List of keepers and rangers of Richmond Park
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
Rangers
- 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.
Sources
- Paul A Rabbitts (2014). Richmond Park: From Medieval Pasture to Royal Park. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445618562, pp. 22–24