Falkland Pursuivant

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Falkland Pursuivant
Badge of the Falkland Pursuivant.svg
The heraldic badge of Falkland Pursuivant of Arms
 
Heraldic traditionGallo-British
JurisdictionScotland
Governing bodyCourt of the Lord Lyon

Falkland Pursuivant of Arms is a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.[1]

The title was first mentioned in 1493 and it is derived from the Royal Palace of the same name located in Fife. The title is often used for a Pursuivant Extraordinary: an officer who is not part of the ordinary complement of the Court but is called to duty when needed.

The badge of office is A stag lodged reguardant Gules, gorged of a coronet of four fleur-de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or.[2]

The office is currently held by .

Holders of the office[]

Arms Name Date of appointment Ref[3]
Alexander Guthrie 1532
Arms of Sir James Balfour Paul.svg Lt-Col. John William Balfour Paul of Cakemuir 1927–1939
Arms of Moncreiffe of that Ilk.svg Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, Baronet
(Office used in Extraordinary) 		1952–1953

(Office used in Extraordinary) 		16–29 June 1953 [4]
27 June–10 July 1955 [5]
Arms of Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight.svg Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight
(Office used in Extraordinary) 		1957–1958 [6]
David Hugh Montgomerie Boyle
(Office used in Extraordinary) 		15–28 October 1962 [7]
28 June–11 July 1963 [8]
Arms of Shaw of Tordarroch.svg Maj.
(Office used in Extraordinary) 		10 June–31 August 1966 [9]
Maj.
(Office used in Extraordinary) 		1969–1971 [10]
Lord James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton
(Office used in Extraordinary) 		7–14 July 1978 [11]
Arms of George Way of Plean.svg George Way of Plean
(Office used in Extraordinary) 		2016–2017 [12]
Arms of Roderick Alexander Macpherson.svg
(Office used in Extraordinary) 		2018–2021 [13]
Arms of Colin Caldwell Russell.svg
(Office used in Extraordinary) 		2021–Present [14][15]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "H.M. Officers of Arms , The Heraldry Society of Scotland - UK Heraldry". Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  2. ^ Roads, Elizabeth Ann. "Badges of the Scottish Officers of Arms". The Double Tressure (20 1998): 77–86.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "No. 17086". The Edinburgh Gazette. 26 June 1953. p. 353.
  5. ^ "No. 17303". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 July 1955. p. 412.
  6. ^ "No. 17507". The Edinburgh Gazette. 31 May 1957. p. 327.
  7. ^ "No. 18080". The Edinburgh Gazette. 23 October 1962. p. 648.
  8. ^ "No. 18151". The Edinburgh Gazette. 25 June 1963. p. 449.
  9. ^ "No. 18473". The Edinburgh Gazette. 8 July 1966. p. 540.
  10. ^ "No. 18792". The Edinburgh Gazette. 22 July 1969. p. 543.
  11. ^ "No. 19264". The Edinburgh Gazette. 22 June 1973. p. 729.
  12. ^ "No. 27666". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 January 2016. p. 90.
  13. ^ "Falkland". www.courtofthelordlyon.scot. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  14. ^ "New Appointments at the Lyon Court". New Appointments at the Lyon Court. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  15. ^ "Falkland". www.courtofthelordlyon.scot. Retrieved 2018-11-20.

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