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Master Carver
The Master Carver or Hereditary Carver is a member of the Great Officer of State, Royal household of Scotland. A Crown Royal Charter, Charter of 1704 ratified by Parliament of Scotland, Parliament in 1705, erected Sir William Anstruther's land into the Barony of Anstruther and conferred upon him the heritable offices of Master Carver and one of the Masters of the Household. It is not clear why the office was created, except that the family appears to have held similar offices from 1585 onwards. The current holder of the office is Anstruther baronets, Sir Sebastian Anstruther of Balcluskie. See also * Clan Anstruther References Scottish royalty Positions within the British Royal Household Ceremonial officers in the United Kingdom 1705 establishments in Scotland {{Scotland-poli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Officer Of State
Government in medieval monarchies generally comprised the king's companions, later becoming the Royal Household, from which the officers of state arose, initially having household and government duties. Later some of these officers became two: one serving state and one serving household. They were superseded by new officers, or were absorbed by existing officers. Many of the officers became hereditary and thus removed from practical operation of either the state or the household. Especially in the Norman kingdoms these offices will have common characteristics. In the United Kingdom, the Great Officers of State are traditional ministers of The Crown who either inherit their positions or are appointed to exercise certain largely ceremonial functions or to operate as members of the government. This cites: * Stubbs, ''Constitutional History'', ch. xi. *Freeman, ''Norman Conquest'', ch. xxiv. * Gneist, ''Constitution of England'', ch. xvi., xxv. and liv. Separate Great Officers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
