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.
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- Burke, John, History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, vol.1, London, 1833, p.643.
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| Preceded by Alexander Nairne |
Lord Lyon King of Arms 1450 – 1490 |
Succeeded by Henry Thomson |
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