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March Pursuivant
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March Pursuivant of Arms is a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.
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Heraldic tradition | Gallo-British |
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Jurisdiction | Scotland |
Governing body | Court of the Lord Lyon |
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The office was first mentioned in 1515 and it is associated with the part of the Border area that was known as the Marches, i.e. the whole border area.[1]
The badge of office is a demi lion rampant holding a rose Gules and gorged with a coronet of four fleur de lys (two visible) and four crosses pattée (one and two halves visible) Or.[2]
The office is currently held by Philip Tibbetts, Esq. He took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation.[3]