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Claire Boudreau

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Claire Boudreau
Top: Boudreau in 2017, with Julie Payette's patent
Bottom:Coat of arms of Claire Boudreau
Chief Herald of Canada
In office
June 26, 2007 – May 20, 2020
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors General
Preceded byRobert Watt
Succeeded bySamy Khalid
Deputy Chief Herald of Canada
In office
2006 – June 26, 2007
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor GeneralMichaëlle Jean
Preceded byposition created
Succeeded byBruce Patterson
Saint-Laurent Herald
In office
2000 – June 26, 2007
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors General
Preceded byAuguste Vachon
Succeeded byBruce Patterson
Personal details
Born1965
Died (aged 55)
OccupationHistorian

Claire Boudreau FRHSC AIH (1965 – November 17, 2020) was a Canadian historian, genealogist, and officer of arms. She served as a herald in the Canadian Heraldic Authority from March 17, 1997 in the office of Saguenay Herald and later as Saint-Laurent Herald, to which office she succeeded on the retirement of Auguste Vachon, and then Deputy Chief Herald from December 1, 2005 until June 16, 2007, when she was made the second Chief Herald of Canada following the retirement of Robert Watt. She was also a nationally and internationally recognized scholar in heraldic studies. She was the author of many articles and publications. She was the principal designer and administrator of the authority's pioneering online Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, which was unveiled in July 2005. She was made an Academician of the Académie Internationale d'Héraldique in 2000. On May 20, 2020, Boudreau was appointed Margaree-Chéticamp herald emeritus and succeeded as Chief Herald of Canada by Samy Khalid.[1]

On November 18, 2020, it was announced that she died due to cancer at the age of 55.[2]

Publications

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  • L'héritage Symbolique des Hérauts d'Armes: Dictionnaire Encyclopédique de l'Enseignement du Blason Ancien (XIVe-XVIe siècle) (Le Léopard d'or, Paris, 2006). ISBN 2-86377-204-X

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Governor General Announces the Appointment of a New Chief Herald of Canada, Governor General of Canada. May 20, 2020. ([1]).
  2. ^ Poirier, Marc (26 November 2020). "Décès de Claire Boudreau : héraut d'armes qui aura laissé sa marque" [Death of Claire Boudreau: Herald of arms who left her mark]. L'Express Canada (in French). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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Heraldic offices
Preceded by
position created
Saguenay Herald
1997–2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by Saint-Laurent Herald
2000–2007
Preceded by Chief Herald of Canada
2007–2020
Succeeded by