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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 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.
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The member numbers in this article to not correlate with those in List of Knights and Ladies of the Garter. I do not have the necessary information to know which is correct so I cannot repair it myself. The numbers are one off, with the latest person in List of Knights and Ladies of the Garter being HM Felipe VI, King of Spain being listed as ...
This category encompasses women of the Commonwealth realms, invested with the Order of the Garter before 1987, when the rank of Lady Companion was instituted, and British Royal Women invested with the Order of the Garter (before and after 1987).
Ladies Companion of the Garter (8 P) ... Pages in category "Order of the Garter" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The latter are female equivalents to Knights Companion, and as such properly belong in the List of Knights and Ladies of the Garter (which should perhaps be renamed to "List of Knights and Ladies Companion of the Garter". The former are a separate class, and this would be why a separate list exists.
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 .