Royal Consents to Marriages (1791-1980)
The following is a list of royal consents to marriages of descendants of George II under the Royal Marriages Act. For most (but not all) the warrants to signify the consent under the Great Seal are listed in the catalogue of the National Archives, series HO 124.
See also this list of royal consents (1900-2005) with (now broken) links to the notice in the Gazette by the CUH&GS. It misses a few consents that are listed here, but adds twenty consents for the period 1981-2007.
| date of consent |
spouses date of marriage references in the National Archives, London Gazette |
| 1791 Sept. 24 | Frederick,
Duke of York Princess Frederique Charlotte of Prussia 24 Nov 1791 HO 124/1: Signed Manual Warrant Gazette Issue 13347 published on the 27 September 1791. Page 1 |
| 1794 Dec. 17 | George, Prince of Wales Princess Caroline Amelia of Brunswick 8 Apr 1795 HO 124/2: Signed Manual Warrant |
| 1797 May 3 | Princess Royal HSH Frederic, Hereditary Prince of Wurtenburg 18 May 1797 HO 124/3: Signed Manual Warrant |
| 1814 Aug. 15 | Duke of Cumberland Dowager Princess of Solms 29 Aug 1815 HO 124/4: Signed. Manual Warrant |
| 1816 Mar. 9 | Princess Charlotte Auguta HSH Leopold, Duke of Saxe-Coburg 2 May 1816 HO 124/5: Signed Manual Warrant |
| 1816 June 8 | Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth HSH Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse 7 Apr 1818 HO 124/6: Signed Manual Warrant |
| 1816 Apr. 2 | Her Royal Highness Princess Mary William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester 22 Jul 1816 HO 124/7: Signed Manual Warrant |
| 1818 Apr. 22 | Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge HRH Princess Augusta of Hesse 7 May 1818 HO 124/8: Signed Manual Warrant |
| 1818 May 11 | Edward, Duke of Kent Princess Maria of Saxe-Coburg 29 May 1818 HO 124/9: Signed Manual Warrant |
| 1818 July 7 | William Henry, Duke of Clarence Princess Adelaide of Saxony 11 Jul 1818 HO 124/10: Signed Manual Warrant |
| 13 Jun 1842 |
George, crown Prince of Hanover
Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg 18 Feb 1843 not in HO 124 Copy in HO 45/8927 |
| 1842 Nov. 2 | Princess Augusta of Cambridge Prince Frederick, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh 28 Jun 1843 HO 124/11: Signed Manual Warrant |
| 1857 May 16 | The Princess Royal Crown Prince of Prussia 25 Jan 1858 HO 124/12: Signed Manual Warrant. Gazette Issue 22003, 19 May 1857. Page 2 |
| 1861 Apr. 30 | Princess Alice Prince Frederick of Hesse. 1 Jul 1862 HO 124/13: Signed Manual Warrant, see also C 188/1 p. 30-64. Gazette Issue 22507, 3 May 1861, p. 1 |
| 1862 Nov. 1 | Prince of Wales Princess Alexandra of Denmark. 10 Mar 1863 HO 124/14: Signed Manual Warrant, see also C 188/1 p. 67-70. Gazette Issue 22677, 4 November 1862, p. 1 |
| 1865 Dec 5 |
Princess Helena Augusta Victoria Prince Frederic Christian Charles Augustus of Schleswig-Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg 5 Jul 1866 not in HO 124 Gazette Issue 23046, 5 December 1865, p. 1 |
| 1866 May 19 |
HRH Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth
of Cambridge HSH Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander, duke of Teck 12 Jun 1866 not in HO 124 Gazette Issue 23118, 22 May 1866, p. 1 |
| 1870 Oct. 24 | HRH
Princess
Louise Caroline Alberta The Marquis of Lorne. 21 Mar 1871 HO 124/15: Signed Manual Warrant. Gazette Issue 23682, 25 November 1870, p. 1 |
| 1873 July 17 | Duke of Edinburgh Grand Duchess Marie of Russia 23 Jan 1874 HO 124/16: Signed Manual Warrant. Gazette Issue 24000 published on the 22 July 1873. Page 1 |
| 1878 May 16 | Duke of Connaught Princess Louise of Prussia. 13 Mar 1879 HO 124/17: Signed Manual Warrant Gazette Issue 24583, 21 May 1878, p. 1 |
| 1878 Nov. 27 | Duke of Cumberland Princess Thyra of Denmark 21 Dec 1878 HO 124/18: Signed Manual Warrant, see also C 188/2 p. 1 Gazette Issue 24653, 6 December 1878, p. 1 |
| 1880 Mar. 18 | Princess
Frederica of Hanover Baron von Pawel Remminger. 24 Apr 1880 HO 124/19: Signed Manual Warrant Gazette Issue 24824, 19 March 1880, p. 1 |
| 1881 Nov. 29 | Duke
of Albany
Princess Helene of Waldeck Pyrmont. 27 Apr 1882 HO 124/20: Signed Manual Warrant Gazette Issue 25044, 2 December 1881, p. 1 |
| 1885 Jan. 27 | Princess
Beatrice Prince Henry of Battenberg. 23 Jul 1885 HO 124/21: Signed Manual Warrant, see also C 188/1 p. 10 Gazette Issue 25436, 27 January 1885, p. 1 |
| 1889 July 5 | Princess
Louise of Wales the Earl of Fife 27 Jul 1889 HO 124/22: Signed Manual Warrant, see also C 188/l p. 16. Gazette Issue 25953, 12 July 1889, p. 1 See also HO 45/9811/B6877 |
| 1891 July 2 | Princess
Franziska of Schleswig Holstein Prince Aribert of Anhalt. 6 Jul 1891 HO 124/23: Signed Manual Warrant. See also C 188/1 p. 18 Gazette Issue 26180, 7 July 1891, p. 1 See also HO 45/9841/B10982 |
| 1891 Dec. 12 | Duke
of
Clarence Princess Victoria Mary of Teck. no marriage HO 124/24: Signed Manual Warrant , see also C 188/1 p.22 Gazette Issue 26233, 15 December 1891, p. 1 |
| 1892
June 27 (28 acc. to Gazette) |
Princess
Marie
of Edinburgh Prince Ferdinand of Roumania 10 Jan 1893 HO 124/25: Signed Manual Warrant. See also C 188/1 p. 26 Gazette Issue 26303, 1 July 1892, p. 2 See also HO 144/20/49089 |
| 1893 May 16 | Duke
of York
Princess Victoria Mary of Teck 6 Jul 1893 HO 124/26: Signed Manual Warrant see also C 188/2 p. 9 Gazette Issue 26404, 19 May 1893, p. 1 see also HO 144/964/B17152 |
| 1894 Jan. 29 | Princess
Victoria Melita of Edinburgh Ernest, Grand Duke of Hesse 19 Apr 1894 HO 124/27: Signed Manual Warrant, see also C 188/1 p.28 Gazette Issue 26480, 30 January 1894, p. 6 |
| 1894 Oct. 15 | Prince
Adolphus of Teck Lady Margaret Grosvenor 12 Dec 1894 HO 124/28: Signed Manual Warrant. See also C 188/2 p. 15 Gazette Issue 26562, 19 October 1894. Page 1 |
| 1895 Nov. 21 |
Princess
Maud
of Wales Prince Christian of Denmark 22 Jul 1896 HO 124/29: Signed Manual Warrant. See also C 188/1 p. 32 Gazette Issue 26691, 20 December 1895, p. 1. Corrected in issue 26692, 24 December 1895, p. 1. |
| 1895
Dec.12 |
Princess
Alexandra Louise of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Ernest of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 20 Apr 1896 HO 124/30: Signed Manual Warrant. Gazette Issue 26691, 20 December 1895, p. 1. Corrected in issue 26692, 24 December 1895, p. 1. |
| 1900 May 15 | Princess Marie Louise of Cumberland Prince Maximilian of Baden. 10 Jul 1900 HO 124/31: Signed Manual Warrant. See also C 188/1 p. 35. Gazette Issue 27203, 19 June 1900, p. 1 |
| 1903
Nov. 17 [16 in LG] |
Princess
Alice
of Albany Prince Alexander of Teck 10 Feb 1904 HO 124/32: Signed Manual Warrant See also C 188/1 p. 35 See also PC 8/585, HO 45/10293/113219 Gazette Issue 27616 published on the 16 November 1903. Page 1 |
| 1904 Mar. 7 | Princess
Alexandra of Cumberland the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 7 Jun 1904 HO 124/33: Signed Manual Warrant See also C 188/1 p. 43 See also PC 8/589 Gazette Issue 27654 published on the 8 March 1904. Page 3 |
| 1905 Feb. 27 | Duke
of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein 11 Oct 1905 HO 124/34: Signed Manual Warrant Gazette Issue 27769 published on the 28 February 1905. Page 1 |
| 1905 Mar. 20 | Princess
Margaret of Connaught Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden 15 Jun 1905 HO 124/35: Signed Manual Warrant See also C 188/1 p. 46 See also HO 45/10319/127366 Gazette Issue 27776 published on the 17 March 1905. Page 1 |
| 1913 Mar. 17 | Prince
Ernest
of Cumberland Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia 24 May 1913 HO 124/36: Signed Manual Warrant See also C 188/2 p. 19 Gazette Issue 28701 published on the 18 March 1913. Page 1 |
| 1913 Aug. 12 | HRH Prince Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert of Connaught
HH Princess Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise, Duchess of Fife 15 Oct 1913 HO 124/37: Signed Manual Warrant See also C 168/2 p.24 Gazette Issue 28745 published on the 12 August 1913. Page 1 |
| 1919 Feb. 10 | HRH Princess Patricia of Connaught Commander the Honourable Alexander Ramsay, D.S.O., R.N. 27 Feb 1919 HO 124/38: Wanting See also C 188/3 See also PC 8/848, HO 45/17903 Gazette Issue 31174 published on the 11 February 1919. Page 1 |
| 1921 Nov, 22 | HRH Princess
Victoria Alexandra
Alice Mary Henry George Charles Lascelles commonly called Viscount Lascelles 28 Feb 1922 HO 124/39: Signed Manual Warrant see also C 188/2 p.27 See also HO 144/1759/426865 Gazette Issue 32529 published on the 25 November 1921. Page 1 |
| 1923 Feb. 12 | HRH the Duke of York Lady Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon 26 Apr 1923 HO 124/40: Signed Manual Warrant See also C 188/2 p. 32 Gazette Issue 32795 published on the 13 February 1923 |
| 1923 June 26 | HH Princess Maud Charles Alexander Carnegie commonly called Lord Carnegie 12 Nov 1923 HO 124/41: Signed Manual Warrant See also C 188/2 p. 37 Gazette Issue 32837 published on the 26 June 1923. Page 1 |
| 1931 Oct. 7 | Lady May Helen Emma Cambridge Henry Abel Smith 24 Oct 1931 HO 124/42: Signed Manual Warrant See also C 188/2 p. 42 See also HO 144/16357 Gazette Issue 33761 published on the 9 October 1931. Page 1 |
| 1934 Oct. 5 | HRH Prince George Edward Alexander Edmund HRH Princess Marina of Greece 29 Nov 1934 HO 124/43: Signed Manual Warrant See also C 188/2 p. 43 See also HO 144/19713 Gazette Issue 34093 published on the 5 October 1934. Page 1 |
| 1935 Oct. 3 | HRH the Duke of Gloucester Lady Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott 6 Nov 1935 HO 124/44: Signed Manual Warrant See also C 188/2 p. 50 See also HO 45/16405 Gazette Issue 34204 published on the 4 October 1935. Page 1 |
| 1937 Dec. 26 | HRH Princess Frederica of Hanover and Duchess of
Brunswick and Luneburg HRH Prince Paul, Crown Prince of Greece and Prince of Denmark. 9 Jan 1938 HO 124/45: Signed Manual Warrant See also HO 144/21098 Gazette Issue 34468 published on the 31 December 1937. Page 1 |
| 1941 Jan. 29 | Lady Iris Victoria Beatrice Grace Mountbatten Hamilton Joseph Keyes O'Malley, Esq. 15 Feb 1941 HO 124/46: Signed Manual Warrant See also C 188/2 p. 52 See also HO 144/21548 not gazetted |
| 1947 July 31 | HRH the Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Lieut. Philip Mountbatten, R.N. 20 Nov 1947 HO 124/47: Signed Manual Warrant Gazette Issue 38030, 29 July 1947 [sic], p. 1 |
| 1949 July 28 | George Henry Hubert, Earl of Harewood Marion Donata Stein 21 Sep 1949 HO 124/48: Signed Manual Warrant See also C 188/4 Gazette Issue 38677, 29 Jul 1949, p. 1 |
| 1951 Aug. 1 | HRH Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover HRH Princess Ortrud, Bertha Adelaide Hedwig of Schlesvig-Holstein-Glucksburg. 4 Sep 1951 HO 124/49: Signed Manual Warrant not gazetted |
| 1952 June 24 | the Hon. Gerald David Lascelles Angela Dowding 15 Jul 1952 HO 124/50: Signed Manual Warrant Gazette Issue 39584 published on the 27 June 1952. Page 1 |
| 1956 June 1 | James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie (Lord Carnegie) Caroline Cicely Dewar 1 Sep 1956 HO 124/51: Signed Manual Warrant Gazette Issue 40795 published on the 1 June 1956. Page 1 |
| 1956 Aug. 19 | Alexander Arthur Alfonso David Ramsay Flora Marjory Fraser 16 Oct 1956 HO 124/52: Signed Manual Warrant Gazette Issue 40860 published on the 21 August 1956. Page 1 |
| 1957 July 31 | Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith David Ian Liddell Granger 14 Dec 1957 HO 124/53: Photocopy Gazette Issue 41141 published on the 2 August 1957. Page 1 |
| 1959 Sept. 14 | Captain Richard P. Abel Smith Marcia Kendrew 28 Apr 1960 HO 124/54: Photocopy Gazette Issue 41816, 15 September 1959, p. 1 |
| 1960 Aug. 3 | HRH Prince Welf Heinrich etc. of Hanover Princess Sophie Alexandra of Ysenburg and Budingen 20 Sep 1960 HO 124/55: Signed Manual Warrant not gazetted |
| 1960 Mar 16 | Princess Margaret Rose Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones 6 May 1960 HO 124/56: Photocopy Gazette Issue 41986, 18 March 1960, p. 1 see also LCO 2/8114 |
| 1961 Mar 24 |
Duke of Kent Katharine Worsley 8 Jun 1961 not in HO 124 Gazette Issue 42314, 28 March 1961, p. 1 See LCO 2/8503 |
| 1962 Dec. 19 | Princess Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Angus James Bruce Ogilvy 24 Par 1963 HO 124/57: Photocopy Gazette Issue 42864 published on the 21 December 1962. Page 1 |
| 1965 Feb. 26 | Elizabeth Alice Abel Smith Peter Ronald Wise 29 Apr 1965 HO 124/58: Photocopy Gazette Issue 43590 published on the 2 March 1965. Page 1 |
| 1967 Jul 28 |
Earl of Harewood Patricia Elizabeth Tuckwell 31 Jul 1967 not in HO 124 Gazette Issue 44375 published on the 28 July 1967. Page 1 see also PREM 13/1771 |
| 1972 Feb. 4 | HRH Prince Richard Alexander Walter George of Gloucester
Birgitte Eva Van Deurs 8 Jul 1972 HO 124/59: 3 photographs Gazette Issue 45601 published on the 17 February 1972. Page 1 |
| 1973 Mar. 29 | the Honourable James Edward Lascelles Fredericka Ann Duhrssen 4 Apr 1973 HO 124/60: Photocopy Gazette Issue 45947 published on the 6 April 1973. Page 1 |
| 1973 July 24 | HRH Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Captain Mark Anthony Peter Phillips 14 Nov 1973 HO 124/61: Photocopy Gazette Issue 46036, 26 July 1973, p. 1 |
| 1978 Aug. 1 | HRH Prince Michael George Charles Franklin of Kent the Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz, formerly Mrs Thomas Troubridge 30 Jul 1978 HO 124/62 not gazetted |
| 1978 Nov 15 | Gerald David Lascelles Elizabeth Evelyn Colvin 17 Nov 1978 HO 124/63 not gazetted |
| 1979 Feb 6 | David Henry George, Viscount Lascelles Margaret Rosalind Messenger 12 Feb 1979 HO 124/64 Gazette Issue 47770 published on the 13 February 1979. Page 2 |
| 1979 June 26 | Henry Ulick Lascelles Alexandra Ruth Clare Morton 25 Aug 1979 HO 124/65 Gazette Issue 47892 published on the 28 June 1979. Page 1 |
| 1980 Feb.13 | the Honourable Katherine Ingrid Mary Isabel Fraser Mark Malise Nicolson 3 May 1980 HO 124/66: Photocopy Gazette Issue 48099, 18 February 1980, p. 1 |
| 1980 July 28 | Katherine Emma Abel Smith Hubert Wentworth Beaumont 16 Oct 1980 HO 124/67: Photocopy Gazette Issue 48264 , 29 July 1980, p. 1 |
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