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Lord Lyon King of Arms

Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry
Intangible position Q1523599
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Lord Lyon King of Arms

Summary

Lord Lyon King of Arms is a position[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (935 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lord Lyon King of Arms is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Lord Lyon King of Arms's instance of is recorded as position[4].
  • Lord Lyon King of Arms's instance of is recorded as King of Arms[5].
  • Lord Lyon King of Arms is a type of Great Officer of State[6].
  • Lord Lyon King of Arms's Commons category is recorded as Lord Lyon King of Arms[7].
  • Lord Lyon King of Arms's official website is recorded as https://www.courtofthelordlyon.scot/[8].
  • Lord Lyon King of Arms's position holder is recorded as Joseph Morrow[9].
  • Lord Lyon King of Arms's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include position[4] and King of Arms[5]. Lord Lyon King of Arms is a type of Great Officer of State[6].

Why It Matters

Lord Lyon King of Arms ranks in the top 9% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (935 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Lord Lyon King of Arms. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lord-lyon-king-of-arms
MLA “Lord Lyon King of Arms.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/lord-lyon-king-of-arms.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lord-lyon-king-of-arms_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Lord Lyon King of Arms}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lord-lyon-king-of-arms}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Subclass of → —
    Official website → http://www.lyon-court.com/, https://www.courtofthelordlyon.scot/
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Lord Lyon 22 September 2015.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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