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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sovereign of the Order of the Garter | 2 |
| Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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
this entity surface form:
Sovereign of the Order of the Garter