In a follow-up to my blog on the Coat of Arms of the illegitimate offspring of British Royals, I am indebted to Jonathan Webster for pointing me in the direction of the Earl of Erroll for the Arms assigned to Elizabeth FitzClarence, daughter of HRH Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence (later HM King William IV) and Dorothea Jordan. She married William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll, in 1820. Her Arms were subsequently quartered by her children and remain in the 'Grand' Coat of Arms of the Earls to this day. As Jonathan Webster points out, Elizabeth was assigned the Royal Arms (once her Father came to the Throne in 1830) debruised by a blue Baton Sinister charged with a gold Anchor (her Father's main charge on his own Label when he had been a prince) between two gold Thistles to reflect the fact that the Earldom of Erroll is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. The Earl of Erroll remains one of four peers entitled to appoint a private pursuivant. Erroll's Pursuivant is called "Slains Pursuivant of Arms" and wears a Tabard of white with the three red Shields. Elizabeth died in Edinburgh in 1856. |
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Jonathan Webster
17/10/2019 06:23:16 pm
A slight addendum...I have been able to zoom in on this bookplate of Lord Frederick FitzClarence, third son of AilliaW IV and Dorothea Jordan, as seen here:
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J. Paul Murdock
18/10/2019 02:13:55 pm
Great news! Many thanks to you and your better eyesight! LOL
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Jonathan Webster
11/5/2020 01:08:02 pm
I am surprised mention has not been made of the FitzGeorge family; the illegitimate issue of George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (a paternal cousin of Queen Victoria) via a marriage that was in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act.
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J. Paul Murdock
12/5/2020 12:21:35 pm
Thanks for that Jonathan. I'll have to look into them.
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