The Master of the Robes is an office in the British Royal Household. He is responsible for the King's robes at times such as a coronation, the annual Order of the Garter service and the State Opening of Parliament. Since the reign of Edward VII, the office has only been filled for coronations (note, the office is not allocated during the reign of a queen regnant). Below is a list of known office holders:
Henry VII 1496: Sir Edward Burton
James I 1603-1612: Roger Aston.John S. Brewer, The Court of King James the First by Godfrey Goodman, vol. 1 (London, 1839), p. 18. 1617–1625: Christopher Villiers
Charles, Prince of Wales, later Charles I 1611–1622: Robert Carey 1622–1628: Spencer Compton, Lord Compton 1628–1649: ?
Charles II 1660–1662: Henry Cavendish, Viscount Mansfield 1662–1678: Laurence Hyde 1678-1679: Sidney Godolphin 1679–1685: Henry Sydney
James II 1685–1687: Arthur Herbert 1687–1688: Lord Thomas Howard
William III 1690–1695: William Nassau de Zuylestein 1695–1701: Arnold van Keppel 1701: Cornelius Nassau Queen Anne
George I 1714–1726: William Cadogan 1727: George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas
George II 1727–1757: Augustus Schutz 1757–1760: Edward Finch
George III 1760–1791: James Brudenell 1791–1808: Sir James Peachey 1808–1809: William Harcourt 1809–1812: Henry Sedley 1812–1820: Charles Nassau Thomas
George IV 1820–1830: Lord Francis Conyngham
William IV 1830: Sir Charles Pole, 1st Baronet 1830–1837: Sir George Seymour
Victoria
Edward VII 1902: Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield
George V 1911: Victor Spencer, 1st Viscount Churchill
Edward VIII 1936: Edward Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke
George VI 1936: Post vacant
Elizabeth II
Charles III 2022: Post vacant
References
External links Database of Court Officers Burke's Peerage & Gentry