March Pursuivant
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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox heraldry 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 | ||
| File:Arms of George Sitwell Campbell Swinton.svg | Sir George Sitwell Campbell-Swinton | 1901–1923 | |
| File:Arms of Haig of Bemersyde.svg | Sir Thomas Wolseley Haig | 1923–1927 | |
| Vacant | 1927–2021 | ||
| File:Philip Tibbetts shield of arms.svg | Philip Tibbetts | 2021–Present (in Extraordinary) | [5][6] |
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