Duncan Dundas
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Duncan Dundas was Lord Lyon King of Arms
of Scotland from 1450 until 1490. The son of James Dundas of that Ilk, Duncan was much noted in his time and was frequently employed in embassies to England
. He is said to have discharged his duty in those negotiations "with integrity and honour". He acquired from his family the feudal barony of Newliston, and founded a branch of the Dundas family there.
Lord Lyon King of Arms
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...
of Scotland from 1450 until 1490. The son of James Dundas of that Ilk, Duncan was much noted in his time and was frequently employed in embassies to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He is said to have discharged his duty in those negotiations "with integrity and honour". He acquired from his family the feudal barony of Newliston, and founded a branch of the Dundas family there.