MVO

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MVO is a post-nominal honorific indicating appointment as a Member of the Royal Victorian Order, a dynastic order of knighthood recognizing distinguished personal service to the British monarch.

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MVO canonical 4

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific
post-nominal letters
title of honour
associatedWith British monarchy
belongsTo orders, decorations and medals of the United Kingdom
correspondsToGrade Member
country United Kingdom
denotesRankIn The Royal Victorian Order
surface form: Royal Victorian Order
establishedBy Queen Victoria
establishedIn 1896
genderEligibility men and women
grantedBy British monarch
surface form: the sovereign of the United Kingdom
grantedFor distinguished personal service to the Royal Family
distinguished personal service to the monarch
hasAbbreviationStyle all capital letters without periods
hasInsigniaType badge
ribbon
higherRankThan L.V.O.
surface form: LVO
isNonPolitical true
language English
lowerRankThan CVO
orderType dynastic order of knighthood
partOf Royal Victorian Order grade structure
postNominalUsage placed after the recipient’s name
religiousAffiliation Church of England
selectionMethod personal gift of the sovereign
standsFor Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order
surface form: Member of the Royal Victorian Order
usedIn Commonwealth realms
British honours system
surface form: United Kingdom honours system

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