Robert Cooke (officer of arms)

Sir Philip Sidney's funeral procession, under Robert Cooke, King of Arms, in 1587
Arms of Robert Cooke: Gules, a cinquefoil ermine in an orle of crosses crosslet fitchy argent;[1] crest: A dexter hand in armour proper joined to a wing or and holding a sword erect proper entwined with a branch of (? olive) vert
Detail from foot of 1573 illuminated pedigree of the Paston family of Norfolk made by Robert Cooke and signed by him in Latin below as Rob(ertu)s Cooke alias Clarencieulx Roy d'Armes

Robert Cooke (born c. 1535, died 1592–3)[2][3] was an English Officer of Arms during the reign of Elizabeth I, who rose swiftly through the ranks of the College of Arms to Clarenceux King of Arms, serving in that office from 1567 until his death in 1592–3.

Cooke served as Deputy Earl Marshal at the funeral of Sir Philip Sidney in 1587, but was later accused by some fellow heralds of granting arms to unworthy men for personal gain.

  1. ^ "Clarenceux King of Arms | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  2. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004).
  3. ^ "Cooke, Robert (CK553R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.