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Thus, all petty nobles intending to become prosperous knights needed a great deal of military experience. [34] A knight fighting under another's banner was called a knight bachelor while a knight fighting under his own banner was a knight banneret. Some knights were familiar with city culture [36] [37] or familiarized
[3] [4] Squires were the second step to becoming a knight, after having served as a page. [5] Boys served a knight as an attendant, doing simple but important tasks such as saddling a horse or caring for the knight's weapons and armour. The squire would sometimes carry the knight's flag into battle with his master.
Squires were generally not members of the order but were instead outsiders who were hired for a set period of time. The Templars did not perform knighting ceremonies, so anyone wishing to become a knight in the Templar had to be a knight already. [98] Beneath the knights in the order and drawn from non-noble families were the sergeants. [99]
Knights in western Europe left their horses and weapons to the Hospitallers in their wills in the 1120s, and in the early 1140s Pope Innocent II mentioned that the Hospitallers had "servants" to protect pilgrims. An account from a Hospitaller priest in 16th century stated that as the Order of St John became more wealthy it hired knights to ...
When knighthood began in Europe in the Middle Ages, only men could become knights; when this was changed to include women, the knighted women were made dames. [42] At the ritual portion of a religious knighthood ceremony in the Middle Ages, the man that would later be knighted knelt before a chapel altar with a sword placed on it.
Knighthood is usually conferred for public service; amongst its recipients are all male judges of His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England.It is possible to be a Knight Bachelor and a junior member of an order of chivalry without being a knight of that order; this situation has become rather common, especially among those recognized for achievements in entertainment.
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 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.