David Lyndsay
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Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount was a Scottish knight, poet, and herald who gained the highest heraldic office of Lyon King of Arms. He remains a well regarded poet whose works reflect the spirit of the Renaissance, specifically as a makar.
Lyndsay as depicted on the Scott Monument
Statue of Sir David Lyndsay, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Lord Lyon King of Arms
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The Right Honourable the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that country, issuing new grants of arms, and serving as the judge of the Court of the Lord Lyon, the oldest heraldic court in the world that is still in daily operation.
Lord Lyon King of Arms' crown
Sir David Lindsay of the Mount was Lord Lyon from 1542 to 1554. A poet and diplomat during Renaissance Scotland.
Sir James Balfour, 1st Baronet of Denmilne and Kinnaird, was Lord Lyon from 1630 to 1654. Noted scholar, annalist and antiquary. In 1654 he was deprived of his office by Oliver Cromwell.
Alexander Brodie, 19th of that Ilk, was Lord Lyon from 1727 to 1754. Despite receiving the Lyon office as a political reward, he nevertheless undertook his duties seriously.