 The heraldic badge of Ormond Pursuivant of Arms | |
| Heraldic tradition | Gallo-British |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Governing body | Court of the Lord Lyon |
Ormond Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary (also spelt Ormonde) is a current Scottish pursuivant of arms in Ordinary of the Court of the Lord Lyon.[1]
The office was probably instituted around the same time as the creation of James Stewart, second son of James III of Scotland, as Marquess of Ormonde in 1476. There is a mention of Ormond being sent with letters to the Earl of Angus in 1488.
The badge of office is A mullet gyronny of ten Or and Gules five fleur-de-lys Gules in the angles between the points surmounted of a coronet of four fleur de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattée (one and two-halves visible) Or.[2]
The office is currently held by John Stirling, WS. He took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation.[3]
Holders of the office[edit]
| Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Scrimgeour of Glaster | 1501 | ||
|
Alexander Oliphant | 1557 | |
| Martin Udwart | 1566 | ||
| Alexander MacCulloch | 1569 | ||
| John Gledstanes of Quothquhan | 1577 | ||
| David Gardner | 1607 | ||
| James Currie | 1622 | ||
| Adam Clerk | 1636 | ||
| Patrick Murdoch | 1641 | ||
| Mungo Murray | 1661 | ||
| James Spence | 1668 | ||
| William Smith | 1701 | ||
| John Turner | 1708 | ||
|
Alexander Martin | 1710 | |
| George Dick | 1725 | ||
| Patrick Begbie | 1769 | ||
| James Lawrie | 1782 | ||
| William Allan | 1807 | ||
| Edward Livingstone | 1834 | ||
| George Goldie | 1835 | ||
| Andrew Paterson | 1840 | ||
| John Brown | 1855 | ||
| Vacant | 1879–1971 | ||
| Maj. David Maitland-Titterton | 1971–1982 | [5] | |
| Vacant | 1982–2009 | ||
|
Mark D. Dennis | 2009–2017 | [6] |
| Vacant | 2017–2021 | ||
|
John Stirling, WS | 2021–Present | [7][8] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Officers of Arms in Scotland". The Court of the Lord Lyon. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ Roads, Elizabeth Ann. "Badges of the Scottish Officers of Arms". The Double Tressure (20 1998): 77–86.
- ^ "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Grant, Sir Francis James (1945). Court of the Lord Lyon: List of His Majesty's Officers of Arms and Other Officials with Genealogical Notes, 1318-1945. Society.
- ^ "No. 19053". The Edinburgh Gazette. 17 December 1971. p. 1004.
- ^ "No. 26645". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 June 2009. p. 2905.
- ^ "New Appointments at the Lyon Court". New Appointments at the Lyon Court. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "ormond". www.courtofthelordlyon.scot. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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