Clarenceux King of Arms

Clarenceux King of Arms is the official name of the second highest of the three English Kings of Arms. Owner of the Office since September 1, 2010 Patric Dickinson.

General

The Clarenceux King of Arms is the more senior of the two provincial Kings of Arms. It is south of the River Trent responsible for heraldic matters from England. In this capacity he is officer of arms coat of arms of the English Office ( College of Arms ). The Office was most likely already in 1420; there is even evidence that already in 1334 a Claro Cell rex heraldus armorum officiated.

The title derives Clarenceux allegedly forth either from the medieval Honor of Clare, an estate of the Earl of Gloucester, and the Duke of Clarence in 1362 created title.

Insignia

Like all Heralds also owns the Clarenceux King of Arms Crest an office, he leads alongside his personal coat of arms, and an official costume, the Tappert, which is richly decorated, also a caduceus. The coat of arms is guided in its current form since about the beginning of the 16th century.

As part of the coronation ceremony of the British monarch, the king wearing the only coat of arms of those present, except the monarch, a crown (the two provincial Kings of Arms wear silver, gold crowns).