Unicorn Pursuivant
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 The heraldic badge of Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms |
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| Tradition | Gallo-British |
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| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Governance | Court of the Lord Lyon |
Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a current Scottish pursuivant of arms in Ordinary of the Court of the Lord Lyon.[1]
The title was created after 1381, and derived from the unicorn. One of these beasts is used as a supporter for the royal arms of Scotland, and as a royal badge.
The badge of office is A unicorn couchant Argent, horded, unguled, maned and tufted Or gorged of a coronet of four fleurs-de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or.[2]
The office is currently held by The Hon. Adam Bruce W.S. He was appointed to this post on the 1 October 2008.[3]
[edit] Office bearers
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- 1860 - ?: Stuart Moodie Livingstone (d.1902)
- 1902 - 1925: John Horne Stevenson
- 1935 - 1929: Sir John Mackintosh Norman MacLeod, 2nd Baronet
- 1929 - 1939: Harold Andrew Balvaird Lawson
- 1939 - 1953: Gordon Dalyell of the Binns
- 1955 - 1961: Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk
- 1961 - 1981: Don Pottinger
- 1981 - 1986: Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw
- 1986 - 2008: Alastair Campbell of Airds
- 2008 - Present: The Hon. Adam Bruce
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "The Officers of Arms in Scotland". The Court of the Lord Lyon. http://www.lyon-court.com/lordlyon/CCC_FirstPage.jsp. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ Roads, Elizabeth Ann. "Badges of the Scottish Officers of Arms". The Double Tressure (20 1998): 77–86.
- ^ Edinburgh Gazette: no. 26645. p. 2905. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
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