Pursuivant
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A pursuivant or, more correctly, pursuivant of arms, is a junior
mediaeval era, many great nobles employed their own officers of arms.[1] Today, there still exist some private pursuivants that are not employed by a government authority. In Scotland, for example, several pursuivants of arms have been appointed by Clan Chiefs
. These pursuivants of arms look after matters of heraldic and genealogical importance for clan members.
Nationally appointed pursuivants
English Pursuivants of Arms in Ordinary
- Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
- Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
- Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
- Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
English Pursuivants of Arms Extraordinary
Scottish Pursuivants of Arms in Ordinary
- Bute Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
- Carrick Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
- Dingwall Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
- Kintyre Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
- Ormond Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
- Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
Scottish Pursuivants of Arms Extraordinary
- Linlithgow Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary
- Falkland Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary
- March Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary
Irish Pursuivant of Arms
Privately appointed pursuivants
- Slains Pursuivant of Arms
- Garioch Pursuivant of Arms
- Endure Pursuivant of Arms
- Finlaggan Pursuivant of Arms
- Persevante León Blanco de Armas
Role with the same name in Freemasonry
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See also
- Heraldry
- Officer of Arms
- Private Officer of Arms
- The College of Arms
- The Court of the Lord Lyon
- The Canadian Heraldic Authority
References
- ^ "History". College of Arms.
- ^ California Monitor and Officer's Manual
External links
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