- Kintyre Pursuivant
Kintyre Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is the title of a Scottish officer of arms. The office is currently vacant, as the reduction in the number of
pursuivant s in theCourt of the Lord Lyon from six to three in the late 19th century means only three titles are in use at any one time.The current
Linlithgow Pursuivant Extraordinary , John Charles Grossmith George, held the office of Kintyre Pursuivant from1986 to2000 , before his retirement and subsequent appointment as Linlithgow.Kintyre Pursuivant was formerly a private officer of arms in the service of theLord of the Isles , but along withDingwall Pursuivant ,Ross Herald , andIslay Herald became an officer of arms to the Scottish Crown when the last Lord of the Isles forfeited his estates and titles toJames IV of Scotland in1493 .Office holders
*1953-1955:
Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk
*1955-1971:Charles Jauncey
*1986-2000: John Charles Grossmith George
*vacantExternal links
* [http://www.lyon-court.com/ The Court of the Lord Lyon]
* [http://www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk/officearms.html Heraldry Society of Scotland]
* [http://www.clandonald.org.uk/cdm03/cdm03a04.htm Lecture by Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, Albany Herald]
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