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The Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom (of England beginning in the 14th century, later of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800) [1] is the ceremonial head of the Royal Navy. Most have been courtiers or members of the British royal family , and not professional naval officers.
The office of Admiral of England (later Lord Admiral, and later Lord High Admiral) was created around 1400; there had previously been Admirals of the northern and western seas. [8] King Henry VIII established the Council of the Marine—later to become the Navy Board —in 1546, to oversee administrative affairs of the naval service.
later Admiral of the Fleet (1811) and Lord High Admiral (1827) before becoming King February 1799 [43] Sir Richard Onslow, 1st Baronet: 1741 1817 February 1799: Sir Robert Kingsmill, 1st Baronet: 1730 1805 February 1799: Sir George Bowyer, 5th Baronet: 1740 1800 February 1799: Sir Hyde Parker: 1739 1807 February 1799 [43] Sir Benjamin Caldwell ...
In July 1539 he was made High Steward of Cornwall, and Lord Warden of the Stannaries. The Council of the West proved unsuccessful as an instrument of government, and did not survive the fall of Cromwell. Russell, however, remained a great magnate in the western counties, and obtained the office of Lord High Admiral in 1540.
Lord High Admiral can refer to: Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom (of England until 1707, of Great Britain until 1709, and of the United Kingdom from 1964 to date)
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Edward Fiennes, or Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln KG (1512 – 16 January 1584/85) was an English landowner, peer, and Lord High Admiral. [1] He rendered valuable service to four of the Tudor monarchs.
In 1483 it absorbed the jurisdiction of the deputies and courts these regional courts eventually amalgamated into a single High Court of Admiralty, administered by the Lord High Admiral of England. [49] The Lord High Admiral directly appointed judges to the court, and could remove them at will.