Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an
officer of arms
An officer of arms is a person appointed by a sovereign or state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions:
* to control and initiate armorial matters;
* to arrange and participate in ceremonies of state;
* to conserve ...
at the
College of Arms
The College of Arms, or Heralds' College, is a royal corporation consisting of professional Officer of Arms, officers of arms, with jurisdiction over England, Wales, Northern Ireland and some Commonwealth realms. The heralds are appointed by the ...
in
London
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. The office of Chester Herald dates from the 14th century, and it is reputed that the holder was herald to
Edward the Black Prince. In the reign of King
Richard II the officer was attached to the
Principality of Chester, which was a perquisite of the then
Prince of Wales
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. In the reign of King
Henry VIII
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the title lapsed for a time but, since 1525, the office of Chester has been one of unbroken succession, as a herald in ordinary. The
badge of office is taken from the arms of the
Earl of Chester and in blazoned as ''A Garb ensigned of the Royal Crown Or''.
The current Chester Herald of Arms is Dominic Ingram.
Holders of the office
See also
*
Heraldry
Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank and genealo ...
*
Officer of arms
An officer of arms is a person appointed by a sovereign or state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions:
* to control and initiate armorial matters;
* to arrange and participate in ceremonies of state;
* to conserve ...
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
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, (London, 1804)
External links
The College of Arms
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Offices of the College of Arms