Rouge Dragon Pursuivant

Rouge Dragon Pursuivant
	The heraldic badge of Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
Heraldic tradition	Gallo-British
Jurisdiction	England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Governing body	College of Arms

Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a junior officer of arms of the College of Arms, named after the red dragon of Wales. The office was instituted by Henry VII on 29 October 1485, the eve of his coronation.^[1]

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The current Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms is Phillip Bone.

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Name	Date of appointment	Ref
William Tyndale or Tendale	(Henry VII)
Thomas Bysley	(Henry VII/Henry VIII)
William Hasyng or Hastings	(1521)
Thomas Mylner or Milner or Miller	1530–1536
Fulk ap Howell	1536–1539
Martin Maroffe	1539–1553
William Colbarne or Cowarne	1553–1564
Edmund Knight	1564–1574
Nicholas Paddy	1574–1588
John Raven	1588–1597
William Smith	1597–1618
John Philipot	1618–1624
Thomas Thompson	1624–1637
Edward Walker	1637–1638
Henry Lilly	1638
William Crowne	1638–1661
Everard Exton	1659–1661 (intruded)
Francis Sandford	1661–1676
Thomas May	1676–1677
Gregory King	1677–1689
Piers Mauduit	1689–1691
Hugh Clopton	1691–1700
John Hare	1700–1704
Dudley Downs	1704–1719
Arthur Shepherd	1719–1756
Henry Hill	1756–1758
Thomas Sherriff	1758–1763	^[2]
Thomas Locke	1763–1774
Ralph Bigland	1774–1780
Benjamin Pingo	1780–1786	^[3]
James Monson Philips	1786–1797
James Cathrow	1797–1813	^[4]
Charles George Young	1813–1820	^[5]
Francis Townsend	1820–1833	^[6]
James Rock	1833	^[7]
Thomas William King	1833–1848	^[8]
Edward Stephen Dendy	1848–1859	^[9]
George Edward Cokayne, Esq., FSA	1859–1870	^[10]
Sir William Henry Weldon, KCVO, FSA	1870–1880	^[11]
Sir Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty, KCVO, KJStJ, FSA	1880–1886	^[12]
Sir Albert William Woods, GCVO, KCB, KCMG, KGStJ, FSA	1886–1893	^[13]
Everard Green, Esq., FSA	1893–1911	^[14]
Sir Algar Henry Stafford Howard, KCB, KCVO, MC, TD	1911–1919	^[15]
Lt. Alexander Warren Drury Mitton	1919–1922	^[16]
Sir John Dunamace Heaton-Armstrong, MVO	1922–1926	^[17]
Eric Neville Geijer, Esq., MC, FSA	1926–1941	^[18]
Michael Roger Trappes-Lomax, Esq., FSA	1946–1951
Robin Ian Evelyn Milne Stuart de la Lanne-Mirrlees, Esq.	1952–1962	^[19]
Sir Conrad Marshall John Fisher Swan, KCVO, FSA	1962–1968	^[20]
Theobald Mathew, Esq.	1970–1978	^[21]
Patric Dickinson, Esq., CVO	1978–1989	^[22]
Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke, Esq. FSA	1989–1995	^[23]
Clive Edwin Alexander Cheesman, Esq., FSA	1998–2010	^[24]
Adam Simon Tuck, Esq.	2019–2023	^[25]
Phillip Alan Bone, Esq.	2023–present	^[26]

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Citations

[1]
Rouge Dragon Pursuivant, in Survey of London Monograph 16, College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street, (London, 1963) pp. 219-228. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/bk16/pp219-228 [accessed 27 April 2024]
[2]
"No. 9805". The London Gazette. 1 July 1758. p. 1.
[3]
"No. 12080". The London Gazette. 2 May 1780. p. 4.
[4]
"No. 14015". The London Gazette. 3 June 1797. p. 511.
[5]
"No. 16768". The London Gazette. 28 August 1813. p. 1706.
[6]
"No. 2811". The Edinburgh Gazette. 6 June 1820. p. 171.
[7]
"No. 19042". The London Gazette. 26 April 1833. p. 794.
[8]
"No. 19049". The London Gazette. 21 May 1833. p. 950.
[9]
"No. 20869". The London Gazette. 20 June 1848. p. 2312.
[10]
"No. 22336". The London Gazette. 13 December 1859. p. 4711.
[11]
"No. 23581". The London Gazette. 28 January 1870. p. 535.
[12]
"No. 24840". The London Gazette. 30 April 1880. p. 2785.
[13]
"No. 25637". The London Gazette. 26 October 1886. p. 5158.
[14]
"No. 26382". The London Gazette. 14 March 1893. p. 1615.
[15]
"No. 28545". The London Gazette. 27 October 1911. p. 7794.
[16]
"No. 13527". The London Gazette. 18 November 1919. p. 3612.
[17]
"No. 32665". The London Gazette. 7 April 1922. p. 2813.
[18]
"No. 14281". The London Gazette. 26 October 1926. p. 1190.
[19]
"No. 39549". The London Gazette. 23 May 1952. p. 2814.
[20]
"No. 42854". The London Gazette. 11 December 1962. p. 9648.
[21]
"No. 45066". The London Gazette. 24 March 1970. p. 3415.
[22]
"No. 47662". The London Gazette. 13 October 1978. p. 12188.
[23]
"No. 51633". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 February 1989. p. 1289.
[24]
"No. 55318". The London Gazette. 23 November 1998. p. 12727.
[25]
"No. 62688". The London Gazette. 20 June 2019. p. 10952.
[26]
"No. 64223". The London Gazette. 9 November 2023. p. 22550.

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)

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[1] [1]
Rouge Dragon Pursuivant, in Survey of London Monograph 16, College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street, (London, 1963) pp. 219-228. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/bk16/pp219-228 [accessed 27 April 2024]

[2] [2]
"No. 9805". The London Gazette. 1 July 1758. p. 1.

[3] [3]
"No. 12080". The London Gazette. 2 May 1780. p. 4.

[4] [4]
"No. 14015". The London Gazette. 3 June 1797. p. 511.

[5] [5]
"No. 16768". The London Gazette. 28 August 1813. p. 1706.

[6] [6]
"No. 2811". The Edinburgh Gazette. 6 June 1820. p. 171.

[7] [7]
"No. 19042". The London Gazette. 26 April 1833. p. 794.

[8] [8]
"No. 19049". The London Gazette. 21 May 1833. p. 950.

[9] [9]
"No. 20869". The London Gazette. 20 June 1848. p. 2312.

[10] [10]
"No. 22336". The London Gazette. 13 December 1859. p. 4711.

[11] [11]
"No. 23581". The London Gazette. 28 January 1870. p. 535.

[12] [12]
"No. 24840". The London Gazette. 30 April 1880. p. 2785.

[13] [13]
"No. 25637". The London Gazette. 26 October 1886. p. 5158.

[14] [14]
"No. 26382". The London Gazette. 14 March 1893. p. 1615.

[15] [15]
"No. 28545". The London Gazette. 27 October 1911. p. 7794.

[16] [16]
"No. 13527". The London Gazette. 18 November 1919. p. 3612.

[17] [17]
"No. 32665". The London Gazette. 7 April 1922. p. 2813.

[18] [18]
"No. 14281". The London Gazette. 26 October 1926. p. 1190.

[19] [19]
"No. 39549". The London Gazette. 23 May 1952. p. 2814.

[20] [20]
"No. 42854". The London Gazette. 11 December 1962. p. 9648.

[21] [21]
"No. 45066". The London Gazette. 24 March 1970. p. 3415.

[22] [22]
"No. 47662". The London Gazette. 13 October 1978. p. 12188.

[23] [23]
"No. 51633". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 February 1989. p. 1289.

[24] [24]
"No. 55318". The London Gazette. 23 November 1998. p. 12727.

[25] [25]
"No. 62688". The London Gazette. 20 June 2019. p. 10952.

[26] [26]
"No. 64223". The London Gazette. 9 November 2023. p. 22550.

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