Maltravers Herald Extraordinary

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Maltravers Herald Extraordinary
The heraldic badge of Maltravers Herald of Arms Extraordinary
 
Heraldic traditionGallo-British
JurisdictionEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Governing bodyCollege of Arms

Maltravers Herald of Arms Extraordinary is a current

Lord Maltravers when he was deputy of Calais from 1540 to 1544. The badge is blazoned as A Fret Or. It was officially assigned in 1973, though it had been assumed by two Maltravers Heralds in the 1930s. It derives from the coat of arms of Maltravers Sable a Fret Or and a Label of the points Ermine, and was the badge of John, Earl of Arundel through which family the barony passed to the Howard dukes of Norfolk.[1]

The current Maltravers Herald of Arms Extraordinary is

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Holders of the office

Arms Name Date of appointment Ref
Joseph Jackson Howard 26 November 1887–1902 [2]
Sir William Bull 22 December 1922–1931
Arthur Oswald Barron 18 March 1937–1939 [3]
Aubrey Toppin 15 December 1966–1969 [4]
Francis William Steer 27 November 1972–1978 [5]
John Martin Robinson 27 April 1989–Present [6]

See also

References

Citations

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  2. ^ "No. 25763". The London Gazette. 2 December 1887. p. 6721.
  3. ^ "No. 34381". The London Gazette. 19 March 1937. p. 1821.
  4. ^ "No. 44206". The London Gazette. 29 December 1966. p. 13959.
  5. ^ "No. 45840". The London Gazette. 1 December 1972. p. 14374.
  6. ^ "No. 51716". The London Gazette. 27 April 1989. p. 5041.

Bibliography

  • The College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street : being the sixteenth and final monograph of the London Survey Committee, Walter H. Godfrey, assisted by Sir Anthony Wagner, with a complete list of the officers of arms, prepared by H. Stanford London, (London, 1963)
  • A History of the College of Arms &c, Mark Noble, (London, 1804)

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