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Timothy Duke

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Timothy Duke
Clarenceux King of Arms
In office
1 April 2021 – 30 September 2024
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Preceded byPatric Dickinson
Succeeded byRobert Noel
Personal details
Born
Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke

(1953-06-12) 12 June 1953 (age 71)
NationalityBritish
Alma materFitzwilliam College, Cambridge

Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke, FSA (born 12 June 1953)[1][2] is a retired officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.

Career

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Timothy Duke is the son of William Falcon Duke and his wife, Mary Cecile, née Jackson. He was educated at Uppingham School and then Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, graduating with a BA degree and later proceeding to MA. He served as a research assistant at the College from 1981,[2] before he began his career as an officer of arms in 1989 when he was appointed Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary.[3] He held this position until 7 August 1995, when he was appointed Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary.[4] He was appointed Norroy and Ulster King of Arms on 1 July 2014.[2][5] On 1 April 2021, he was appointed Clarenceux King of Arms in succession to Patric Dickinson.[6] In that role, he proclaimed the accession of Charles III from the Royal Exchange in the City of London on 10 September 2022,[7] and took part in the Royal Procession at the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla.[8] He retired from the College of Arms on 30 September 2024.[9]

He became an Esquire of the Order of St John in 1988,[10] Honorary Secretary of the Harleian Society in 1994,[2] and in 2010 was appointed Honorary Genealogist to the Order of St Michael and St George.[11] He was Secretary of the College of Arms Trust from 1995 until 2024.[12] In 2018, Duke was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.[13]

Decorations

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Arms

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Coat of arms of Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke
Adopted
12 June 1995[14]
Crest
A Bengal Tiger passant guardant proper emerging from standing wheat and gorged with a coronet gold.
Escutcheon
Per fess sable and Or, a fess per fess between two cotises their outer edges in the form of the upper rim of a Ducal Coronet all counterchanged.
Motto
MANEAT INTEGRITAS (Latin roughly for "He would maintain soundness")

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014. Mr Timothy Duke, Chester Herald of Arms, 60
  2. ^ a b c d "Duke, Timothy Hugh Stewart", Who's Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, November 2014). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ^ "No. 51633". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 February 1989. p. 1289.
  4. ^ "No. 54127". The London Gazette. 11 August 1995. p. 11019.
  5. ^ "New Norroy and Ulster King of Arms", College of Arms, 3 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Crown Office", The London Gazette, 9 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Crowds enjoy 'momentous' scene as Charles proclaimed King outside Royal Exchange". The Independent. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Timothy Duke Retires". College of Arms. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  10. ^ "No. 51405". The London Gazette. 11 July 1988. pp. 7916–7917.
  11. ^ "June 2010 Newsletter (No. 25)". College of Arms. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Timothy Duke Retires". College of Arms. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  13. ^ "1 Mar Ballot Results", Society of Antiquaries of London, 1 March 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Armorial - Presidents & VPs - Timothy Hugh Stewart DUKE". whitelionsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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Heraldic offices
Preceded by
Rouge Dragon Pursuivant

1989 – 1995
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Chester Herald

1995 – 2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Registrar of the College of Arms

2000 – 2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms

2014 – 2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Clarenceux King of Arms

2021 – 2024
Succeeded by