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Queen Victoria in 1897, the year after she founded the Royal Victorian Order. Prior to the close of the 19th century, most general honours within the British Empire were bestowed by the sovereign on the advice of her British ministers, who sometimes forwarded advice from ministers of the Crown in the Dominions and colonies (appointments to the then most senior orders of chivalry, the Order of ...
The order has had a chancellor and a secretary since it was founded; the former office is held ex officio by the Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household, while the office of secretary has been held ex officio by the Keeper of the Privy Purse (except for the years 1936 to 1943 when the King's Private Secretary was also the order's secretary).
The Royal Victorian Order is an order of knighthood awarded by the sovereign of the United Kingdom and several Commonwealth realms. It is granted personally by the monarch and recognises personal service to the monarchy, the Royal Household , royal family members, and the organisation of important royal events.
The Royal Victorian Order is an order of knighthood awarded by the sovereign of the United Kingdom and several Commonwealth realms. It is granted personally by the monarch and recognises personal service to the monarchy, the Royal Household , royal family members, and the organisation of important royal events.
If an order is granted statehood and thus widely considered sovereign, the Grand Master is also its Head of State. If within the Holy Roman Empire , a Reichsfürst and Head of Government , and thus a true territorial Prince of the church , as was the case with the Teutonic Knights and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta .
List of knights grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Edward VII; List of knights grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by George V; List of knights grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Victoria; List of knights and dames grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Charles III
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Royal Victorian Order. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients. The main article for this category is Royal Victorian Order .
Master of the Household to the Grand Duke of Baden. Appointed on the occasion of the Duke of Connaught's visit to Karlsruhe (for the purpose of investing the Grand Duke of Baden with the Order of the Garter in the King's name, and of representing the King at the Celebration of the Golden Wedding of the Grand Duke and Duchess of Baden) [88]