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March Pursuivant of Arms is a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.
Heraldic tradition | Gallo-British |
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Jurisdiction | Scotland |
Governing body | Court of the Lord Lyon |
The office was first mentioned in 1515 and it is associated with the part of the Border area that was known as the Marches, i.e. the whole border area.[1]
The badge of office is a demi lion rampant holding a rose Gules and gorged with a coronet of four fleur de lys (two visible) and four crosses pattée (one and two halves visible) Or.[2]
The office is currently held by Philip Tibbetts, Esq. He took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation.[3]
Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref[4] |
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William Brown of Balmangan | 1515 | ||
Sir George Sitwell Campbell-Swinton | 1901–1923 | ||
Sir Thomas Wolseley Haig | 1923–1927 | ||
Vacant | 1927–2021 | ||
Philip Tibbetts | 2021–Present (in Extraordinary) | [5][6] | |
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