The Most Noble Order of the Garter

About this honour

The most senior order of chivalry in the United Kingdom, founded around 1348 by King Edward III and in the personal gift of the sovereign; members are styled Knight Companion (KG) or Lady Companion (LG).

Linked data

Canonical URI

honoria.co.uk/id/honours/order-of-the-garter

Post-nominal

KG

Wikidata

Q215248

The Gazette ontology

gaz:KnightOfTheGartergaz:LadyOfTheGartergaz:TheMostNobleOrderOfTheGarter

From the Honoria honours vocabulary (SKOS). exactMatch = Wikidata; closeMatch = The Gazette honours ontology (official but a 2008–2015 beta).

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