Court of the Lord Lyon
The Court of the Lord Lyon , also briefly Lyon Court is that in Edinburgh resident for Scotland authorized state arms register ( Heraldic Authority ). Clans are also recognized and registered by the Lyon Court. For heraldic matters in England , Wales and Northern Ireland , but also in the Commonwealth of Nations is the College of Arms in London responsible.
The Lyon Court is chaired by the Lord Lyon King of Arms . Until the end of 2013 this position was held by David Sellar . In January 2014, Joseph John Morrow was named as his successor. Another permanent employee is the Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records . Both are supported by up to six Heralds and Poursuivanten (Herald's assistants) in their administration.
The office of the Lyon King of Arms is first mentioned by a deed of appointment from King Robert Bruce in 1318. There has been a Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland since 1672 .
Heralds of heralds for Scotland
Composition of the Lord Lyon Court:
Court of the Lord Lyon | ||
badge | Office | Name (date of disposition) |
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Lord Lyon King of Arms | Joseph John Morrow | |
Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records |
Elizabeth A. Roads, LVO (also Snawdoun Herald) (March 25, 1986) |
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Procurator Fiscal to the Court of the Lord Lyon |
Alexander MS Green , (August 3, 2010) |
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Other officials | ||
Herald Painter to the Court of the Lord Lyon |
Yvonne Holton (also Dingwall Pursuivant) (January 10, 2005) |
Officers of Arms
Heralds of Arms in Ordinary | |||
badge | Office | Name (date of disposition) |
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Rothesay Herald of Arms |
Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw (August 1, 1986) |
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Snawdoun Herald of Arms |
Elizabeth A. Roads (also Lyon Clerk and Archivist) (December 17, 2010) |
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Marchmont Herald of Arms |
Adam Bruce (April 2, 2012) |
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Pursuivants of Arms in Ordinary | |||
Ormond Pursuivant of Arms |
Mark D. Dennis (June 1, 2009) |
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Dingwall Pursuivant of Arms |
Yvonne Holton (also heraldic draftsman) (June 20, 2011) |
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Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms |
Reginald John Malden (April 3, 2012) |
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Heralds of Arms Extraordinary | |||
Orkney Herald of Arms Extraordinary |
Malcolm Innes of Edingight (February 9, 2001) |
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Angus Herald of Arms Extraordinary |
Robin O. Blair (March 17, 2008) |
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Islay Herald of Arms Extraordinary |
Alastair Lorne Campbell of Airds (September 1, 2008) |
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Ross Herald of Arms Extraordinary |
Charles J. Burnett (January 4, 2011) |
Vacancies
Heralds of Arms | |||
badge | Office | note | |
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Albany Herald of Arms | |||
Pursuivants of Arms | |||
Bute Pursuivant of Arms | |||
Carrick Pursuivant of Arms | |||
Falkland Pursuivant of Arms | (Only temporary use as Pursuivant Extraordinary) | ||
Kintyre Pursuivant of Arms | |||
Linlithgow Pursuivant of Arms | (Only temporary use as Pursuivant Extraordinary) | ||
March Pursuivant of Arms |
Web links
- www.courtofthelordlyon.scot Official website
Individual evidence
- ^ New Lord Lyon King of Arms appointed ( Memento April 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), The Scottish Government, January 17, 2014.
- ^ A b c The Officers of Arms in Scotland . In: The Court of the Lord Lyon . Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
- ↑ Edinburgh Gazette . No. 21892, HMSO, Edinburgh, February 21, 1986, p. 247 ( PDF , accessed June 2, 2011, English).
- ^ Procurator Fiscal to the Court of the Lord Lyon . In: Procurator Fiscal to the Court of the Lord Lyon . Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ Lyon Court fiscal appointed . In: The Journal Online . Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ Court Activity 2004 . In: The Court of the Lord Lyon . Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ↑ Edinburgh Gazette . No. 21986, HMSO, Edinburgh, August 5, 1986, p. 1185 ( PDF , accessed June 2, 2011, English).
- ↑ a b Edinburgh Gazette . No. 26893, HMSO, Edinburgh, January 21, 2011, p. 107 ( PDF , accessed June 2, 2011, English).
- ↑ a b Edinburgh Gazette . No. 27082, HMSO, Edinburgh, April 17, 2012, p. 1037 ( PDF , accessed April 22, 2012, English).
- ↑ a b c Edinburgh Gazette . No. 26645, HMSO, Edinburgh, June 19, 2009, p. 2905 ( PDF , accessed June 2, 2011, English).
- ↑ Dingwall Pursuit of Arms . In: The Court of the Lord Lyon . Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
- ↑ Edinburgh Gazette . No. 26958, HMSO, Edinburgh, June 28, 2011, p. 1179 ( PDF , accessed June 30, 2011, English).
- ↑ Edinburgh Gazette . No. 25116, HMSO, Edinburgh, November 9, 2001, p. 2663 ( PDF , accessed June 2, 2011, English).