(5th surviving son of King Edward III and husband of Eleanor de Bohun, elder daughter and co-heiress of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford) 1397–1399: Humphrey, 2nd Earl of Buckingham 1399–1403: Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland 1403–?: John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (died 1435) 1445–1450: John Beaumont, 1st Viscount Beaumont (died 1460) ?–1455: Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset 1455: Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham 1455–1456: Richard, Duke of York 1456–1460: Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham 1461–1467: John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester 1467–1469: Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers 1469–1470: Richard, Duke of Gloucester 1470–1471: John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford 1471–1483: Richard, Duke of Gloucester 1483: Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham 1483–1504: Thomas Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley 1504–1521: Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham Lord High Constables of England, 1522–present At this point, the office merged with the Crown and was revived only for coronations. It was held at coronations by the following individuals: See also Constable of France, a similar office in France References Constitution of the United Kingdom Lord High Constable Constables