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St Andrew with the saltire in the badge of the Order of the Thistle The star of the Order of the Thistle. For the Order's great occasions, such as its annual service each June or July, as well for coronations, the Knights and Ladies wear an elaborate costume: [43] The mantle is a green robe worn over their suits or military uniforms.
List of Knights of the Thistle, St Giles' Cathedral The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle was founded in 1687. Dates shown are for election or installation.
The interior of the Thistle Chapel, looking west. The Thistle Chapel, located in St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland, is the chapel of the Order of the Thistle.. At the foundation of the Order of the Thistle in 1687, James VII ordered Holyrood Abbey be fitted out as a chapel for the Knights.
The order has a complement of 16 knights and ladies, and in addition the Queen, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Rothesay, as the Prince of Wales is known in Scotland, are Royal Knights of the ...
The Order of Our Lady of the Thistle was founded in January 1370 in Moulins, by Louis II "the Good", Duke of Bourbon « in the honour of God and the Immaculated Virgin», at the occasion of his marriage with Anne of Auvergne, Heiress Countess of Forez, daughter of Beraud II, Dauphin of Auvergne [broken anchor] and Jeanne of Forez; niece of John, Count of Forez.
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.
Knights of the Thistle (1 C, 232 P) L. Ladies of the Thistle (6 P) Pages in category "Order of the Thistle" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Pages in category "Knights of the Thistle" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 232 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .