Founding of the Order of the Garter

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The Founding of the Order of the Garter is a medieval chivalric event in 1348 when England’s King Edward III established what became the country’s highest and most prestigious order of knighthood.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric foundation
historical event
medieval event
establishedOrder Order of the Garter
foundedBy Edward III of England NERFINISHED
hasAssociatedColor blue
hasAssociatedFeastDay St George's Day
hasAssociatedSaint Saint George
hasCeremonialCenter St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
hasCountry Kingdom of England
hasCulturalSignificance instrument of royal favor
symbol of English chivalry
hasDate 1348
hasEra Late Middle Ages
hasGenderPolicyAtFoundation primarily male knights
hasHistoricalContext Hundred Years' War
hasInsignia badge of Saint George
collar of the Order of the Garter
dark blue garter
hasLanguageContext Middle English
hasLegacy continuous existence of the Order of the Garter into the modern era
hasLocation England
hasMembershipLimit 24 Knights Companion plus the Sovereign
hasMembershipType selective knighthood
hasMonarch Edward III of England NERFINISHED
hasMotto Honi soit qui mal y pense
hasMottoLanguage French
hasNumberOfCompanions 24
hasOrderPrecedence senior order of chivalry in the United Kingdom
hasPoliticalFunction to bind nobles to the king
hasPrimaryChapel St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
hasPurpose to create an elite circle of knights
to honor chivalry
to reward loyalty to the English crown
hasRank highest order of chivalry in England
most prestigious order of knighthood in England
hasRegion Western Europe
hasReignContext reign of Edward III of England
hasReligionContext Christianity
hasSeat Windsor Castle
hasSovereignHead monarch of England
hasSuccessorHead monarch of the United Kingdom
hasSymbol garter
hasTypeOfOrder order of chivalry
hasYear 1348
includesRole Knights Companion
Sovereign of the Order

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Edward III of England
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