List of keepers and rangers of Richmond Park

Updated on Oct 07, 2024

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This article is a list of the keepers and rangers of Richmond Park, initially of the "New Park" formed in 1625 by Charles I.

Keepers

1637–1649 Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland

1660–1673 Sir Lionel Tollemache and his wife Elizabeth, Countess of Dysart (Elizabeth alone in her own right after Lionel's death in 1669)

1673–1682 John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, Elizabeth's second husband

1683–1711 Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester

1711–1727 Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Rochester, the 1st Earl's son

1727–1751 Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford

1751–1761 Princess Amelia, daughter of George II

1761–1792 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, tutor and prime minister to George III

1792–1814 George III

1814–1835 Princess Elizabeth, George III's daughter

1835–1850 Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, George III's son

1850–1857 Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, George III's daughter

1857–1904 George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge, Adolphus's son

Since 1904 the park has been managed by central government and is currently the responsibility of The Royal Parks.

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