March Pursuivant Explained

Tradition:	Gallo-British
Jurisdiction:	Scotland
Authority:	Court of the Lord Lyon

March Pursuivant of Arms is a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.

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]

Holders of the office

Arms	Name	Date of appointment	Ref^[4]
	William Brown of Balmangan	1515
	Sir George Sitwell Campbell-Swinton	1901–1923
	Sir Thomas Wolseley Haig	1923–1927
	Vacant	1927–2021
	Philip Tibbetts	2021–Present (in Extraordinary)	^[5] ^[6]

See also

• Officer of Arms
• Pursuivant
• Court of the Lord Lyon
• Heraldry Society of Scotland

External links

• The Court of the Lord Lyon

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heraldic Titles from the Middle Ages and Renaissance: Dictionary of Period Forms. 2 June 2011 . Julia Smith.
2. Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland, Vol.88 Fol.61
3. News: Coronation order of service in full . BBC News . 5 May 2023 . 6 May 2023.
4. Book: Grant, Sir Francis James . Court of the Lord Lyon: List of His Majesty's Officers of Arms and Other Officials with Genealogical Notes, 1318-1945 . 1945 . Society . en.
5. Web site: New Appointments at the Lyon Court. 2021-09-01. New Appointments at the Lyon Court.
6. Web site: march. 2021-09-01. www.courtofthelordlyon.scot.