Lord Lyon
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Lord Lyon is the chief heraldic authority in Scotland, responsible for regulating coats of arms and overseeing matters of genealogy and state ceremonial.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Lyon canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heraldic office
ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ state office ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
the Crown
ⓘ
the monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedCourt | Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
advising on flags and national symbols in Scotland
ⓘ
participation in Scottish state occasions ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| domain |
genealogy
ⓘ
heraldry ⓘ state ceremonial ⓘ |
| enforces | Scottish heraldic law ⓘ |
| fullName |
Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects)
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Lyon King of Arms
|
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Scots law (to a limited extent)
ⓘ
surface form:
Scots law
|
| legalAuthority |
power to enforce heraldic law in Scotland
ⓘ
power to prosecute misuse of arms in Scotland ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
judge of a court of law
ⓘ
officer of the Crown in Scotland ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Scottish legal system ⓘ |
| officeHoldersTitle |
Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects)
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Lyon King of Arms
|
| officeType |
heraldic authority
ⓘ
judicial heraldic authority ⓘ |
| relatedOffice |
Clarenceux King of Arms
ⓘ
Garter Principal King of Arms ⓘ Norroy and Ulster King of Arms ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
granting arms to corporate bodies in Scotland
ⓘ
granting arms to individuals in Scotland ⓘ official precedence and ceremonial ranking in Scotland ⓘ regulating clan chiefs' arms in Scotland ⓘ |
| role |
chief heraldic authority in Scotland
ⓘ
confirmation of existing coats of arms ⓘ granting of new coats of arms ⓘ head of the Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ maintenance of the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland ⓘ maintenance of the Public Register of All Genealogies and Birthbrieves in Scotland ⓘ oversight of genealogy in Scotland ⓘ oversight of heraldry in Scotland ⓘ regulation of coats of arms in Scotland ⓘ responsibility for state ceremonial in Scotland ⓘ |
| scope | public and private coats of arms in Scotland ⓘ |
| seat | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| shortName | Lord Lyon self-link ⓘ |
| supervises |
Scottish heralds
ⓘ
Scottish pursuivants ⓘ |
| symbol | crown of Scotland ⓘ |
| tradition | Scottish heraldic tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lord Lyon King of Arms