Stranger Knights of the Garter

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Stranger Knights of the Garter are foreign monarchs or high-ranking nobles who are appointed as honorary members of England’s prestigious Order of the Garter.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric order membership class
honorary membership category
associatedWithInstitution British monarchy
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
associatedWithLocation St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
surface form: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle
ceremonialOccasion Garter Day service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
countryOfOrigin various foreign states
hasAlternativeName Stranger Knights of the Garter
surface form: Extra Knights of the Garter

Foreign Knights of the Garter
Stranger Knights and Ladies
surface form: Stranger Knights
hasEligibilityCriterion must be a foreigner
must be of royal or princely rank or equivalent
hasLanguage English
hasMemberType foreign high-ranking noble
foreign monarch
foreign prince
non-British head of state
hasMotto Honi soit qui mal y pense
hasNotableFormerMember Emperor Hirohito
surface form: Emperor Hirohito of Japan

King Baudouin of Belgium
King Hussein of Jordan
Juan Carlos I of Spain
surface form: King Juan Carlos I of Spain

Olav V of Norway
surface form: King Olav V of Norway
hasNotableMember Akihito
surface form: Emperor Akihito of Japan

Naruhito
surface form: Emperor Naruhito of Japan

Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
surface form: Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg

Abdullah II of Jordan
surface form: King Abdullah II of Jordan

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
surface form: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Felipe VI
surface form: King Felipe VI of Spain

Harald V of Norway
surface form: King Harald V of Norway

Willem-Alexander
surface form: King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
hasPurpose honour foreign rulers
recognize friendship with the British Crown
strengthen diplomatic relations
hasRegaliaElement Garter collar
Garter mantle
Garter riband
Garter star
isAppointedBy reigning monarch of the Order of the Garter
sovereign of the United Kingdom
isExcludedFrom statutory numerical limit of Knights Companion
isHonorary true
isLimitedTo non-Commonwealth foreigners
isNonStatutoryMemberClass true
isNotEntitledTo use post-nominal letters KG in the United Kingdom
isRankedWithin highest orders of chivalry open to foreigners in the UK
partOf Order of the Garter
sharesPrecedenceWith Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
surface form: Knights Companion of the Garter
wearsInsigniaOf Order of the Garter

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Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter appoints Stranger Knights of the Garter
Stranger Knights of the Garter hasAlternativeName Stranger Knights of the Garter
this entity surface form: Extra Knights of the Garter
Collar of the Order of the Garter usedBy Stranger Knights of the Garter
this entity surface form: Stranger Knights and Ladies of the Garter
Badge of the Order of the Garter wornBy Stranger Knights of the Garter
Garter mantle wornBy Stranger Knights of the Garter
Garter riband wornBy Stranger Knights of the Garter