Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects)

E18507

heraldic office officer of arms state office

The Lord Lyon King of Arms is the chief heraldic authority in Scotland, responsible for regulating coats of arms and overseeing matters of Scottish heraldry and state ceremonial.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lord Lyon King of Arms	40
Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) canonical	1
Lord Lyon King of Arms of Scotland	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T109435 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects)
Context triple: [Peerage of Scotland, regulatedBy, Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects)]

A. Norroy and Ulster King of Arms
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms is a senior English heraldic officer of arms responsible for heraldry and ceremonial matters in the northern parts of England and Northern Ireland.
B. Clarenceux King of Arms
Clarenceux King of Arms is one of the senior heraldic officers of the College of Arms in London, responsible for heraldry and genealogical matters in the southern part of England.
C. Garter Principal King of Arms
Garter Principal King of Arms is the senior heraldic officer of arms in England, serving as the chief herald and principal adviser on matters of heraldry and ceremonial for the British monarchy.
D. College of Arms
The College of Arms is the official heraldic authority for England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and much of the Commonwealth, responsible for granting and regulating coats of arms and maintaining genealogical and ceremonial records.
E. Sovereign of the Garter
The Sovereign of the Garter is the reigning British monarch who serves as the ceremonial head and ultimate authority of the Order of the Garter, the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious order of chivalry.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects)
Target entity description: The Lord Lyon King of Arms is the chief heraldic authority in Scotland, responsible for regulating coats of arms and overseeing matters of Scottish heraldry and state ceremonial.

A. Norroy and Ulster King of Arms
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms is a senior English heraldic officer of arms responsible for heraldry and ceremonial matters in the northern parts of England and Northern Ireland.
B. Clarenceux King of Arms
Clarenceux King of Arms is one of the senior heraldic officers of the College of Arms in London, responsible for heraldry and genealogical matters in the southern part of England.
C. Garter Principal King of Arms
Garter Principal King of Arms is the senior heraldic officer of arms in England, serving as the chief herald and principal adviser on matters of heraldry and ceremonial for the British monarchy.
D. College of Arms
The College of Arms is the official heraldic authority for England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and much of the Commonwealth, responsible for granting and regulating coats of arms and maintaining genealogical and ceremonial records.
E. Sovereign of the Garter
The Sovereign of the Garter is the reigning British monarch who serves as the ceremonial head and ultimate authority of the Order of the Garter, the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious order of chivalry.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heraldic office ⓘ officer of arms ⓘ state office ⓘ
appointedBy	the Crown ⓘ the monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
associatedWith	Royal Household in Scotland ⓘ linked to: Scottish royal court Scottish Government ⓘ
authorityOver	Scottish clan chiefs recognition ⓘ Scottish coats of arms ⓘ Scottish heraldic jurisdiction ⓘ
ceremonialRole	national ceremonies in Scotland ⓘ royal inaugurations in Scotland ⓘ state ceremonial in Scotland ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
equivalentOffice	Garter Principal King of Arms ⓘ Ulster King of Arms ⓘ linked to: Norroy and Ulster King of Arms
field	genealogy ⓘ heraldry ⓘ vexillology ⓘ
hasTitleStyle	Lord Lyon ⓘ The Right Honourable ⓘ
heads	Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ
historicalOrigin	medieval Scottish monarchy ⓘ
jurisdiction	Scotland ⓘ
languageOfOffice	English ⓘ Scots law terminology ⓘ
legalPower	power to confiscate illegal arms ⓘ power to enforce heraldic law ⓘ power to fine for misuse of arms ⓘ power to grant arms ⓘ power to matriculate arms ⓘ
legalStatus	court of law ⓘ
locationOfCourt	Edinburgh ⓘ
locationOfOffice	Edinburgh ⓘ
oversees	Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records ⓘ Scottish heralds ⓘ Scottish pursuivants ⓘ linked to: Court of the Lord Lyon
recognizes	Scottish feudal barons ⓘ chiefs of Scottish clans ⓘ
regulates	civic heraldry in Scotland ⓘ corporate heraldry in Scotland ⓘ personal heraldry in Scotland ⓘ public use of arms in Scotland ⓘ
role	chief heraldic authority in Scotland ⓘ direction of state ceremonial in Scotland ⓘ oversight of Scottish heraldry ⓘ regulation of coats of arms in Scotland ⓘ
subjectTo	Scots law ⓘ
subordinateBody	Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ
usesSeal	Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ

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