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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.
Knights and Ladies of the Thistle may also be admitted to the Order of the Garter. Formerly, many, but not all, Knights elevated to the senior order would resign from the Order of the Thistle. [ 33 ] The first to resign from the Order of the Thistle was John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll in 1710; [ 34 ] the last to take such an action was Thomas ...
At the bottom of the medal was a green-enameled and white-bearded thistle head. [2] The knights hat was green velvet at the tip of which hung a tuft of crimson silk and gold thread, the ancient-mood back fur-lined with crimson panne with, in a golden shield, the word ALLEN (Let's all go together in the service of God, and be united in the ...
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 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 of the Thistle is the highest honor in Scotland and recognizes 16 knights chosen from men and women who have held public office or have given a “contribution” to public life, per BBC.)
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 .
Knights of the Thistle (1 C, 232 P) L. Ladies of the Thistle (6 P) M. Medieval Scottish knights (66 P) Pages in category "Scottish knights" The following 200 pages ...