Crest: Within a garland of bay leaves, a lady from the middle richly attired, holding in her dexter hand a thistle all Proper (in allusion to the alliance of Sir John Lyon with Princess Jean, daughter of King Robert II).
Motto
In Te Domine Speravi (In thee o Lord have I put my trust)[1]
Profile
Region
Lowlands
Chief
Rt Hon Simon Patrick Bowes-Lyon
19th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Seat
Glamis Castle
Septs of Clan Lyon
Lion(s), Lyon, Lyons, Lehane, Lehan
Clan branches
Lyon of Strathmore and Kinghorne (chiefs) Bowes-Lyon
Rival clans
Clan Lindsay
Clan Lyon is a Scottish clan.[2]
^Clan Lyon Profile scotclans.com. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
^Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 202 - 203.
ClanLyon is a Scottish clan. Genealogist Sir Iain Moncreiffe stated that the Lyons were a family of Celtic origin and that they were descended from a...
structure recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon, which regulates Scottish heraldry and coats of arms. Most clans have their own tartan patterns, usually...
The crest badges used by members of Scottish clans are based upon armorial bearings recorded by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in the Public Register of All...
An armigerous clan (from armiger) is a Scottish clan, family or name which is registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who bore...
Peerage of the United Kingdom. The earl is also Chief of ClanLyon. The established history of ClanLyon states that the family is of French origin, with the...
Clan Anderson is a Scottish clan that is recognized as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. However, as the clan does not currently have a chief recognized...
ɪʎ]), is a Highland Scottish clan and one of the largest Scottish clans. The Lord Lyon King of Arms, the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating...
a clan, clan or family members can formally get together, witnessed by a representative of the Lord Lyon, in a derbhfine, and appoint either a clan chief...
recognising clan chiefs after due diligence. The Lyon Register (officially the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland), on which the Lord Lyon records...
Clan Stewart (Gaelic: Stiùbhart) is a Scottish Highland and Lowland clan. The clan is recognised by Court of the Lord Lyon; however, it does not have a...
Clan Macfie is a Highlands Scottish Clan. Since 1981, the clan has been officially registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon, which is the heraldic authority...
is regarded as the progenitor of the Chiefs of ClanLyon. Sir John Lyon was the son of Sir John Lyon (born c. 1290), feudal baron of Forteviot and Forgandenny...
Clan Scott is a Scottish clan and is recognised as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. Historically the clan was based in the Scottish Borders. The Latin...
Clan MacGillivray is a Highland Scottish clan and is a member of the Clan Chattan Confederation. The clan does not currently have a clan chief, but following...
by the Lord Lyon King of Arms as the chief of Clan Nicolson. Around the same time, a Nicolson who claimed descent from the Highland clan of "Nicolsons"...
Clan Gunn (Scottish Gaelic: Na Guinnich) is a Highland Scottish clan associated with lands in northeastern Scotland, including Caithness, Sutherland and...
Clan Watson is a Scottish clan that is recognised as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. The clan does not currently have a chief recognised by the Court...
There are numerous Scottish clans, both Highland and Lowland, which use the surname Morison or Morrison. In 1965, the Lord Lyon King of Arms decided to recognise...
that Ilk was recognised as the hereditary chief of the clan by Lord Lyon King of Arms. The Clan Moffat are a family from the Scottish Borders who were...
century, a branch of the family emigrated to Scotland, where they became ClanLyon, the Lords of Glamis, and the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne. During...
Clan Maxwell is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands and is recognized as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. However, as the clan does not currently...
Clan Fleming is a Lowland Scottish clan and is officially recognized as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. However, as the clan does not currently have...
law of the Court of the Lord Lyon, there is no definitive authority on which surnames are regarded as Irish clans. Clans of Ireland is a modern organization...
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