Albany Herald

Albany Herald of Arms is a Scottish herald of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.

This article is about a Scottish officer of arms. For the Georgia newspaper, see The Albany Herald.
Albany Herald
The heraldic badge of Albany Herald of Arms
 
Heraldic traditionGallo-British
JurisdictionScotland
Governing bodyCourt of the Lord Lyon

The office was first mentioned in a diplomatic mission from Scotland to England in 1401. The office was probably instituted on the creation of Robert Stewart, son of King Robert II, as Duke of Albany, on 28 April 1398. Albany is an old name for the part of Scotland north of the River Forth, and is cognate with "Alba", the Scottish Gaelic for Scotland.

The badge of office is A saltire Argent enfiled of a coronet of four fleurs-de-lys (one and two halves visible) Or ensigned of the Crown of Scotland Proper.[1]

The office is currently vacant.

Holders of the office
Arms Name Date of appointment Ref[2]
William Bailly 1452
William Brown of Balmangan 1516
William Brown 1546
John Balfour 1558
Alexander Oliphant 1565
Thomas Oliphant 1604
George Kirkwood 1610
Robert Winram 1613
Gideon Weir 1637
James Lockhart 1661
George Ogilvie 1677
James Barr 1694
Robert Leslie 1723
Sir John Erskine of Cambo, Baronet 1726
Humphrey Harrison 1754
John Man 1766
John Douglas 1768
James Mitchell 1795
John Young 1827
David Littlejohn 1837
James Sinclair 1859
Vacant 1878–83
John Spence 1883
Robert Spence Livingstone 1885
William Rae Macdonald 1909
Sir George Sitwell Campbell-Swinton 1923–1926
Sir Thomas Wolseley Haig 1927–1935
Thomas Innes of Learney 1935–1945
Sir Francis James Grant 1945–1953
Major Charles Ian Fraser of Reelig 1953–1961 [3]
Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, Baronet 1961–1985 [4]
John Alexander Spens 1985–2011 [5]
Vacant 2011–present

See also

References
  1. Roads, Elizabeth Ann. "Badges of the Scottish Officers of Arms". The Double Tressure (20 1998): 77–86.
  2. 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.
  3. "No. 17054". The Edinburgh Gazette. 17 March 1953. p. 143.
  4. "No. 17888". The Edinburgh Gazette. 30 December 1960. p. 815.
  5. "No. 21710". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 April 1985. p. 482.
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