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Alfonso XIII of Spain (left) with his cousin-in-law, the future King George V (right), during his State Visit to the United Kingdom in 1905. Alfonso is wearing the uniform of a general of the British Army, the Royal Victorian Chain, the sash and star of the Garter, the cross of the Order of Charles III, the neck badge of the Golden Fleece, and the badge of the four Spanish military orders.
The first secularized military order was the Order of Saint George, founded in 1326 by King Charles I of Hungary, through which he made all the Hungarian nobility swear loyalty to him. Shortly thereafter, the Order of the "Knights of the Band" was founded in 1332 by King Alfonso XI of Castile. Both orders existed only for about a century. [4]
The order creates canons as well as knights, with the primary mission to "support the Christian presence in the Holy Land". [1] It is an internationally recognised order of chivalry. The order today is estimated to have some 30,000 knights and dames in 60 lieutenancies around the world. [2]
The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
Before 1910, it was known as the Royal Military Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ, [b] and the Order of the Knights of Our Lord Jesus Christ. [ c ] It was founded in 1319, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] with the protection of King Denis of Portugal , after the Templars were abolished on 22 March 1312 by the papal bull , Vox in excelso , issued by Pope Clement V .
Sir Keir was appointed to the knightly order for his work as head of the Crown Prosecution Service and Director of Public Prosecutions – one of the most senior positions in the legal system of ...
The medieval heads of the Order used the title of custos (guardian) of the hospital. The title magister (master) is used on coins minted in Rhodes, beginning with Foulques de Villaret . The first to use the title grandis magister (grand master) was Jean de Lastic (reigned 1437–1454). [ 1 ]
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