Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire

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The Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Wiltshire, responsible for ceremonial duties, civic engagement, and the coordination of local volunteer and reserve forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lord-Lieutenancy
ceremonial office
deputy lieutenants
person
appliesToJurisdiction Wiltshire
appointedBy British monarch
King Charles III
associatedWith Honours system of the United Kingdom
Royal visits in Wiltshire
basedOn Lieutenancy of Wiltshire
ceremonialDress lord-lieutenant’s uniform
collaboratesWith High Sheriff of Wiltshire
country United Kingdom
hasComponent Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire
linked to: Deputy Lieutenants
hasDuty coordinate royal visits to Wiltshire
encourage voluntary and charitable activity
liaise with local armed forces units
participate in civic and community events
present awards and honours on behalf of the monarch
represent the monarch on ceremonial occasions
support and promote cadet forces
support and promote reserve forces
hasTitleStyle Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire
His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire
historicalRole led county militia
responsible for local defence (early modern period)
inception 1559
isPartOf British honours and ceremonial system
jurisdiction ceremonial county of Wiltshire
language English
notableFor first female Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
officeCreatedUnder Tudor reforms of county administration
officeHolder Sarah Troughton
oversees Wiltshire Lieutenancy area
partOf Lieutenancies of England
positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
precedenceWithinCounty highest non-royal
replaces military leadership of county militia (historically)
represents British monarch
residence Wiltshire
scope ceremonial and civic functions
seat none (peripatetic within county)
startTime 2012-02-27
subordinateTo Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
supervises Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadets in Wiltshire
termLength serves until age 75
worksWith Swindon Borough Council
linked to: Borough of Swindon

Wiltshire Council

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Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
subject linked to: Sir Thomas Osborne
John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
Wiltshire ceremonialLordLieutenantTitle Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
High Sheriff of Wiltshire worksWith Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
Sarah Troughton positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
subject linked to: Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire subordinateTo Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
subject linked to: Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire hasTitleStyle Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire hasTitleStyle His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire