GBE
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GBE is the highest grade of the Order of the British Empire, typically awarded for exceptionally distinguished service to the arts, sciences, public services, or charitable work.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grade of chivalric order
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honour → post‑nominal letters → |
| advisedBy |
UK government
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| awardedFor |
charitable work
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exceptionally distinguished service → public service → service to the arts → service to the sciences → |
| awardingAuthority |
monarch of the United Kingdom
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| confersStyle |
Dame (for women) when accompanied by a qualifying damehood
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Sir (for men) when accompanied by a qualifying knighthood → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| establishedBy |
King George V
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| establishedOn |
1917
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| fullForm |
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire → |
| genderedTitleFemale |
Dame Grand Cross
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| genderedTitleMale |
Knight Grand Cross
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| gradeRank |
highest grade of the Order of the British Empire
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| hasGrandMaster |
senior royal family member (historically)
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| hasInsignia |
badge
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sash → star → |
| hasPrecedenceIn |
British honours system
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| hasSovereign |
reigning British monarch
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| higherThan |
CBE
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DBE → KBE → MBE → OBE → |
| insigniaShape |
Maltese cross badge with central medallion
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| jurisdiction |
Commonwealth realms where the British honours system applies
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| orderDivision |
Civil Division
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Military Division → |
| orderFoundedOn |
4 June 1917
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| orderMotto |
For God and the Empire
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| orderType |
order of chivalry
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| partOf |
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
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| postNominal |
GBE
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| relatedOrder |
Order of the British Empire
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| ribbonColour |
rose‑pink with pearl‑grey edges
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| typicalRecipients |
leading figures in arts and sciences
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prominent philanthropists → senior public servants → |
| wearingOccasion |
formal state occasions
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Order of the British Empire
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|
abbreviation |
|
Order of the British Empire
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hasPostnominal |
|
GBE
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postNominal |
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KBE
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rankBelow |