I wouldlike to know when the last jousting match (among royalty) was held. I know that in the late Middle Ages, the nobility tried to revive the customs of earlier times (they must have gotten nostalgic for dank castles and unwashed bodies). I recal, reading that ceremonial jousts were held into the 15th century in France…presumably these were lavishly attended affairs.
Does anybody know when the last recorded joust was held…not these recreations like you see at these “Ren-Fairs”-I mean with full bnody armor, comparisoned horses, and blood, teeth knoked out, etc.
Incidentally, can you see REAL jousting today? (with all of the authentic gore?)
I know that in England they held tournaments well into the sixteenth century; Henry VIII was a big fan of the practice, as was Elizabeth. The Tudors were into the whole medieval-nostalgia thing in general, particularly Arthurian imagery – not a bad propaganda tactic if your claim to the throne is rather debatable… 
In 1714, during an evening in the last Tuesday of October, before the equinox. It was an overcast Friday that diminished armor reflection to the point that polishing didn’t matter. This was the only event in memory where armorial finish made not the least difference. So it was in all jousting and for the first time ever, a completely vacuous git from some famous and noble British family prevailed.
Thus were born the Royals.
If we limit the question to Britain, the answer can be very precise - 1625. The occasion was the marriage of Charles I. Thereafter Charles preferred to use court masques to celebrate the sort of events which had previously been celebrated with tournaments.
(The Eglinton tournament of 1839 doesn’t count as that was just a pretend tournament - not so much a throwback to the real thing as the forerunner of modern re-enactments.)
In fact, Britain was something of an exception. Tournaments continued to be held at many Continental courts well into the late seventeenth century and even into the early eighteenth century. However, during the course of the seventeenth century these Continental tournaments tended to abandon actual jousting and instead developed into a combination of non-combative sport (‘running at the ring’), dressage and ballet. The Spanish Riding School in Vienna is the most obvious survival of that tradition.