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Charles Burnett (officer of arms)

Charles John Burnett (1940–2024) was a Scottish antiquarian and former officer of arms.

Burnett was born in 1940[1] and educated at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, and the University of Edinburgh.[2]

He has worked for a number of museums, including: Letchworth Museum, the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, the Scottish United Services Museum at Edinburgh Castle, and Duff House, Banff[1]

Burnett was appointed Dingwall Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary in 1983[3] and promoted to Ross Herald of Arms in Ordinary in 1988.[4] He retired as an officer of arms in ordinary in 2010 and was appointed Ross Herald Extraordinary for a period of five years, demitting office on 31 December 2015.[5] His 1992 M.Litt thesis at the University of Edinburgh was entitled The Officers of Arms and heraldic art under King James Sixth & First 1567-1625.[6] He was also the president of the Heraldry Society of Scotland.[7]

Charles Burnett died in February 2024.[8]

Publications edit

  • 'Outward Signs of Majesty, 1535–1540', Janet Hadley Williams, Stewart Style, 1513–1542 (Tuckwell, 1996), pp. 282–302

Arms edit

Coat of arms of Charles Burnett
 
Escutcheon
Per chevron Azure and Argent in chief a holly leaf between two pens in base a hunting horn stringed contournée all counter-changed.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Charles J Burnett, Esq". People of Today. Debretts. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  2. ^ Blair, Robin; Boreham, Louise; Burnett, Charles; Cumming, Elizabeth; Roads, Elizabeth (2009). The Thistle Chapel. Edinburgh: The Order of the Thistle. Endpaper. ISBN 978-0-9562407-0-5. OCLC 643612646. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  3. ^ "No. 21452". The Edinburgh Gazette. 30 December 1983. p. 1959.
  4. ^ "No. 22483". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 January 1989. p. 25.
  5. ^ "The Court of the Lord Lyon -". Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  6. ^ Burnett, Charles (1992). The Officers of Arms and heraldic art under King James Sixth & First 1567-1625. Edinburgh. OCLC 606134285.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ "Office Holders for The Heraldry Society of Scotland". Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  8. ^ Obituary, Scotsman, 20 April 2024
  

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