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Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. The office of Chester Herald dates from the 14th century, and it is reputed that the holder was herald to Edward, Prince of Wales , also known as the Black Prince .
He held this position until 7 August 1995, when he was appointed Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary. [4] He was appointed Norroy and Ulster King of Arms on 1 July 2014. [2] [5] On 1 April 2021, he was appointed Clarenceux King of Arms in succession to Patric Dickinson. [6]
William Bruges was the son of Richard Bruges, Lancaster King of Arms, and his wife Katherine.The younger Bruges was appointed Chester Herald on 7 June 1398. He was later attached to the household of Henry of Monmouth, then Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester, and Duke of Aquitaine.
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John Hart (died 1574) was an English educator, grammarian, spelling reformer and officer of arms. [1] He is best known for proposing a reformed spelling system for English, which has been described as "the first truly phonological scheme" in the history of early English spelling. [2]
On 18 July 1618, Chitting was appointed Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary after purchasing the position from his predecessor. In this capacity he visited Berkshire and Gloucestershire in 1623 for William Camden, Clarenceux King of Arms. [1] He died on 7 January 1637-8, at Islington. [2]
Walter Blount began his heraldic career when he was made Arundel Herald of Arms Extraordinary in 1830. He was advanced to the rank of Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary in 1834. At the same time, he was Blanc Coursier Herald, an office founded by statute in 1726 and united to that of the genealogist of the Order of the Bath.
Thomas Whiting, Chester Herald, has left a detailed account of the events: on 24 July [1476] the bodies were exhumed, that of the Duke, "garbed in an ermine furred mantle and cap of maintenance, covered with a cloth of gold" lay in state under a hearse blazing with candles, guarded by an angel of silver, bearing a crown of gold as a reminder ...