Knight Bachelor
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A Knight Bachelor is the most basic and oldest rank of knighthood in the British honours system, granted to men for significant contributions to national life without admission to an organized order of chivalry.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Knight Bachelor canonical | 394 |
| Knights Bachelor | 1 |
| Sir + forename + surname + ", Kt" | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British honour
ⓘ
rank of knighthood ⓘ title of honour ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
commoners
ⓘ
peers without higher chivalric rank ⓘ |
| confersPrecedenceIn | order of precedence in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| confersTitleOn | recipient ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | Kt ⓘ |
| hasCeremonialContext | investiture at a royal palace ⓘ |
| hasEquivalentIn | Commonwealth realms following British honours traditions ⓘ |
| hasFemaleEquivalent |
Order of the British Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Damehood in an order of chivalry ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOrigin | medieval English knighthood ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName | English ⓘ |
| hasPostNominal | Kt ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Sir ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfInsignia | no badge of an order ⓘ |
| isAnnouncedIn |
Birthday Honours
ⓘ
British honours system ⓘ
surface form:
New Year Honours
|
| isConferredBy | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Order of St Michael and St George
ⓘ
Order of the Bath ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ Order of the Garter ⓘ Order of the Thistle ⓘ |
| isDocumentedBy | College of Arms ⓘ |
| isGrantedFor |
achievements in business
ⓘ
achievements in charity ⓘ achievements in politics ⓘ achievements in science ⓘ achievements in the arts ⓘ public service ⓘ significant contributions to national life ⓘ |
| isHigherRankThan | no knighthood ⓘ |
| isLowerRankThan |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
ⓘ
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
|
| isNonHereditary | true ⓘ |
| isNotPartOf | organized order of chivalry ⓘ |
| isOldestRankOfKnighthoodIn | British honours system ⓘ |
| isRecordedIn | London Gazette ⓘ |
| isRegulatedBy | Crown Office ⓘ |
| partOf | British honours system ⓘ |
| requires | knighthood ceremony ⓘ |
Referenced by (396)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sir + forename + surname + ", Kt"
subject surface form:
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
subject surface form:
Kingsley Wood