Gentleman of the Chapel Royal
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Gentleman of the Chapel Royal is the office of an adult male singer of the Chapel Royal, the household choir of the monarchs of England.[1]
Notable holders[a]
15th century
16th century
- John Bull
- William Byrd
- Thomas Causton
- Richard Edwardes
- Richard Farrant
- Edmund Hooper
- William Hunnis
- William Mundy
- Thomas Palfreyman
- Robert Parsons
- John Sheppard
- Robert Stone
- Thomas Tallis
17th century
- Ralph Amner
- Elway Bevin
- John Blow
- William Child
- Henry Cooke
- Christopher Gibbons
- Orlando Gibbons
- John Gostling
- William Heather
- Pelham Humfrey
- Robert Jones
- Henry Lawes
- John Lenton
- Matthew Locke
- Francis Pigott
- Henry Purcell
- Thomas Day
- Thomas Tomkins
- William Turner
- Michael Wise
18th century
- Edmund Ayrton
- Richard Bellamy
- William Croft
- Richard Elford
- Luke Flintoft
- John Sale
- William Savage
- John Stafford Smith
- John Weldon
19th century
- William Beale
- William Hayman Cummings
- Charles Smart Evans
- William Hawes
- William Knyvett
- Edward Lloyd
- Henry Wylde Sr
20th century
References
- ^ R O Bucholz (ed.). "The Chapel Royal: Gentlemen". Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. University of London. pp. 279–287.
Notes
- ^ by century first appointed