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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.
Its membership is extremely limited, consisting of the Sovereign, the Prince of Wales—both being members ex officio and gaining membership upon acceding to one of the titles if not already held—and not more than 24 full members known as Companions. Male members are known as Knights Companion, whilst female members are known as Ladies Companion.
The monarch is known as the Sovereign of the Garter, and the Prince of Wales is known as a Royal Knight Companion of the Garter. [22] Male members of the Order are titled "Knights Companion" and female members are called "Ladies Companion". Formerly, the sovereign filled vacancies upon the nomination of the members.
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Order of the Garter. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients. The main article for this category is Order of the Garter .
Sir Thomas Wale (1303 – 26 October 1352) was an English soldier and founder Knight of the Garter. [2] He was born, probably in Weedon Pinkney, Northamptonshire, to Sir Thomas Wale and his wife Lucy, Lady of the Manor of Weedon Pinkney.
Admiral of the Fleet [1] John Paveley de Beauchamp, [2] 1st Baron Beauchamp de Warwick KG (c. 1316 – 2 December 1360) was the third son of Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick, and brother of Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, with whom he became a founder and the tenth Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1348.
Knights of the Garter (11 C, 770 P, 1 F) L. ... Pages in category "Order of the Garter" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
He married before Hilary term 1345 (date of lawsuit) [further explanation needed] Ada Botetourt, widow of Sir John de Saint Philibert. [3] They had no issue. Richard's wife Ada Botetourt was the daughter of Sir John Botetourt, 1st Lord Botetourt, by his wife, Maud, daughter of Sir Thomas Fitz Otes and great-granddaughter of William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury the son of Henry II of ...