Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

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grade of order of chivalry

The Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George is the highest and most prestigious grade of this British order of chivalry, typically awarded for extraordinary service in foreign affairs or overseas service to the United Kingdom.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George canonical	49
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George	1
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George	1
Knights and Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	grade of order of chivalry ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	GCMG ⓘ
associatedWith	British honours system ⓘ
awardedFor	extraordinary overseas service to the United Kingdom ⓘ extraordinary service in foreign affairs ⓘ
awardingBody	British monarch ⓘ
ceremonialOccasion	investiture by the sovereign ⓘ
conveys	membership in the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
eligibility	occasionally foreign nationals ⓘ primarily citizens of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms ⓘ
entitlesTo	title "Dame" for female recipients ⓘ title "Sir" for male recipients ⓘ
gradeAbbreviation	GCMG ⓘ
gradeAbove	Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
gradeGenderForm	Dame Grand Cross (female) ⓘ Knight Grand Cross (male) ⓘ
gradeRank	highest grade of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
hasLowerGrade	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
honourCategory	orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom ⓘ
honourStyle	knighthood or damehood ⓘ
insigniaDesignFeature	blue and red enamel decoration ⓘ cross with figures of St Michael and St George ⓘ
insigniaIncludes	badge of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ sash of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ star of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
insigniaWornOn	left breast (star) ⓘ sash over the shoulder ⓘ
jurisdiction	Commonwealth realms ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms
orderMottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
orderPatronSaint	Saint George of Lydda ⓘ surface form: Saint George Saint Michael ⓘ
orderType	British order of chivalry ⓘ
partOf	Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
postNominalLetters	GCMG ⓘ
precedenceWithinOrder	highest ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	formally Christian but effectively ecumenical and civil ⓘ
styleOfAddress	"Your Excellency" for certain office-holders ⓘ
symbolizes	distinguished service in relation to foreign nations ⓘ promotion of British interests abroad ⓘ
typicalRecipients	governors-general of Commonwealth realms ⓘ high-ranking officials in foreign service ⓘ senior diplomats ⓘ
wearingOccasion	formal diplomatic events ⓘ state occasions ⓘ

Referenced by (52)

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

OSMG → hasGrade → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

subject surface form: Order of St Michael and St George

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Jan Smuts → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Sir John Monash → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Horatio Herbert Kitchener → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

William Birdwood → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Nevil Macready → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Wilfrid Laurier → hasHonor → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Sir Evelyn Wood → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Sir John Thompson (4th Prime Minister of Canada) → honour → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

subject surface form: Sir John Thompson

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Redvers Buller → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

1st Viscount Templewood → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

subject surface form: Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood

Stanley Bruce → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge → honor → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Hercules Robinson → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Edmund Allenby → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Hubert Gough → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Charles Robert Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire → honour → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Sir Charles Tupper → honour → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Ian Hamilton → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Herbert Gladstone → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Sir Ian Hamilton → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Sovereign of the Order of St Michael and St George → membershipTypeOverseen → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knights and Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham → honour → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Anthony Mamo → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Seretse Khama → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Shah Karim al-Husayni → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George

Grand Cross → alsoKnownAs → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

subject surface form: Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

star of the Order of St Michael and St George → usedBy → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

subject surface form: Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava

Kenneth Blackburne → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George → higherRank → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George → higherRank → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Mortimer Durand → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Cecil Clementi → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Sir George Frederick Stanley → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

subject surface form: George Frederick Stanley

Robert Cecil → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Prince Adolphus of Teck → honor → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

John Compton → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara → honor → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Percy Cox → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Sir Hugh Worrell Springer → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Sir Frederick Ballantyne → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ

Sir Shenton Thomas → awardReceived → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ