Unicorn Pursuivant
 The heraldic badge of Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms | |
| Heraldic tradition | Gallo-British |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Governing body | 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, horned, 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 Roderick Alexander Macpherson. 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 Fraser | 1426 | ||
| Adam Wallace of Craigie | 1467 | ||
| William Niven | 1500 | ||
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Thomas Pettigrew of Magdalensyde | 1507 | |
| John Balfour | 1528 | ||
| Robert Hart | 1543 | ||
| William Hardy | 1554 | ||
| Alexander McCulloch | 1560 | ||
| Peter Ramsay | 1567 | ||
| Thomas Barrye | 1570 | ||
| Robert Fraser | 1585 | ||
| John Ramsay | 1599 | ||
| James Fuirde | 1617 | ||
| John Borthwick | 1619 | ||
| Thomas Fuirde | 1633 | ||
| George Wight | 1635 | ||
| Andrew Littlejohn | 1636 | ||
| Andrew Aitchinson | 1646 | ||
| William Malcolm | 1660 | ||
| William Hume | 1683 | ||
|
Sir William Erskine of Cambo, Baronet | 1707 | |
| James Kirkwood | 1715 | ||
| Charles Gordon | 1719 | ||
| William Boyd | 1741 | ||
| James Strachan | 1760 | ||
| Thomas Husband | 1764 | ||
| William Douglas | 1764 | ||
| Robert Grant | 1790 | ||
| David Anderson | 1796 | ||
| David Taylor | 1806 | ||
| James Cook | 1825 | ||
| James Sinclair | 1845–1859 | ||
| Andrew Gillman | 1859–1860 | ||
| Stuart Moodie Livingstone | 1860–1902 | ||
| John Horne Stevenson | 1902–1925 | ||
| Sir John Mackintosh Norman MacLeod, Baronet | 1925–1929 | ||
| Lt-Col. Harold Andrew Balvaird Lawson | 1929–1939 | ||
|
Lt-Col. Gordon Dalyell of the Binns | 1939–1953 | |
| Vacant | 1953–1955 | ||
|
Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, Baronet | 1955–1961 | [5] |
|
John Inglis Drever "Don" Pottinger | 1961–1981 | [6] |
|
Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, Baronet | 1981–1986 | [7] |
|
Alastair Campbell of Airds | 1986–2008 | [8] |
|
The Hon. Adam Bruce | 2008–2012 | [9] |
|
Reginald John Malden | 2012–2015 | [10] |
|
Liam Devlin | 2016–2021 | [11][12] |
|
Roderick Alexander Macpherson | 2021–Present | [13][14] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Officers of Arms in Scotland". Courtofthelordlyon.scot. 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. 17273". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 April 1955. p. 212.
- ^ "No. 17888". The Edinburgh Gazette. 30 December 1960. p. 815.
- ^ "No. 20935". The Edinburgh Gazette. 3 July 1981. p. 891.
- ^ "No. 22068". The Edinburgh Gazette. 30 December 1986. p. 1955.
- ^ "No. 26645". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 June 2009. p. 2905.
- ^ "No. 27082". The Edinburgh Gazette. 17 April 2012. p. 1037.
- ^ "The Court of the Lord Lyon -". Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "No. 27666". The Edinburgh Gazette. 20 January 2016. p. 90.
- ^ "New Appointments at the Lyon Court". Officeofthelordlyon.blogspot.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "unicorn". Courtofthelordlyon.scot. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
External links
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