Order of the Garter

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order of chivalry order of knighthood

The Order of the Garter is the highest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom, a prestigious and historic knighthood founded in medieval England and bestowed by the monarch for exceptional service.

Aliases (5)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	order of chivalry → order of knighthood →
associatedWith	St George →
awardedFor	public service → service to the nation → service to the sovereign →
ceremonialDress	Garter hat with plume → Garter mantle →
ceremony	Garter Day →
chapel	St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle →
country	United Kingdom →
founder	Edward III of England →
foundingLocation	Kingdom of England →
hasCategory	1348 establishments in England → British orders of chivalry →
hasHeadOfOrder	British monarch →
hasMemberCategory	foreign monarchs → supernumerary members →
hasOffice	Chancellor of the Order of the Garter → Garter Principal King of Arms → Prelate of the Order of the Garter → Register of the Order of the Garter → Usher of the Black Rod →
hasPostNominalLetters	KG → LG →
headTitle	Sovereign of the Garter →
highestRankingOrderIn	British honours system →
inception	1348 →
includes	Royal Knights and Ladies → Stranger Knights and Ladies →
insignia	Badge of the Order of the Garter → Collar of the Order of the Garter → Garter → Star of the Order of the Garter →
languageOfName	English →
maximumNumberOfCompanions	24 →
membershipType	Knight Companion → Lady Companion →
motto	Honi soit qui mal y pense →
mottoLanguage	Old French →
mottoTranslation	Shame on him who thinks evil of it →
namedAfter	garter →
orderPrecedence	highest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom →
religiousAffiliation	Church of England →
selectionMethod	personal gift of the sovereign →
symbol	dark blue garter edged in gold →
symbolInscription	Honi soit qui mal y pense →
typeOfAward	dynastic order →

Referenced by (105)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1st Earl Alexander of Tunis → Alan Brooke → Albert I of Belgium → Anthony Eden → Anthony Eden → Arthur Tedder → Bernard Montgomery → Douglas Haig → Edmund Hillary → Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon → Elizabeth II → Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts → Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher → Harold Alexander → Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander → Henry Maitland Wilson → John Rushworth Jellicoe → King Hussein of Jordan → Lord Jellicoe → Lord Roberts → Lord Wavell → Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma → Tony Blair → William II of the Netherlands → Winston Churchill → Winston Churchill →	awardReceived
Badge of the Order of the Garter → College of St George, Windsor Castle → Dean and Canons of Windsor → Edward the Black Prince → Edward the Black Prince → Garter → Garter Day → Garter Principal King of Arms → Garter motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" → Garter procession at Windsor Castle → KG → Register of the Order of the Garter → Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter →	associatedWith
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter → Garter procession at Windsor Castle → Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ("Most Noble Order of the Garter") → Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter → Prelate of the Order of the Garter → Royal Knights and Ladies → Sovereign of the Garter → Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter ("Most Noble Order of the Garter") → Stranger Knights and Ladies → Stranger Knights of the Garter → Usher of the Order of the Garter →	partOf
Collar of the Order of the Garter → Garter collar → Garter mantle → Garter motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" → Garter riband → Honi soit qui mal y pense → Lower Ward → Register of the Order of the Garter →	usedBy
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham → Haile Selassie I → Margaret Thatcher → Umberto I of Italy →	awarded
Haakon VII of Norway → Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg → King Baudouin of Belgium →	honor
Edward III of England → Edward of Windsor →	founded
Lord Irwin → Monty →	honour
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough → Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool →	memberOf
Garter Principal King of Arms → Garter collar →	namedAfter
Badge of the Order of the Garter → Garter collar →	order
Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter → Stranger Knights of the Garter →	wearsInsigniaOf
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England →	affiliation
Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter →	confersMembershipIn
Collar of the Order of the Garter →	connectedTo
LG →	denotesMembershipIn
KG →	denotesRankIn
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816) →	depicts
Garter motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" →	emblemOf
Founding of the Order of the Garter →	establishedOrder
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom →	featuresOrder
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi →	foreignHonour
Garter Day ("Order of the Garter service") →	hasCeremony
Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter ("Most Noble Order of the Garter") →	headOf
Edward III of England ("Order of the Garter, 1348") →	inception
British honours system ("The Most Noble Order of the Garter") →	includes
Knight Bachelor →	isDistinctFrom
Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter →	isMemberOf
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter →	isPositionInOrganization
Lady of the Garter →	isTitleIn
LG ("Order of the Garter insignia") →	linkedTo
Order of Saint Patrick →	modelledOn
Sovereign of the Garter →	orderFounded
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood →	oversees
Saint George of Lydda →	patronSaintOf
Prelate of the Order of the Garter →	positionHeldIn
Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter ("Most Noble Order of the Garter") →	principalMemberOf
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ("Most Noble Order of the Garter") →	ranksBelow
Secretary of the Order of St Michael and St George →	relatedTo
Order of the Thistle →	secondOnlyTo