Clarenceux King of Arms

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corporate office heraldic office officer of arms

Clarenceux King of Arms is one of the senior heraldic officers of the College of Arms in London, responsible for heraldry and genealogical matters in the southern part of England.

Aliases (3)

Clarenceux Kings of Arms ×1
Clarencieux King of Arms (medieval spelling) ×1
kings of arms ×1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	corporate office → heraldic office → officer of arms →
appointedBy	Monarch of the United Kingdom → Sovereign of the United Kingdom →
authorityOver	heraldic matters in southern England → registration of arms in southern England →
basedIn	College of Arms building →
city	City of London →
country	England →
createdFor	Province south of the River Trent →
employer	College of Arms →
fieldOfWork	armorial bearings → heraldic administration → pedigrees →
hasColleagueOffice	Garter Principal King of Arms → Norroy and Ulster King of Arms →
hasStyle	Clarenceux King of Arms →
hierarchicalRank	senior officer of arms →
historicalPrecursor	Clarencieux King of Arms (medieval spelling) →
jurisdiction	Wales → southern England →
languageOfWork	English →
legalStatus	corporation sole →
location	London →
officeHoldersCollectively	Clarenceux Kings of Arms →
officeHoldsRank	King of Arms →
officeLevel	provincial King of Arms →
partOf	College of Arms →
responsibleFor	confirming coats of arms → genealogy → granting coats of arms → heraldic visitations (historically) → heraldry →
subordinateTo	Earl Marshal → Garter Principal King of Arms →
tradition	English heraldry →
usesScript	English (modern) → Latin (historically) →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Heralds’ College → UK heraldic and flag authorities →	hasPart
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms →	associatedWith
College of Arms →	employerOf
Garter Principal King of Arms →	hasAuthorityOver
Clarenceux King of Arms →	hasStyle
Clarenceux King of Arms ("Clarencieux King of Arms (medieval spelling)") →	historicalPrecursor
Clarenceux King of Arms ("Clarenceux Kings of Arms") →	officeHoldersCollectively
College of Arms →	officerTitle
Earl Marshal →	oversees
John Vanbrugh →	positionHeld
Heralds of Arms in Ordinary →	subordinateTo
Pursuivant ("kings of arms") →	worksWith