Windsor Herald

Officer of the College of Arms

Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.

It has been suggested that the office was instituted specifically for the Order of the Garter in 1348, or that it predates the Order and was in use as early as 1338. However, it is more likely that it dates from 1364, when a pursuivant of Edward III, on bringing the king news of the victory at Auray, was rewarded by promotion to the rank of herald with the title Windsor. Thereafter there is little mention of the office before 1419, when Windsor Herald was sent to the Duke of Brittany. Since that time, the office has been maintained. The badge of office is the sunburst badge of Edward III (Edward of Windsor) royally crowned.

The best-known Windsor Herald was the 17th-century antiquarian, Elias Ashmole. The current Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary is John Allen-Petrie, OBE.^[1]

Holders of the office

See also

• Heraldry
• Officer of Arms

References

Citations

1. "Windsor Herald - College of Arms". www.college-of-arms.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
2. "No. 7530". The London Gazette. 3 August 1736. p. 1.
3. "No. 9742". The London Gazette. 22 November 1757. p. 1.
4. "No. 11505". The London Gazette. 29 October 1774. p. 1.
5. "No. 12548". The London Gazette. 1 June 1784. p. 1.
6. "No. 17468". The London Gazette. 13 April 1819. p. 658.
7. "No. 19702". The London Gazette. 1 February 1839. p. 190.
8. "No. 20996". The London Gazette. 6 July 1849. p. 2158.
9. "No. 24835". The London Gazette. 20 April 1880. p. 2600.
10. "No. 26494". The London Gazette. 13 March 1894. p. 1523.
11. "No. 31598". The London Gazette. 14 October 1919. p. 12654.
12. "No. 33688". The London Gazette. 10 February 1931. p. 927.
13. "No. 37875". The London Gazette. 7 February 1947. p. 661.
14. "No. 44172". The London Gazette. 15 November 1966. p. 12311.
15. "No. 47661". The London Gazette. 12 October 1978. p. 12091.
16. "No. 55620". The London Gazette. 27 September 1999. p. 10313.
17. "No. 62706". The London Gazette. 10 July 2019. p. 12352.
18. "Home". jmpetrie.com.
19. "Elected Members recognised in New Year's Honours".

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)

External links

• The College of Arms
• CUHGS Officer of Arms Index