16-589: Lord High Admiral can refer to: Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom (of England until 1707, of Great Britain until 1709, and of the United Kingdom from 1964 to date) Lord High Admiral of Scotland Lord High Admiral of the Wash Lord High Admiral of Sweden Lord High Admiral, Pimlico , London public house See also [ edit ] List of lords high admiral List of first lords of
32-447: A member of parliament . Between 1703 and the spring of 1704, the permitted number of members of the council was raised to six. After spring 1704 until 1708, the upper limit of members of the council was increased to seven. In May 1827, the Duke of Clarence was authorised to appoint a council that consisted of no more than four members to hold office during his tenure; by July 1827, the right of
48-576: A promising naval career to support Elizabeth as her consort. Upon Prince Philip's death in 2021, the identity of the holder of the office became obscure, i.e., there has been no official announcement about the office's holder since then. It is unknown whether the office of Lord High Admiral reverted back to the Crown, or if it is currently vacant, in which case it remains as such until His Majesty either assumes it, or grants it upon someone else. The Ministry of Defence had confirmed they did not hold information on
64-539: A sub-committee (Navy) of the tri-service Defence Council of the United Kingdom . The ancient title of Lord High Admiral was resumed, by the sovereign personally. Elizabeth II held the title for the next 47 years, until in 2011 she conferred the office upon her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , to celebrate his 90th birthday. Philip had served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, but he gave up
80-632: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom The Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom (of England beginning in the 14th century, later of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800) is the ceremonial head of the Royal Navy . Most have been courtiers or members of the British royal family , and not professional naval officers. The Lord High Admiral
96-565: Is one of the nine English Great Officers of State and since 2021 is held personally by the reigning monarch (currently King Charles III , who is also Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces ). In 1385 Richard, Earl of Arundel, was appointed Admiral of England, reuniting the offices of Admiral of the North and Admiral of the West , separate from 1294. From 1388 the offices of Admiral of the North and of
112-634: The Act of Union 1707 , all jurisdictions were placed under the office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain. The earliest known instructions given to the Lord Admiral to fly command flags were given by King Henry VIII in 1545. The Lord Admiral was ordered to fly the flag of the arms of the King on the top of the main masthead, with the flag of the cross of Saint George on the top of the front (fore) masthead. Lord High Admirals Council The Lord High Admirals Council
128-636: The Admiralty List of lords commissioners of the Admiralty Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lord High Admiral . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lord_High_Admiral&oldid=1180442450 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
144-734: The Lord High Admiral to appoint council members was passed over to the Monarch . The Duke of Clarence's councils usually consisted of two naval members and two civil members, in all twelve councils would convene during the two periods. Senior Members of Lords Admiral Council (*), Naval Member (N) and Civil Member (C) Council of 22 May 1702 Council of 29 March 1703 Council of 30 April 1704 Council of 26 December 1704 Council of 11 June 1705 Council of 8 February 1706 Notes: 28 June 1707: Prince George , Lord High Admiral (reappointed as Lord High Admiral of Great Britain following
160-407: The West were again distinct, though often held by the same man, until "Admirals of England" were appointed continuously from 1406. The titles "High Admiral" and "Lord Admiral" were both used, eventually combining in "Lord High Admiral". The Lord High Admiral did not originally have command at sea, but had jurisdiction over maritime affairs and the authority to establish courts of Admiralty . During
176-521: The early 17th century onwards, when an individual Lord High Admiral was appointed, there was also a Council of the Lord High Admiral which assisted him to perform some of the duties of the Admiralty . When this office was not occupied by an individual, it was "put into commission" and exercised by a Board of Admiralty headed by a First Lord of the Admiralty ; this was the usual arrangement from 1709 until it
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#1732838054223192-478: The issue, but suggested it had been resumed by Queen Elizabeth II in right of the Crown. Upon Queen Elizabeth II's death in 2022, the office was reported to have been passed to King Charles III . The office is understood to be held by the Monarch (currently King Charles III) by default and can be granted to whomever is chosen by the Monarch. Before 1707 there was an office of Lord High Admiral of Scotland . Following
208-556: The periods the Board of Admiralty was not in commission, a special council of advisers known as the Lord High Admirals Council was established on the advice of the government of the day to which the Lord High Admiral had to accept the advisers recommended by the government. In 1702, Prince George was authorised to appoint a Lord Admirals Council – there were originally three naval members and one civil member who were usually
224-532: The reign of Henry VIII (1509–47) the English Navy had expanded to a point where it could not be managed by a single Lord High Admiral alone, therefore day-to-day management of the navy was handed over to a committee that later became known as the Navy Board . The navy board had Samuel Pepys as one of its members during the reign of Charles II (1660–85), and it ran side-by-side with the Board of Admiralty . From
240-531: Was a series of councils appointed to advise and assist the Lord High Admiral of England and then later of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the direction of Naval Affairs also known as Council of the Lord High Admiral when the Board of Admiralty was not in commission the first series took place between 1702-1708 and second and final series of councils took place from 1827-1828. For
256-466: Was merged with the Admiralty in 1832. However, the office of Lord High Admiral, which—except for brief periods during its long history—had remained extant, was not abolished as an official naval post until 1964. In 1964, the office of First Lord of the Admiralty was also abolished and the functions of the Lords Commissioners of Admiralty were transferred to the new Admiralty Board becoming
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