Order of St Michael and St George

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British order of chivalry order of chivalry

The Order of St Michael and St George is a British order of chivalry, typically awarded to diplomats and individuals serving the United Kingdom abroad for distinguished service in foreign affairs or overseas interests.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George 5
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George 3
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British order of chivalry ⓘ
order of chivalry ⓘ
abbreviation OSMG ⓘ
awardedFor distinguished service in relation to foreign and Commonwealth affairs ⓘ
service abroad or in relation to overseas interests of the United Kingdom ⓘ
ceremonialChapel St Paul's Cathedral ⓘ
surface form: St Paul’s Cathedral
chancellor Chancellor of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
eligibility British subjects ⓘ
citizens of Commonwealth realms ⓘ
foreign nationals in special cases ⓘ
establishedInTerritory United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
field diplomacy ⓘ
foreign affairs ⓘ
foundedBy George IV of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: George IV
grade Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Knight or Dame Commander ⓘ
surface form: Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

Order of St Michael and St George self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Order of St Michael and St George self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
hasGenderedTitles true ⓘ
hasThreeGrades true ⓘ
headTitle His Majesty ⓘ
surface form: Sovereign
higher Order of the Bath ⓘ
inception 1818 ⓘ
insigniaFeature badge depicting St Michael and St George ⓘ
crown surmounting the badge ⓘ
seven-armed star for the Grand Cross ⓘ
lower The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ
surface form: Royal Victorian Order
motto Auspicium melioris aevi ⓘ
mottoLanguage Latin ⓘ
namedAfter Saint George of Lydda ⓘ
surface form: Saint George

Saint Michael ⓘ
originalPurpose to reward service in the Ionian Islands and Malta ⓘ
partOf British honours system ⓘ
postNominalLetters CMG ⓘ
DCMG ⓘ
GCMG ⓘ
KCMG ⓘ
prelate Prelate of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
ribbonColour light blue with a central red stripe ⓘ
secretary Secretary of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
sovereign monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
status currently constituted ⓘ
type order of merit ⓘ
usesTitleDameForWomen true ⓘ
usesTitleKnightForMen true ⓘ

Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Secretary of the Order of St Michael and St George → administers → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
A. V. Alexander → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Bernard Freyberg → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Charles Rumney Samson → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Douglas Haig → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Duff Cooper → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Frederick Browning → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
this entity surface form: Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Gerald Templer → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Henry Rawlinson → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Hugh Dowding → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
this entity surface form: Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Rushworth → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
subject surface form: John Rushworth Jellicoe
Joseph Rotblat → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Lord Gort → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Lord Jellicoe → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Lord Wavell → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Paweł Edmund Strzelecki → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
subject surface form: Rosslyn Wemyss
Sir Samuel Hoare → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
subject surface form: Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood
this entity surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Sir John Anderson → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Thomas Blamey → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
this entity surface form: Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory → awardReceived → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
subject surface form: Trafford Leigh-Mallory
this entity surface form: Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Order of St Michael and St George → grade → Order of St Michael and St George self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Order of St Michael and St George → grade → Order of St Michael and St George self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
CMG → gradeOf → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
KCMG → gradeOf → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
New Year Honours → hasPart → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
this entity surface form: Order of St Michael and St George appointments
John Profumo → honour → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
this entity surface form: Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
British honours system → includes → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Order of St Michael and St George
CMG → insigniaBelongsTo → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Knight Bachelor → isDistinctFrom → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Prelate of the Order of St Michael and St George → jurisdiction → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Nevil Macready → memberOf → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood → oversees → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
CMG → partOf → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
DCMG → partOf → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
GCMG → partOf → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
KCMG → partOf → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Prelate of the Order of St Michael and St George → partOf → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Secretary of the Order of St Michael and St George → partOf → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
OSMG → standsFor → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Knight or Dame Commander → usedInOrder → Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ