Albany Herald
# Albany Herald

Albany Herald of Arms is a Scottish herald of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.

The office was first mentioned in a diplomatic mission from Scotland to England in 1401. The office was probably instituted on the creation of Robert Stewart, son of King Robert II, as Duke of Albany, on 28 April 1398. Albany is an old name for the part of Scotland north of the River Forth, and is cognate with "Alba", the Scottish Gaelic for Scotland.

The badge of office is A saltire Argent enfiled of a coronet of four fleurs-de-lys (one and two halves visible) Or ensigned of the Crown of Scotland Proper.

The office is currently held by Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw.

## Holders of the office

| Name | Date of appointment |
| - | - |
| William Bailly | 1452 |
| William Brown of Balmangan | 1516 |
| William Brown | 1546 |
| John Balfour | 1558 |
| Alexander Oliphant | 1565 |
| Thomas Oliphant | 1604 |
| George Kirkwood | 1610 |
| Robert Winram | 1613 |
| Gideon Weir | 1637 |
| James Lockhart | 1661 |
| George Ogilvie | 1677 |
| James Barr | 1694 |
| Robert Leslie | 1723 |
| Sir John Erskine of Cambo, Baronet | 1726 |
| Humphrey Harrison | 1754 |
| John Man | 1766 |
| John Douglas | 1768 |
| James Mitchell | 1795 |
| John Young | 1827 |
| David Littlejohn | 1837 |
| James Sinclair | 1859 |
| Vacant | 1878–83 |
| John Spence | 1883 |
| Robert Spence Livingstone | 1885 |
| William Rae Macdonald | 1909 |
| Sir George Sitwell Campbell-Swinton | 1923–1926 |
| Sir Thomas Wolseley Haig | 1927–1935 |
| Thomas Innes of Learney | 1935–1945 |
| Sir Francis James Grant | 1945–1953 |
| Major Charles Ian Fraser of Reelig | 1953–1961 |
| Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, Baronet | 1961–1985 |
| John Alexander Spens | 1985–2011 |
| Vacant | 2011–2021 |
| Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, Bt., LVO | 2021–Present (in Extraordinary) |
