Historical lists of Privy Counsellors
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These are lists of Privy Counsellors of England
, Great Britain
and the United Kingdom
from the reorganisation of the Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council in 1679 to the present day. Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
between 1660 and 1922 and of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland
are also listed.
Kingdom of England
The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a sovereign state to the northwest of continental Europe. At its height, the Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and several smaller outlying islands; what today comprises the legal jurisdiction of England...
, Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
from the reorganisation of the Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council in 1679 to the present day. Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...
between 1660 and 1922 and of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland
Privy Council of Northern Ireland
The Privy Council of Northern Ireland was a formal body of advisors to the sovereign and was a vehicle for the monarch's prerogative powers in Northern Ireland. It was modelled on the Privy Council of the United Kingdom....
are also listed.
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- List of Privy Counsellors (1679–1714)
- List of Privy Counsellors (1714–1820)
- List of Privy Counsellors (1820–1837)
- List of Privy Counsellors (1837–1901)
- List of Privy Counsellors (1901–1910)
- List of Privy Counsellors (1910–1936)
- List of Privy Counsellors (1936–1952)
- List of Privy Counsellors (1952–present)
See also
Sources
- Haydn, Joseph Timothy and Ockerby, Horace. The Book of Dignities, 3rd ed. (1894, reprinted Baltimore, 1970).