Banners of the arms of office of the three current English Kings of Arms. Visible are the banners of Norroy and Ulster King of Arms, Clarenceux King of Arms, and Garter Principal King of Arms.

King of Arms is the senior rank of an officer of arms. In many heraldic traditions, only a king of arms has the authority to grant armorial bearings. In other traditions, the power has been delegated to other officers of similar rank. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 423 KB) From my English Wikipedia upload. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 423 KB) From my English Wikipedia upload. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Norroy and Ulster King of Arms is one of the senior Officers of Arms of the College of Arms, and the junior of the two provincial Kings of Arms. ... Clarenceux King of Arms is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. ... Garter Principal King of Arms is the senior King of Arms, and the senior Officer of Arms of the College of Arms. ... Banners bearing heraldic badges of several officers of arms at the College of Arms in London. ... Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. ... Heraldry is the science and art of describing coats-of-arms, also referred to as achievements or armorial bearings. ...

Heraldic duties

In England, the authority to grant a coat of arms is subject to the formal approval of the Earl Marshal in the form of a warrant. In jurisdictions such as the Republic of Ireland the authority to grant armorial bearings has been delegated to a chief herald that serves the same purpose as the traditional king of arms. Canada also has a chief herald, though this officer grants arms on the authority of the Governor General as the Queen's representative. In the Kingdom of Spain, the power to certify coats of arms has been given to the Cronistas de Armas (Chroniclers of Arms). For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Earl Marshal (alternatively Marschal or Marischal) is an ancient chivalric title used separately in England, Ireland and the United Kingdom. ... In law, a warrant can mean any authorization. ... A Governor-General (in Canada always, and frequently in Pakistan/India prior to the abolition of the last monarchy, Governor General) is most generally a governor of high rank, or a principal governor ranking above ordinary governors [1]. The most common contemporary usage of the term is to refer to... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ...

The English and Scottish kings of arms are the only officers of arms to have a distinctive coronet of office, used for ceremonial purposes such as coronations. At the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the kings of arms used a coronet trimmed with sixteen acanthus leaves alternating in height, and inscribed with the words Miserere mei Deus secundum magnum misericordiam tuam (Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy great mercy.). When this coronet is shown in pictorial representations, only nine leaves and the first three words are shown. Recently, a new coronet modeled on the Scottish Royal crown among the Honours of Scotland has been made for the Lord Lyon. This crown, also, will only be worn at coronations. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Species See text Acanthus is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region and Asia. ... The Honours of Scotland The Honours of Scotland, also known as the Scottish regalia and the Scottish crown jewels, dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, are the oldest set of Crown Jewels in the British Isles and are the second oldest in Europe. ... A asses is a ceremony marking the investment of a monarch with regal power through, amongst other symbolic acts, the placement of a crown upon his or her head. ...

Kings of Arms and Heraldic Authorities

Thomas Hawley, Clarenceux King of Arms

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English Kings of Arms

• Garter Principal King of Arms
• Clarenceux King of Arms
• Norroy and Ulster King of Arms

Garter Principal King of Arms is the senior King of Arms, and the senior Officer of Arms of the College of Arms. ... Clarenceux King of Arms is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. ... Norroy and Ulster King of Arms is one of the senior Officers of Arms of the College of Arms, and the junior of the two provincial Kings of Arms. ...

Scottish King of Arms

• Lord Lyon King of Arms

Arms of the Office of the Lord Lyon The Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that kingdom, issuing new grants of arms, and...

Chief or State Heralds

• The Chief Herald of Canada
• The Chief Herald of Ireland
• The State Herald of South Africa

The coat of arms of office of the Chief Herald of Canada Chief Herald of Canada is the title held by the head of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. ... The office of the Chief Herald of Ireland, (sometimes, though incorrectly, called the Office of Arms) is the Republic of Irelands authority on all heraldic matters relating to Ireland and is located at the National Library of Ireland. ... The Bureau of Heraldry is the South African heraldic authority, It was established in Pretoria on 1 June 1963. ...

Spanish Cronistas de Armas

• Cronista de Armas de Castille and Leon
• Cronista de Armas de Asturias

Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera y de Gila, Contreras Girón y Gonzáles de Navia,Marques of La Floresta, Duke of Ostuni in Naples and Lord of the Castle of Arbeteta. ...

Other Kings of Arms

• King of Arms Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies
• Rei de Armas Portugal or Portugal Rei de Armas (with Rei de Armas Algarve and Rei de Armas Goa)

See also

• The College of Arms
• The Court of the Lord Lyon
• The Canadian Heraldic Authority
• State Ceremonial

The entrance of the College of Arms. ... The Court of the Lord Lyon, also know as Lyon Court, is the institution which regulates heraldry in Scotland. ... Badge of the Canadian Heraldic Authority The Canadian Heraldic Authority is an agency of the Government of Canada responsible for heraldry in Canada. ...

External links

• The Court of the Lord Lyon
• The College of Arms
• The Canadian Heraldic Authority
• The Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland
• Genealogy & Heraldry Bill, 2006 [1] - new legislation on heraldry before the Irish Senate