Lord Steward of the Household
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The Lord Steward of the Household is a senior official of the British Royal Household historically responsible for overseeing the domestic affairs and management of the royal court.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Steward of the Household canonical | 28 |
| Lord Steward | 9 |
| Master of the Household to the Sovereign | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
office
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position in the Royal Household ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | British monarchy ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
the monarch of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
the sovereign ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lord Steward of the Household
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surface form:
Lord Steward
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| hasCeremonialRole |
attendance on the sovereign at court functions
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participation in coronation ceremonies (historically) ⓘ presence at state banquets and formal occasions ⓘ |
| hasChangedFunction | from executive household management to largely ceremonial role ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
administration of household finances and provisioning (historically)
ⓘ
ceremonial functions at court ⓘ management of the royal household ⓘ oversight of certain departments of the Royal Household (historically) ⓘ oversight of domestic affairs of the royal court ⓘ participation in state and court ceremonies ⓘ supervision of royal household staff ⓘ |
| hasGenderAssociation | traditionally male officeholder ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
head of the Lord Steward’s Department
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senior officer of the British Royal Household ⓘ senior officer of the English Royal Household ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | organization of royal domestic service (historically) ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
household departments concerned with provisioning and domestic service (historically)
ⓘ
royal palaces (domestic management, historically) ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | Crown appointment ⓘ |
| hasRank |
Great Officer of the Household (historically classified)
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senior officer of the Household ⓘ |
| hasSeatOrOfficeAt | royal palaces in London (traditionally) ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning | embodiment of royal domestic authority ⓘ |
| hasTemporalExtent | medieval period to present (with changing functions) ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
British court ceremonial
ⓘ
Court of St James's ⓘ
surface form:
Court of St James’s
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| isComparableTo | chief household officer in other royal courts ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Lord Chamberlain
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Master of the Household ⓘ |
| isSubordinateTo | the monarch ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Royal Household of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Household
Royal Household of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
member of the nobility
ⓘ
peer of the realm (typically) ⓘ |
| usedIn | United Kingdom constitutional and court practice ⓘ |
| usedToBeResponsibleFor |
control of household expenditure (historically)
ⓘ
day-to-day running of the royal household ⓘ oversight of royal kitchens and domestic offices (historically) ⓘ |
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Lord Steward
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Lord Steward
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
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Master of the Household to the Sovereign
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Lord Steward
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John Winston Spencer-Churchill
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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire
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John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
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John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
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Master of the Household to the Sovereign