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Windsor Herald

Officer of the College of Arms

Summary

Officer of the College of Arms

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

Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.

It has been suggested that the office was instituted specifically for the Order of the Garter in 1348, or that it predates the Order and was in use as early as 1338. However, it is more likely that it dates from 1364, when a pursuivant of Edward III, on bringing the king news of the victory at Auray, was rewarded by promotion to the rank of herald with the title Windsor. Thereafter there is little mention of the office before 1419, when Windsor Herald was sent to the Duke of Brittany. Since that time, the office has been maintained. The badge of office is the sunburst badge of Edward III (Edward of Windsor) royally crowned.

The best-known Windsor Herald was the 17th-century antiquarian, Elias Ashmole. The current Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary is John Allen-Petrie.

Holders of the office

ArmsNameDate of appointmentRef
Andrew (surname unknown)(Edward III)
Stephen (surname unknown)(1366)
[[File:Arms of Thomas More (herald).svg70px]]Thomas More(Henry VI)
[[File:Arms of John Ashwell.svg70px]]Robert Ashwell(Henry VI)
[[File:Arms of John Ferrant.svg70px]]John Ferrant(Edward IV)
[[File:Arms of John Ballard.svg70px]]John Ballard(Edward IV)
[[File:Arms of Sir Thomas Holme.svg70px]]Thomas Holme1461–1468
[[File:Arms of John Moore.svg70px]]John More1468–1486
[[File:Arms of Richard Slacke.svg70px]]Richard Slacke1486–1502
[[File:Arms of Thomas Benolt.svg70px]]Thomas Benolte1504–1510
Francis Dyes1510–1524
[[File:Arms of Thomas Wall (Garter).svg70px]]Thomas Wall1524–1529
[[File:Arms of John Wrythe.svg70px]]Charles Wriothesley1529–1565
[[File:Arms of Richard Turpin.svg70px]]Richard Turpin1565–1583
[[File:Arms of Sir Gilbert Dethick.svg70px]]Nicholas Dethick1583–1597
[[File:Arms of Thomas Lant.svg70px]]Thomas Lant1597–1602
[[File:Arms of Sir Richard St George.svg70px]]Richard St George1602–1604
[[File:Arms of Samuel Thompson.svg70px]]Samuel Thompson1617–1624
[[File:Arms of Augustine Vincent.svg70px]]Augustine Vincent1624–1626
[[File:Arms of John Bradshaw.svg70px]]John Bradshaw1626–1633
Edward Norgate1633–1650
[[File:Arms of Elias Ashmole.svg70px]]Elias Ashmole1660–1675
[[File:Arms of John Dugdale (b. 1690).svg70px]]John Dugdale1676–1686
Henry Ball1686–1687
[[File:Arms of Thomas Holford.svg70px]]Thomas Holdford1687–1690
[[File:Arms of Peers Mauduit.svg70px]]Peers Mauduit1690–1726
[[File:Arms of James Whorwood.svg70px]]James Whorwood1726–1736
[[File:Arms of John Kettell.svg70px]]John Kettell1736–1746
[[File:Arms of Charles Mawson.svg70px]]Richard Mawson1746–1746
[[File:Arms of Thomas Thornberry.svg70px]]Thomas Thornborough1746–1757
[[File:Arms of Henry Hill.svg70px]]Henry Hill1757–1774
[[File:Arms of George Harrison (b. 1740).svg70px]]George Harrison1774–1784
Francis Townsend1784–1819
[[File:Arms of Francis Martin.svg70px]]Francis Martin1819–1839
[[File:Arms of Robert Laurie.svg70px]]Robert Laurie1839–1849
[[File:Arms of George Harrison Rogers-Harrison.svg70px]]George Rogers-Harrison1849–1880
[[File:Arms of Sir William Weldon.svg70px]]Sir William Weldon1880–1894
[[File:Arms of William Lindsay.svg70px]]William Lindsay1894–1919
[[File:Arms of Sir Algar Howard.svg70px]]Sir Algar Howard1919–1931
[[File:Arms of Alfred Trego Butler.svg70px]]Alfred Butler1931–1946
[[File:Arms of Richard Graham-Vivian.svg70px]]Richard Graham-Vivian1947–1966
[[File:Arms of Sir Colin Cole.svg70px]]Sir Colin Cole1966–1978
[[File:Arms of Theobald Mathew.svg70px]]Theobald Mathew1978–1997
[[File:Arms of William George Hunt.svg70px]]William George Hunt1999–2017
[[File:Arms of John Michael Allen-Petrie.svg70px]]John Allen-Petrie2019–present

References

Citations Bibliography

  • The College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street : being the sixteenth and final monograph of the London Survey Committee, Walter H. Godfrey, assisted by Sir Anthony Wagner, with a complete list of the officers of arms, prepared by H. Stanford London, (London, 1963)
  • A History of the College of Arms &c, Mark Noble, (London, 1804)

References

  1. "Windsor Herald - College of Arms".
  2. {{London Gazette. (3 August 1736)
  3. {{London Gazette. (22 November 1757)
  4. {{London Gazette. (29 October 1774)
  5. {{London Gazette. (1 June 1784)
  6. {{London Gazette. (13 April 1819)
  7. {{London Gazette. (1 February 1839)
  8. {{London Gazette. (6 July 1849)
  9. {{London Gazette. (20 April 1880)
  10. {{London Gazette. (13 March 1894)
  11. {{London Gazette. (14 October 1919)
  12. {{London Gazette. (10 February 1931)
  13. {{London Gazette. (7 February 1947)
  14. {{London Gazette. (15 November 1966)
  15. {{London Gazette. (12 October 1978)
  16. {{London Gazette. (27 September 1999)
  17. {{London Gazette. (10 July 2019)
  18. "Home".
  19. "Elected Members recognised in New Year's Honours".
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