Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter

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The Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter is the reigning British monarch in their role as head and principal member of the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious order of chivalry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial role
chivalric office
monarchical title
appoints Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
surface form: Knights Companion of the Garter

Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
surface form: Ladies Companion of the Garter

Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
surface form: Royal Knights of the Garter

Stranger Knights of the Garter
associatedWith Garter Day
Investiture of Knights of the Garter
surface form: Garter investiture ceremony

Garter procession at Windsor Castle
surface form: Garter procession at Windsor

Order of the Garter
ceremonialDress Garter hat with plume
Garter mantle
ceremonialLocation St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
surface form: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
confers insignia of the Order of the Garter
membership in the Order of the Garter
country United Kingdom
currentHolder Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: Charles III
currentHolderStart 2022
establishedBy Edward III of England
hasInsignia Great George pendant
surface form: Great George badge

Great George pendant
surface form: Lesser George badge

collar of the Order of the Garter
hasJurisdictionOver Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
surface form: Knights Companion of the Garter

Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
surface form: Ladies Companion of the Garter
hasNoFixedTerm true
headOf Order of the Garter
surface form: Most Noble Order of the Garter
heldBy reigning British monarch
honoursSystemRole highest personal order of chivalry in the British honours system
inception 1348
languageOfMotto Old French
legalStatus part of the royal prerogative
membershipLimitInfluence controls number of Companions within statutory limit
motto Honi soit qui mal y pense
orderType Order of chivalry
partOf Order of the Garter
surface form: Most Noble Order of the Garter
precedesInRank Prince of Wales within the Order of the Garter
principalMemberOf Order of the Garter
surface form: Most Noble Order of the Garter
rankWithinOrder supreme head
religiousAffiliation Church of England
residenceAssociated Windsor Castle
roleInChapter presides over Chapter of the Garter
style Sovereign of the Garter
symbol Garter mantle
Garter riband
Garter star
tenureCondition held for duration of reign

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Sovereign of the Garter style Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter isSubordinateTo Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
this entity surface form: Sovereign of the Order of the Garter
Knights Companion associatedWith Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
this entity surface form: Sovereign of the Order of the Garter