The Royal Victorian Order

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dynastic order of knighthood order of chivalry

The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood established by Queen Victoria in 1896 to recognize personal service to the British monarch and the royal family.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order	10
Royal Victorian Order	9
Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dynastic order of knighthood ⓘ order of chivalry ⓘ
awardedFor	personal service to the royal family ⓘ personal service to the royal household ⓘ personal service to the sovereign ⓘ
awardingBody	British monarch ⓘ
chancellor	Lord Chamberlain ⓘ surface form: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
eligibility	foreign nationals ⓘ men ⓘ women ⓘ
foundedInReignOf	Queen Victoria ⓘ
founder	Queen Victoria ⓘ
grades	Commander ⓘ Knight Commander ⓘ surface form: Dame Commander Dame Grand Cross ⓘ Knight Commander ⓘ Knight Grand Cross ⓘ Lieutenant ⓘ Member ⓘ
grantingAuthority	British Crown ⓘ
hasInsignia	badge ⓘ medal ⓘ riband ⓘ star ⓘ
hasLanguage	Latin motto ⓘ
headOfOrder	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
higher	Order of the Bath ⓘ
inception	1896 ⓘ
includes	Royal Victorian Medal ⓘ
isPartOf	British honours system ⓘ
lower	Order of Merit ⓘ
monarch	British monarch ⓘ
motto	Victoria ⓘ
namedAfter	Queen Victoria ⓘ
postNominalLetters	CVO ⓘ DCVO ⓘ GCVO ⓘ KCVO ⓘ LVO ⓘ MVO ⓘ
purpose	recognition of personal service to the British monarch ⓘ recognition of personal service to the royal family ⓘ
religion	Church of England ⓘ
ribbonColor	blue ⓘ white edging ⓘ
seat	United Kingdom ⓘ
sovereign	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
status	currently constituted ⓘ
type	dynastic order ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Commander → associatedWith → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Victorian Order

Anne, Princess Royal → awardReceived → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

David Beatty → awardReceived → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood → awardReceived → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Henry William Frederick Albert → awardReceived → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Horatio Herbert Kitchener → awardReceived → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Rushworth → awardReceived → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

subject surface form: John Rushworth Jellicoe

this entity surface form: Royal Victorian Order

Lord Jellicoe → awardReceived → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent → awardReceived → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss → awardReceived → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

subject surface form: Rosslyn Wemyss

this entity surface form: Royal Victorian Order

William Birdwood → awardReceived → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Order of the British Empire → hasLowerPrecedenceThan → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Victorian Order

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester → honor → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh → honor → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Victorian Order

Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife → honour → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

British honours system → includes → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

Canadian Honours System → includesOrder → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Victorian Order

Order of St Michael and St George → lower → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Victorian Order

Private Secretary to the Sovereign → mayHoldTitle → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood → oversees → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Victorian Order

Knight or Dame Commander → usedInOrder → The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Victorian Order