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Knight Commander or Dame Commander is the second most senior grade of seven orders of chivalry, three of which are dormant (and one of them continues as a German house order). The rank entails admission into knighthood , allowing the recipient to use the title 'Sir' (male) or 'Dame' (female) before his or her name.
Knight Commander (or Dame Commander) is the second most senior grade of seven British orders of chivalry, three of which are dormant (and one of them continues as a German house order). The rank entails admission into knighthood , allowing the recipient to use the title 'Sir' (male) or 'Dame' (female) before his or her name.
The star for military Knights and Dames Grand Cross consists of a Maltese Cross on top of an eight-pointed silver star; the star for military Knights and Dames Commander is an eight-pointed silver cross pattée. Each bears in the centre three crowns surrounded by a red ring bearing the motto of the Order in gold letters.
The Royal Victorian Order is an order of knighthood awarded by the sovereign of the United Kingdom and several Commonwealth realms. It is granted personally by the monarch and recognises personal service to the monarchy, the Royal Household, royal family members, and the organisation of important royal events.
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde , GCB , KSI (20 October 1792 – 14 August 1863), was a British Army officer. After serving in the Peninsular War and the War of 1812 , he commanded the 98th Regiment of Foot during the First Opium War and then commanded a brigade during the Second ...
The insignia of a Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) At less important occasions, simpler insignia were used: The star, worn only by knights grand commander and knights commander, had ten points, including rays of gold and silver for knights grand commander, and of plain silver for knights commander. In the ...
Kashi Naresh Prabhu Narayan Singh of Benares and Sir Azizul Haque were appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) in 1892 and 1941 respectively, Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) in 1898, and Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (GCSI) for his services in the First World ...
Nawab Sir Shahbaz Khan Bugti, KCIE (Sindhi: سر شھباز خان بگٽي) was a tribal chief of the Bugtis in Balochistan. He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) in November 1901 [1] for fighting for the British Colonial Government of India and for his service to the British colonials. [2]