Garter Principal King of Arms

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Garter Principal King of Arms is the senior heraldic officer of arms in England, serving as the chief herald and principal adviser on matters of heraldry and ceremonial for the British monarchy.

Aliases (1)

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf heraldic office
officer of arms
appliesToJurisdiction England
United Kingdom
appointedBy British monarch
British monarch
surface form: "Sovereign of the United Kingdom"
associatedWith British monarchy
Order of the Garter
country England
domain ceremonial
chivalric orders
heraldry
hasAuthorityOver Clarenceux King of Arms
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms
heralds of arms in ordinary
pursuivants of arms in ordinary
hasDuty advising the Crown on coats of arms
custody of certain heraldic records
direction of other officers of arms
granting coats of arms on behalf of the Crown
liaison with the Order of the Garter on heraldic matters
oversight of English heraldry
participation in royal and state ceremonies
supervision of state ceremonial
hasSeat College of Arms
surface form: "College of Arms, London"
hasStyle Garter
Garter Principal King of Arms
surface form: "Garter King of Arms"

Garter Principal King of Arms
inception 15th century
jurisdictionOver heraldic matters in England
heraldic matters in Wales
languageOfWorkOrName English
location England
London, England
surface form: "London"
namedAfter Order of the Garter
officeHoldersBody officers of arms in ordinary
officeType Crown appointment
partOf College of Arms
positionInOrganization chief herald of England
principal adviser on ceremonial to the British monarchy
principal adviser on heraldry to the British monarchy
principal herald of the College of Arms
senior officer of arms in England
precedence senior among English kings of arms
rank highest heraldic office in England
subordinateTo British monarch
surface form: "Sovereign of the United Kingdom"
worksAt College of Arms

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Court of Chivalry associatedWith Garter Principal King of Arms
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms associatedWith Garter Principal King of Arms
College of Arms employerOf Garter Principal King of Arms
Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) equivalentOffice Garter Principal King of Arms
subject surface form: "Lord Lyon King of Arms"
heraldry of the United Kingdom governedBy Garter Principal King of Arms
Clarenceux King of Arms hasColleagueOffice Garter Principal King of Arms
Garter mantle hasDesignAuthority Garter Principal King of Arms
this entity surface form: "Garter King of Arms"
Order of the Garter hasOffice Garter Principal King of Arms
Sovereign of the Garter hasOfficerSubordinate Garter Principal King of Arms
Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom hasPart Garter Principal King of Arms
Heralds’ College hasPart Garter Principal King of Arms
UK heraldic and flag authorities hasPart Garter Principal King of Arms
Garter Principal King of Arms hasStyle Garter Principal King of Arms
this entity surface form: "Garter King of Arms"
Garter Principal King of Arms hasStyle Garter Principal King of Arms
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter isRelatedTo Garter Principal King of Arms
this entity surface form: "Garter King of Arms"
Garter officerAssociated Garter Principal King of Arms
this entity surface form: "Garter King of Arms"
College of Arms officerTitle Garter Principal King of Arms
Earl Marshal oversees Garter Principal King of Arms
Usher of the Order of the Garter relatedPosition Garter Principal King of Arms
Heralds of Arms in Ordinary reportsTo Garter Principal King of Arms
Clarenceux King of Arms subordinateTo Garter Principal King of Arms
Heralds of Arms in Ordinary subordinateTo Garter Principal King of Arms
Prelate of the Order of the Garter worksWith Garter Principal King of Arms

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