Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter

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ceremonial role chivalric office monarchical title

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.

Aliases (1)

Sovereign of the Order of the Garter ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ceremonial role → chivalric office → monarchical title →
appoints	Knights Companion of the Garter → Ladies Companion of the Garter → Royal Knights of the Garter → Stranger Knights of the Garter →
associatedWith	Garter Day → Garter investiture ceremony → Garter procession at Windsor → Order of the Garter →
ceremonialDress	Garter hat with plume → Garter mantle →
ceremonialLocation	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 III →
currentHolderStart	2022 →
establishedBy	Edward III of England →
hasInsignia	Great George badge → Lesser George badge → collar of the Order of the Garter →
hasJurisdictionOver	Knights Companion of the Garter → Ladies Companion of the Garter →
hasNoFixedTerm	true →
headOf	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	Most Noble Order of the Garter →
precedesInRank	Prince of Wales within the Order of the Garter →
principalMemberOf	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 (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter ("Sovereign of the Order of the Garter") →	isSubordinateTo
Sovereign of the Garter →	style