Howard Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary is an
officer of arms extraordinary in
England
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; that is, a royal
herald but not a member of the
College of Arms
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in
London
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.
The present office was created in November 1992 by the
Earl Marshal, and named from the
barony of Howard of Glossop (created in 1869), to which
Miles Fitzalan-Howard succeeded in 1972 before succeeding as Earl Marshal and
Duke of Norfolk in 1975. The Duke himself had never used the Glossop title, since his mother's
barony of Beaumont takes precedence.
The badge of office was assigned in 1992: ''A cross-crosslet fitchy argent enclosed within a pair of wings displayed and reflexed gold.'' The crosslet is taken from the
Howard's Arms and crest, while the wings allude to one of the Howard's crests and also the swiftness of the pursuivant as a messenger.
There has only been one appointment to this office since its creation.
Holders of the office
See also
*
Heraldry
Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree. Armory, the best-known branch ...
*
Officer of Arms
References
;Citations
;Bibliography
* ''The College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street : being the sixteenth and final monograph of the London Survey Committee'',
Walter H. Godfrey, assisted by Sir
Anthony Wagner
Sir Anthony Richard Wagner (6 September 1908 – 5 May 1995) was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. He served as Garter Principal King of Arms before retiring to the post of Clarenceux King of Arms. He was one of ...
, with a complete list of the officers of arms, prepared by H. Stanford London, (London, 1963)
* ''A History of the College of Arms &c'',
Mark Noble
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, (London, 1804)
External links
The College of Arms
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English offices of arms