henry Fletcher [aged 50], Bart., M.P., resigned.
Around 1509 William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl of Southampton [aged 19] was appointed Gentleman Usher.
Around 1510 John Gostwick [aged 30] was appointed Gentleman Usher to King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 18].
by 1522 Edward Littleton [aged 17] was appointed Gentleman Usher. Around the same time he was appointed Constable of Stafford Castle.
In 1795 Thomas Brooke-Pechell 2nd Baronet [aged 41] was appointed Gentleman Usher to Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 50].
In 1822 William Pole Tylney Long Wellesley 4th Earl Mornington [aged 33] was appointed Gentleman Usher.
On 5th December 1698 Admiral David Mitchell [aged 48] was appointed Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.
On 25th July 1832 Augustus Clifford 1st Baronet [aged 44] was appointed Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod by his half-brother William Cavendish 6th Duke Devonshire [aged 42] which office he held for life.
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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Before 1542 Philip Hoby [aged 36] was appointed Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber.
Before 1619 Thomas Stafford [aged 44] was appointed Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber.
In 1629 James Palmer [aged 43] was appointed Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber.
Before 1st July 1690 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet [aged 33] was appointed Gentleman of the Horse to King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 39].
In 1527 Gilbert Tailboys 1st Baron Tailboys [aged 29] was appointed Gentleman of the King's Chamber.
In or before 1521 Francis Bryan [aged 30] was appointed Gentleman of the Privy Chamber.
In 1539 Maurice Berkeley [aged 33] was appointed Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 47].
In 1547 Maurice Berkeley [aged 41] was appointed Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to King Edward VI of England and Ireland [aged 9].
In 1660 Charles Wheler 2nd Baronet [aged 40] was appointed Gentleman of the Privy Chamber.
In June 1660 Thomas Ingram [aged 45] was appointed Gentleman of the Privy Chamber.
In 1455 Thomas Tresham [aged 35] was appointed Usher of the King's Chamber.