Order of the Thistle

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Scottish order of chivalry order of chivalry

The Order of the Thistle is Scotland’s highest and most prestigious order of chivalry, traditionally bestowed by the British monarch for exceptional service.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Order of the Thistle canonical 21
Knight of the Thistle 16
Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish order of chivalry ⓘ
order of chivalry ⓘ
associatedWith Church of Scotland ⓘ
awardedFor contribution to national life ⓘ
exceptional service to Scotland ⓘ
public service ⓘ
ceremonialDress black velvet hat with white feathers ⓘ
green mantle ⓘ
chapelLocation St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ
colour green ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
currentSovereign Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ
surface form: Charles III
eligibility Scottish subjects ⓘ
members of the British royal family ⓘ
persons who have rendered exceptional service to Scotland ⓘ
foundedBy James II of England ⓘ
James VII of Scotland ⓘ
grade Order of the Thistle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Knight of the Thistle

Lady of the Thistle ⓘ
hasCategory Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Scottish monarchy
hasChapel Thistle Chapel ⓘ
higherThan Order of the Bath ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ
historicalOriginsDate 15th century ⓘ
includes extra knights ⓘ
foreign knights ⓘ
royal knights ⓘ
insignia badge ⓘ
collar ⓘ
green riband ⓘ
star ⓘ
maximumNumberOfKnightsAndLadies 16 ⓘ
membershipType order of knighthood ⓘ
motto Nemo me impune lacessit ⓘ
mottoAssociatedWith Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Scottish monarchy
mottoLanguage Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation No one provokes me with impunity ⓘ
partOf British honours system ⓘ
primaryEmblem thistle ⓘ
reFoundationDate 1687 ⓘ
reFoundedBy James II of England ⓘ
James VII of Scotland ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Presbyterian tradition ⓘ
secondOnlyTo Order of the Garter ⓘ
selectionMethod personal gift of the sovereign ⓘ
sovereign monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
status Scotland’s highest order of chivalry ⓘ
one of the highest orders of chivalry in the United Kingdom ⓘ
symbolises Scottish identity ⓘ
royal favour ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

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

Knight Bachelor → isDistinctFrom → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Elizabeth II → awardReceived → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Order of the Thistle → grade → Order of the Thistle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Thistle
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester → honor → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Thistle
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India → ranksBelow → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon → awardReceived → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Anne, Princess Royal → awardReceived → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Member of the Order of the Thistle
Garter → precedenceOver → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Lady of the Thistle → partOf → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Lady of the Thistle → isRankWithin → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Lady of the Thistle → hasGenderedForm → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Thistle
Thistle Chapel → dedicatedTo → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Thistle Chapel → isPartOfOrder → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
Henry William Frederick Albert → awardReceived → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Thistle
Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife → honour → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Thistle
Order of Saint Patrick → modelledOn → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood → oversees → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
The Scots → associatedOrder → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
subject surface form: Scots Guards
Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise → orderOrDecoration → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl → hasTitle → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Thistle
John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl → honor → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Thistle
John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl → awardReceived → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Thistle
Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne → honor → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Thistle
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn → awardReceived → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Order of the Thistle
Sovereign of the Order of the Thistle → partOf → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Sovereign of the Order of the Thistle → headOf → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Sovereign of the Order of the Thistle → confersTitle → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Thistle
Nemo me impune lacessit → associatedWith → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Nemo me impune lacessit → usedBy → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Nemo me impune lacessit → mottoOf → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Queen Elizabeth → honor → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
subject surface form: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde → memberOf → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde → awardReceived → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Thistle
Leopold George Duncan Albert → awarded → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Thistle
Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom → hasComponent → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Alexander William George Duff → honor → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Thistle
Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick → modelledOn → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto → honor → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Thistle
Victor Alexander John Hope → awardReceived → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Thistle
Imperial honours in Papua New Guinea → includes → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton → positionHeld → Order of the Thistle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Thistle