Garter Principal King of Arms is the senior king of arms and officer of arms of the College of Arms, the heraldic authority with jurisdiction over England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The position has
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An illuminated manuscript from around 1430 showing William Bruges, the first Garter King of Arms, kneeling before St George. He was appointed in 1415 or 1417.
Sir Edward Walker, who was Garter during the interregnum.
Sir William Dugdale, one of England's leading antiquaries, was Garter between 1677 and his death in 1686. As a King of Arms, he conducted visitations to 10 English counties.
Stephen Leake
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Stephen Martin Leake was a numismatist and long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
Stephen Martin Leake, 1803 engraving by Thomas Milton.
