Maltravers Herald of Arms Extraordinary is a current officer of arms extraordinary in England. As such, Maltravers is a royal herald, but is not a member of the College of Arms in London. The present office was created in 1887 by the Earl Marshal, who was also the Duke of Norfolk and Baron Maltravers. The office is known to have been held by a pursuivant to Lord Maltravers when he was deputy of Calais from 1540 to 1544. The badge is blazoned as A Fret Or. It was officially assigned in 1973, though it had been assumed by two Maltravers Heralds in the 1930s. It derives from the coat of arms of Maltravers Sable a Fret Or and a Label of the points Ermine, and was the badge of John, Earl of Arundel through which family the barony passed to the Howard dukes of Norfolk.[1]
 The heraldic badge of Maltravers Herald of Arms Extraordinary | |
| Heraldic tradition | Gallo-British |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | England, Wales and Northern Ireland |
| Governing body | College of Arms |
The current Maltravers Herald of Arms Extraordinary is John Martin Robinson, MA (St Andrews) DPhil (Oxford) FSA.
Holders of the office
edit| Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
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Joseph Jackson Howard | 26 November 1887–1902 | [2] |
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Sir William Bull | 22 December 1922–1931 | |
| Arthur Oswald Barron | 18 March 1937–1939 | [3] | |
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Aubrey Toppin | 15 December 1966–1969 | [4] |
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Francis William Steer | 27 November 1972–1978 | [5] |
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John Martin Robinson | 25 January 1989–Present | [6] |
See also
editReferences
editCitations
- ^ Chesshyre, Hubert; Ailes, Adrian (2001). Heralds of Today, A Biographical List of the Officers of the College of Arms, London, 1987-2001. London: Illuminata Publishers. p. 43. ISBN 0-9537845-1-7.
- ^ "No. 25763". The London Gazette. 2 December 1887. p. 6721.
- ^ "No. 34381". The London Gazette. 19 March 1937. p. 1821.
- ^ "No. 44206". The London Gazette. 29 December 1966. p. 13959.
- ^ "No. 45840". The London Gazette. 1 December 1972. p. 14374.
- ^ "No. 51716". The London Gazette. 27 April 1989. p. 5041.
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, 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, (London, 1804)