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Rouge Croix Pursuivant

Officer of the College of Arms

Summary

Officer of the College of Arms

FieldValue
imageBadge of the Rouge Croix Pursuivant.svg
image_size150px
captionThe heraldic badge of Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
traditionGallo-British
jurisdictionEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland
authorityCollege of Arms

Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a junior officer of arms of the College of Arms. He is said to be the oldest of the four pursuivants in ordinary. The office is named after St George's Cross which has been a symbol of England since the time of the Crusades.

The current Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is Thomas Johnston. He took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation.

Holders of the office

ArmsNameDate of appointmentRef
Nicholas Serby(Henry IV)
[[File:Arms of William Boys.svg70px]]Richard Boys(Henry IV)
Giles Waster(Henry V)
[[File:Arms of Roger Legh (or Lygh).svg70px]]Roger Legh or Lygh(Henry V)
[[File:Arms of John Wrythe.svg70px]]John Writhe(Henry V)
John Mowbray(1422)
[[File:Arms of John Ashwell.svg70px]]Robert Ashwell(Henry VI)
[[File:Arms of James Billett.svg70px]]James Billett(Henry VI)
[[File:Arms of Roger Mallett.svg70px]]John Mallett(Henry VI)
Robert Dunham(Henry VI)
[[File:Arms of John Ashwell.svg70px]]Richard Ashwell(Henry VI)
[[File:Arms of John Ballard.svg70px]]John Ballard(Henry VI)
[[File:Arms of Sir Thomas Holme.svg70px]]Thomas Holme(Henry VI)
[[File:Arms of Thomas More (herald).svg70px]]John More(Henry VI)
[[File:Arms of Christopher Carlill.svg70px]]William Carlill(Edward IV)
[[File:Arms of Roger Stamford.svg70px]]Roger Stamford(Edward IV)
[[File:Arms of Richard Slacke.svg70px]]Richard Slacke(Edward IV)
[[File:Arms of John Water.svg70px]]John Water or Walter(Edward IV)
[[File:Arms of Thomas Benolt.svg70px]]Thomas Benolt(Edward IV)
[[File:Arms of John Water.svg70px]]Thomas Waters(Edward IV)
[[File:Arms of Thomas and Robert Browne.svg70px]]Robert Browne(Edward IV)
[[File:Arms of William Jennings.svg70px]]William Jenyns(Edward IV)
[[File:Arms of Thomas Tonge.svg70px]]Thomas Tonge(Edward IV)
George Berry(1484)
Richard Greenwood(1485)
(name unknown)(1492)
[[File:Arms of John Wrythe.svg70px]]William Wriothesley1505–1509
[[File:Arms of Thomas Hawley.svg70px]]Thomas Hawley1509–1515
Laurence de la Gatta1515–1520
[[File:Arms of Thomas Wall (Garter).svg70px]]Thomas Wall1521–1521
[[File:Arms of John Wrythe.svg70px]]Charles Wriothesley1524–1535
[[File:Arms of Bartholomew Butler.svg70px]]Bartholomew Butler1535–1538
Thomas Stevenson1538–1540
[[File:Arms of Sir Gilbert Dethick.svg70px]]Gilbert Dethick1540–1541
[[File:Arms of Sir Christopher Barker.svg70px]]Justinian Barker1541–1543
[[File:Arms of William Flower.svg70px]]William Flower1543–1546
[[File:Arms of Lawrence Dalton.svg70px]]Lawrence Dalton1546–1547
Simon Newbald(Edward VI)
Nicholas Tubman1551–1553
[[File:Arms of Hugh Cotgrave.svg70px]]Henry Cotgrove1553–1566
[[File:Arms of Sir Gilbert Dethick.svg70px]]William Dethick1566–1569
Thomas Dawes1569–1580
[[File:Arms of Ralph Brooke.svg70px]]Ralph Brooke1580–1592
[[File:Arms of Thomas Knight.svg70px]]Thomas Knight1592–1604
William Wyrley1604–1619
John Guillim1619–1621
[[File:Arms of Augustine Vincent.svg70px]]Augustine Vincent1621–1624
[[File:Arms of John Bradshaw.svg70px]]John Bradshaw1624–1626
[[File:Arms of George Owen of Henllys.svg70px]]George Owen1626–1637
[[File:Arms of Sir Edward Walker.svg70px]]Edward Walker1637–1638
Henry Lilly1638–1639
[[File:Arms of Sir William Dugdale.svg70px]]William Dugdale1639–?
[[File:Arms of Robert Browne.svg70px]]Robert Browne(intruded)
Everard Exton(intruded)
[[File:Arms of Sir Gilbert Dethick.svg70px]]Henry Dethick1660–1677
Henry Ball1677–1686
[[File:Arms of Charles Mawson.svg70px]]Charles Mawson1686–1688
[[File:Arms of Samuel Stebbing.svg70px]]Samuel Stebbing1688–?
[[File:Arms of Peter Le Neve.svg70px]]Peter Le Neve(Anne)
John Bound(Anne)
Richard Graham1722–1725
Richard Pomfret1725–1751
Alexander Cozens1751–1752
[[File:Arms of Henry Hastings.svg70px]]Henry Hastings1752?–1773
[[File:Arms of John Charles Brooke.svg70px]]John Charles Brooke1773–1777
Francis Townsend1777–1784
[[File:Arms of Edmund Atkinson.svg70px]]John Atkinson1784–1794
[[File:Arms of Joseph Hawker.svg70px]]Joseph Hawker1794–1803
William Radclyffe1803–1823
[[File:Arms of Robert Laurie.svg70px]]Robert Laurie1823–1839
[[File:Arms of William Courthope.svg70px]]William Courthope1839–1854
[[File:Arms of James Robinson Planché.svg70px]]James Planché1854–1866
[[File:Arms of John von Sonntag de Havilland.svg70px]]John de Havilland1866–1872
[[File:Arms of Stephen Isaacson Tucker.svg70px]]Stephen Tucker1872–1880
[[File:Arms of Sir John Bernard Burke.svg70px]]Sir Henry Farnham Burke1880–1887
[[File:Arms of George William Marshall.svg70px]]George William Marshall1887–1904
[[File:Arms of Sir Arthur Cochrane.svg70px]]Sir Arthur Cochrane1904–1915
[[File:Arms of Archibald Russell.svg70px]]Archibald Russell1915–1922
[[File:Arms of Henry Robert Charles Martin.svg70px]]Henry Robert Charles Martin1922–1928
Philip Walter Kerr1928–1941
[[File:Arms of John Riddell Bromhead Walker.svg70px]]John Walker1947–1954
[[File:Arms of Sir Walter Verco.svg70px]]Sir Walter Verco1954–1960
[[File:Arms of Rodney Onslow Dennys.svg70px]]Rodney Dennys1961–1967
[[File:Arms of David Hubert Boothby Chesshyre.svg70px]](David) Hubert Chesshyre
1970–1978
[[File:Arms of Thomas Woodcock.svg70px]]Sir Thomas Woodcock1978–1982
[[File:Arms of Sir Henry Paston-Bedingfeld.svg70px]]Sir Henry Paston-Bedingfeld, 10th Baronet1983–1993
[[File:Arms of David Vines White.svg70px]]David White1995–2004
[[File:Arms of John Michael Allen-Petrie.svg70px]]John Allen-Petrie2013–2019
Thomas Andrew Johnston, Esq.2023–present

References

References

  1. "Coronation order of service in full".
  2. {{London Gazette. (14 February 1778)
  3. {{London Gazette. (15 April 1794)
  4. {{London Gazette. (21 May 1803)
  5. {{London Gazette. (12 August 1823)
  6. {{London Gazette. (1 February 1839)
  7. {{London Gazette. (14 February 1854)
  8. {{London Gazette. (17 August 1866)
  9. {{London Gazette. (10 September 1872)
  10. {{London Gazette. (27 August 1880)
  11. {{London Gazette. (6 September 1887)
  12. {{London Gazette. (9 September 1904)
  13. {{London Gazette. (12 November 1915)
  14. {{London Gazette. (6 June 1922)
  15. {{London Gazette. (10 July 1928)
  16. {{London Gazette. (8 August 1961)
  17. {{London Gazette. (9 October 1978)
  18. {{London Gazette. (12 October 1978)
  19. {{London Gazette. (17 March 1983)
  20. {{London Gazette. (28 December 1995)
  21. {{London Gazette. (23 October 2013)
  22. "New Rouge Croix Pursuivant appointed". College of Arms.
  23. {{London Gazette. (24 February 2023)
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