Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter

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chivalric rank member of order of chivalry

Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter are senior members of the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious order of chivalry, traditionally drawn from the royal family and distinguished public figures.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form Occurrences
Knight of the Garter 21
Knights Companion of the Garter 4
Royal Knights of the Garter 4

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric rank ⓘ
member of order of chivalry ⓘ
appointedBy British monarch ⓘ
surface form: Sovereign of the United Kingdom

reigning monarch ⓘ
associatedWith British monarchy ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy Sovereign ⓘ
ceremonyHeldAt St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England ⓘ
surface form: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
chapel St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England ⓘ
surface form: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
country United Kingdom ⓘ
entitledTo post-nominal letters KG ⓘ
stall in the quire of St George's Chapel ⓘ
femaleEquivalentStyle Lady ⓘ
hasGenderedForm Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
investitureOccasion Garter Day ⓘ
jurisdiction Crown in right of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
membershipIncludes Prince of Wales ⓘ
surface form: the Prince of Wales

His Majesty ⓘ
surface form: the Sovereign
membershipLimit 24 non-royal companions ⓘ
obligation attend annual Garter service when possible ⓘ
orderFoundedBy Edward III of England ⓘ
surface form: King Edward III
orderFoundedIn 1348 ⓘ
orderMotto Honi soit qui mal y pense ⓘ
orderRegardedAs most prestigious British order of chivalry ⓘ
oldest British order of chivalry ⓘ
orderType order of chivalry ⓘ
partOf Order of the Garter ⓘ
surface form: Most Noble Order of the Garter
precedence very high in British order of precedence ⓘ
rankInOrder senior member ⓘ
religiousAffiliationOrigin Church of England ⓘ
selectionBasis personal gift of the Sovereign ⓘ
stallMarkedBy knight's banner ⓘ
knight's crest ⓘ
knight's helm ⓘ
knight's stall plate ⓘ
styleOfAddress Sir ⓘ
symbol Cross of Saint George ⓘ
surface form: St George's Cross

blue garter ⓘ
tenure life appointment ⓘ
typicalAppointees distinguished public figures ⓘ
foreign monarchs ⓘ
members of the royal family ⓘ
military leaders ⓘ
senior statesmen ⓘ
wearsInsignia Garter badge ⓘ
Garter collar ⓘ
Garter mantle ⓘ
Garter riband ⓘ
Garter star ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

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

LG → appliesTo → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter → appoints → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knights Companion of the Garter
Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter → appoints → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Knights of the Garter
Garter procession at Windsor Castle → associatedWith → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knights of the Garter
Usher of the Order of the Garter → associatedWith → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
Anne, Princess Royal → awardReceived → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Member of the Order of the Garter
George Townshend → awardReceived → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
subject surface form: George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Henry William Frederick Albert → awardReceived → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Horatio Herbert Kitchener → awardReceived → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
John Hunt → awardReceived → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
subject surface form: John Hunt, Baron Hunt
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Lord Kitchener → awardReceived → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Benjamin Disraeli → awarded → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Register of the Order of the Garter → documentedEntityType → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: knights of the Garter
Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter → hasFemaleEquivalentOf → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter
John Major → hasHonor → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter → hasJurisdictionOver → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knights Companion of the Garter
Garter procession at Windsor Castle → hasParticipant → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington → honor → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex → honor → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough → honor → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden → honor → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Order of the Garter
Prince Andrew, Duke of York → honor → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester → honor → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh → honor → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
1st Marquess Cornwallis → honour → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Lord Irwin → honour → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire → honour → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Stranger Knights and Ladies → isDistinctFrom → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knights and Ladies Companion of the Garter
LG is used for Lady of the Garter → isFemaleEquivalentOf → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
subject surface form: Lady of the Garter
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Garter Day → mainParticipants → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
Garter Day → mainParticipants → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Knights of the Garter
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough → officeHeld → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge → positionHeld → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Prince George of Denmark → positionHeld → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Stranger Knights of the Garter → sharesPrecedenceWith → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knights Companion of the Garter
KG → standsFor → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Garter
Sovereign of the Garter → superiorTo → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knights Companion of the Garter
Collar of the Order of the Garter → usedBy → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
KG → usedBy → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knights of the Order of the Garter
Badge of the Order of the Garter → wornBy → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
Badge of the Order of the Garter → wornBy → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Knights of the Garter
Garter collar → wornBy → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
Garter mantle → wornBy → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
Garter riband → wornBy → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
Garter riband → wornBy → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Knights of the Garter