Sovereign of the Garter

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The Sovereign of the Garter is the reigning British monarch who serves as the ceremonial head and ultimate authority of the Order of the Garter, the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious order of chivalry.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial office
monarchical title
position in an order of chivalry
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom
associatedWith St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
ceremonialFunction invest new members of the Order of the Garter
lead Garter procession at Windsor Castle
preside at Garter Day service at Windsor Castle
ceremonialOccasion Garter Day
annual Garter service
confers membership in the Order of the Garter
country United Kingdom
currentHolder Charles III
eligibility British monarch
reigning monarch of the United Kingdom
hasOfficerSubordinate 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
hasPower appoint Knights Companion of the Garter
appoint Ladies Companion of the Garter
appoint Royal Knights of the Garter
appoint Royal Ladies of the Garter
appoint Stranger Knights of the Garter
appoint Stranger Ladies of the Garter
hasRole ceremonial head of the Order of the Garter
head of the Order of the Garter
ultimate authority of the Order of the Garter
isHeldBy reigning British monarch
languageOfTitle English
mottoAssociated Honi soit qui mal y pense
orderFounded Order of the Garter
orderFoundedBy Edward III of England
orderFoundedIn 1348
partOf Order of the Garter
rankInOrder supreme head
religionAssociated Church of England
residenceAssociated Windsor Castle
style Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
superiorTo Knights Companion of the Garter
Ladies Companion of the Garter
officers of the Order of the Garter
symbolAssociated Garter badge
Garter collar
Garter mantle
Garter riband
Garter star

Referenced by (11)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Usher of the Order of the Garter ("Sovereign of the Order of the Garter")
appointedBy
Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter ("Sovereign of the Order of the Garter")
associatedWithMonarch
Prelate of the Order of the Garter ("Sovereign of the Order of the Garter")
confersWith
Garter
governingHead
Garter collar ("Sovereign of the Order of the Garter")
grantedBy
Garter procession at Windsor Castle ("Sovereign of the Order of the Garter")
hasParticipant
Order of the Garter
headTitle
Garter Day ("Sovereign of the Order of the Garter")
presidedOverBy
Garter riband ("Sovereign of the Order of the Garter")
regulatedBy
Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
style
Collar of the Order of the Garter ("Sovereign of the Order of the Garter")
usedBy

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