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Honorary Physician To The King
Physician to the King (or Queen, as appropriate) is a title held by physicians of the Medical Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. Part of the Royal Household, the Medical Household includes physicians, who treat general conditions, and extra physicians, specialists who are brought in as required. In 1973, the position of Head of the Medical Household was created. The occupant of that position is also a Physician to the King. Postholders Royal households before 1901 * Balthasar Guersye (died 1557), Physician to Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon * Matthias de Lobel, Physician to King James I * Martin Schöner Dr Martin Schöner or Schönerus (died 1611), physician to James VI and I and Anne of Denmark. Schöner was born in Głogów in Lower Silesia, then a part of the Habsburg Empire, but was considered to be from Thuringia. He is said to have been a ... (died 1611), Physician to Anne of Denmark. * Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802), was invited to be Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medical Household
The Medical Household is the medical part of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. It mainly comprises a range of Physicians and Surgeons to the Sovereign and to the Royal Household. None have more than a nominal or occasional role, although the Apothecaries to the Household at Windsor and London hold daily surgeries, and other apothecaries receive smaller salaries and all others receive only an honorarium. The Coroner to the King/Queen's household investigates deaths within royal residences, but also conducted the inquiry into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. There are currently two Physicians to the King, a Serjeant Surgeon, a Surgeon to the King, Surgeon Oculist to the King, Surgeon Gynaecologist to the King, Surgeon Dentist to the King, Orthopaedic Surgeon to the King, Physician to the Household, Surgeon to the Household, Surgeon Oculist to the Household, Apothecary to the King, Apothecary to the Household at Windsor, Apothecary to the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |