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Lord High Admiral (United Kingdom)
The
Lord High Admiral
(of
England
,
Great Britain
and then the
United Kingdom
, beginning in the 15th century) is the titular head of the
Royal Navy
. Most have been courtiers or members of
the Royal Family
, and not professional naval officers. In medieval England the Lord High Admiral was one of the nine
Great Officers of State
.
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