Norroy and Ulster King of Arms
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms is the official name of the lowest ranking of the three English Kings of Arms . The office has been held by Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke since July 1, 2014, succeeding Henry Paston-Bedingfeld .
General
The Norroy and Ulster King of Arms is the lower ranking of the two provincial coats of arms. He is responsible for heraldic affairs from England north of the River Trent and Northern Ireland . In this capacity he is officer of arms at the College of Arms .
The office was created in 1943 by merging the offices of the Norroy King of Arms and the Ulster King of Arms. The Norroy King of Arms is first mentioned in 1276, the office of Ulster King of Arms was in 1552 by King Edward VI. created.
The Norroy and Ulster King of Arms is the Registrar and King of Arms of the Order of St. Patrick . However, no new members of this order have been appointed since 1934; in 1974 the last knight of the order died.
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Like all heralds, the Norroy and Ulster King of Arms has an official coat of arms, which he wears next to his personal coat of arms, and an official costume, the tappert , which is richly decorated, and a herald's staff. The coat of arms has been used in its current form since 1980.
As part of the coronation ceremony of the British monarchs , the heraldic kings are the only ones present, apart from the monarch, to wear a crown (the two provincial heraldic kings wear silver, gold-plated crowns).
