Chief Butler of England (through associated titles)

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The Chief Butler of England is a historic ceremonial office of the English royal household traditionally held by noble families, notably the Howards, involving duties related to royal banquets and coronations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial office
court office
associatedCeremony coronation banquet
state banquet
associatedWithFamily Dukes of Norfolk NERFINISHED
Howard family NERFINISHED
associatedWithInstitution English monarchy
associatedWithTitle Duke of Norfolk NERFINISHED
Earl Marshal NERFINISHED
Earl of Arundel NERFINISHED
category English ceremonial officers
Positions within the British Royal Household
ceremonialContext English coronation ritual
royal household ceremonies
country Kingdom of England
dutyAtCoronation serve wine to the sovereign
supervise butlers and servers at the coronation feast
hasCeremonialRole participation in coronation ceremonies
participation in royal feasts
hasDuty ceremonial attendance on the sovereign at state occasions
oversight of wine and drink at royal feasts
service at coronations
service at royal banquets
hasTitleStyle Chief Butler of England NERFINISHED
heldByNobility English peerage
historicalStatus hereditary office in noble families
largely ceremonial
languageOfName English
officeType great office of the royal household
partOf English royal household
Royal Household of England NERFINISHED
relatedOffice Chief Butler of Ireland NERFINISHED
Chief Butler of Scotland NERFINISHED
scopeOfOffice England NERFINISHED
selectionMethod hereditary succession in noble lineages
symbolicFunction embodiment of feudal obligations at court
representation of noble service to the Crown
timePeriod early modern England
medieval England
traditionalHolder Duke of Norfolk NERFINISHED
Earl of Arundel NERFINISHED
Howard family NERFINISHED

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Howard family hasHereditaryOffice Chief Butler of England (through associated titles)