Master of the Staghounds

Master of the Staghounds was a position in the British Royal Household created in 1738 and abolished in 1782.[1] The office was responsible for the oversight and care of the Royal staghounds.

"Master of Staghounds" was also a title or descriptive given to staghound masters on a more local level.[2][3][4][5]

Masters of the Staghounds

References

  1. Office-Holders in Modern Britain 11 (Revised ed.). London: University of London. 2006. pp. 215–216. cited at "Hunting, sporting and gaming: The staghounds and harthounds". British History Online. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  2. Underhill, George Frederick (1903). The Master of Hounds. G. Richards. pp. 213–223. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  3. John Wooten. "Portrait of Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745) as Master of the Kings Staghounds in Windsor Forest". MyStudios.com. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  4. Fortescue, Hon. John. Record of Staghunting on Exmoor, London, 1887, A Tabulated History of the North Devon and Devon and Somerset Staghounds (Appendix B)
  5. Fortescue, John (1887). Record of Staghunting on Exmoor, London, 1887, A Tabulated History of the North Devon and Devon and Somerset Staghounds.

See also

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