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Pages in category "Ladies of the Privy Chamber" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
This page is a list of Lady and Gentleman Ushers of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom from the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 up to the present day.. Gentleman Ushers originally formed three classes: Gentleman Ushers of the Privy Chamber, Gentleman Ushers Daily Waiters and Gentleman Ushers Quarterly Waiters.
Ladies of the Privy Chamber (2 C, 16 P) M. Mistresses of the Robes (5 C, 19 P) Pages in category "English ladies-in-waiting" The following 73 pages are in this ...
Women holding the position of chamberer at the royal court of England. The role differed from that of gentlewomen of the chamber or privy chamber.
During the Tudor dynasty (1485–1603), the First Lady of the Bedchamber was called Chief Gentlewoman of the Privy Chamber. She had the highest rank among the Ladies of the bedchamber , and their role was to act as the attendants and companions of the royal woman.
Other women present in the queen's privy chamber included the Maids of Honour, who frequently received lavish gifts of clothing, [13] and gentlewomen in attendance who did not receive a fee or livery clothes. These gentlewomen do not appear in financial records but their names are noted in lists of those at state occasions, especially funerals.
The privy chamber was the most influential department in an English royal household. [1] It contained the king's "privy lodging", consisting of bedroom, library, study, and lavatory. What was known as the chamber was later divided into a privy chamber (distinguished from bedchamber in 1559), and outer chamber (often styled presence chamber).
In the Middle Ages, Margaret of France is noted to have had seven ladies of the bedchamber: the three married ones were called dominæ and the four unmarried ones were known as maids of honour. [2] Their task was simply to act as the companions (see lady's companion) and personal attendants to the royal woman.