Great Seal of the Order of the Garter
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The Great Seal of the Order of the Garter is the principal ceremonial seal used to authenticate formal documents and acts of England’s highest order of chivalry.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial seal
ⓘ
heraldic object ⓘ seal ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Order of the Garter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
chivalric orders ⓘ |
| authority | Sovereign of the Order of the Garter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Crown of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Sovereign of the Order of the Garter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
insignia of the Order of the Garter ⓘ motto of the Order of the Garter ⓘ |
| follows | medieval tradition of great seals ⓘ |
| genre | official seal ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
ceremonial
ⓘ
heraldic ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of British ceremonial tradition ⓘ |
| inception | medieval period ⓘ |
| material | metal ⓘ |
| motto | Honi soit qui mal y pense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | insignia of the Order of the Garter ⓘ |
| rank | principal ceremonial seal of the Order of the Garter ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Great Seal of the Realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authority of the Order of the Garter
ⓘ
highest English chivalric honor ⓘ royal patronage of the Order of the Garter ⓘ |
| use |
authenticate acts of the Order of the Garter
ⓘ
authenticate formal documents ⓘ |
| usedBy | Order of the Garter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
formal statutes of the Order of the Garter
ⓘ
letters patent of the Order of the Garter ⓘ other official instruments of the Order of the Garter ⓘ |
| usedIn |
chivalric ceremonies
ⓘ
investiture documents ⓘ royal warrants relating to the Order of the Garter ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.