Knights Companion

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Knights Companion are full members of England’s prestigious Order of the Garter, one of the oldest and most distinguished orders of chivalry in the world.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Knight Companion 1
Knight of Justice 1
Knights Companion canonical 1

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric rank
member of the Order of the Garter
associatedWith Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
surface form: Sovereign of the Order of the Garter

St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
surface form: St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
associatedWithMonarchy British monarchy
associatedWithSaint Saint George of Lydda
surface form: Saint George
associatedWithSymbol Garter
category British knights
Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
surface form: Members of the Order of the Garter
ceremony Garter procession at Windsor Castle
surface form: Garter Day service at Windsor
country England
eligibility conferred by the Sovereign
distinguished foreign monarchs (as Stranger Knights and Ladies)
members of the British royal family
typically senior figures in public life
establishedInContextOf medieval English chivalry
genderRestriction traditionally male
hasSeatIn St George’s Chapel stalls
honourSystem British honours system
insignia Garter badge
Garter collar
Garter riband
Garter star
languageOfTitle English
membershipLimit limited number of Companions excluding the Sovereign and royal members
membershipType full member
motto Honi soit qui mal y pense
orderType order of chivalry
partOf Order of the Garter
precedence very high in the order of precedence in the United Kingdom
prestigeLevel one of the most prestigious chivalric ranks in the United Kingdom
rankWithinOrder Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
surface form: Companion of the Garter
region United Kingdom
religiousAffiliation historically associated with the Church of England
selectionProcess personal gift of the Sovereign
styleOfAddress Sir
titleForFemaleEquivalent Ladies Companion

Referenced by (3)

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

Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick grade Knights Companion
this entity surface form: Knight Companion
Bailiff Grand Cross precedenceOver Knights Companion
this entity surface form: Knight of Justice