Order of the Garter

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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.


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

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