Royal Knights and Ladies

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chivalric dignity membership class

Royal Knights and Ladies are members of the British monarchy who hold the highest chivalric honor within the United Kingdom’s system of orders.

Aliases (1)

Knights Companion ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chivalric dignity → membership class →
associatedWith	British monarchy →
ceremonialAssociation	Garter Day →
ceremonialDressFeature	plumed hat →
ceremonialLocation	St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle →
ceremonialProcession	Garter procession at Windsor Castle →
country	United Kingdom →
eligibility	members of the British royal family →
entails	use of post-nominal letters KG or LG for some members →
grantedBy	monarch of the United Kingdom →
hasChapel	St George's Chapel →
hasGenderedForms	Royal Knights → Royal Ladies →
hasHighestRankIn	British honours system of chivalric orders →
hasInsigniaEmblem	St George and the Dragon badge →
hasInsigniaMaterial	gold collar →
hasSovereign	Sovereign of the Order of the Garter →
honourCategory	dynastic order → state order →
jurisdiction	England →
languageOfTitle	English →
linkedToInstitution	British honours system →
membershipType	royal members of the Order of the Garter →
orderColor	dark blue →
orderFoundationYear	1348 →
orderFoundedBy	King Edward III →
orderMotto	Honi soit qui mal y pense →
orderSeatOfSovereign	Windsor Castle →
orderType	Order of chivalry →
partOf	Order of the Garter →
precedenceInUK	highest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom →
rankRelativeTo	higher than Knights and Ladies Companion of the Garter → higher than Stranger Knights and Ladies of the Garter →
religiousAffiliation	Church of England →
selectionMethod	appointment by the monarch →
styleOfAddress	Her Royal Highness → His Royal Highness →
symbol	Garter →
wearsInsignia	Garter badge → Garter collar → Garter mantle → Garter riband → Garter star →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Order of the Garter →	includes
Garter ("Knights Companion") →	wornBy