Groom of the Stool
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The Groom of the Stool was the most intimate of an English monarch's courtiers, initially responsible for assisting the king in excretion and hygiene.
The 1st Earl of Holland, Groom of the Stool to Charles I, until 1643
William III's close-stool. Hampton Court collection
William Compton (courtier)
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Sir William Compton was a soldier and one of the most prominent courtiers during the reign of Henry VIII of England.
Groom of the Stool
…1487-1509: Hugh Denys of Osterley, Middlesex. Hugh Denys controlled the private and secret finances of King Henry VII. 1509–1526: William Compton 1526–1536: Sir Henry Norris…
Sir William Compton and his 1st wife, engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar
Elizabeth Stonor, 2nd wife of Sir William Compton, subsequently married Walter Walshe, then Sir Philip Hoby, c. 1532–1543, by Hans Holbein the Younger
Chapel window, Balliol College, Oxford. Compton is depicted bottom centre.