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Revision as of 08:05, 3 June 2016
Founded in 1348, the Most Noble Order of the Garter is the highest order of chivalry in England, and later in the United Kingdom.
Membership is limited to the Sovereign, the Prince of Wales, and no more than 24 Companions chosen by the Sovereign.
Foundation | Plantagenet | Lancaster | York | Tudor
- Coat of Arms
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- Founder
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Edward III
King of England
- Founding Members
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1. Edward
Prince of Wales -
2. Henry of Grosmont
Earl of Lancaster -
3. Thomas de Beauchamp
11th Earl of Warwick -
4. Jean III de Grailly
captal de Buch -
5. Ralph de Stafford
2nd Baron Stafford -
6. William de Montacute
2nd Earl of Salisbury -
7. Roger Mortimer
2nd Earl of March -
8. John de Lisle
2nd Baron Lisle -
9. Bartholomew de Burghersh
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10. John de Beauchamp
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11. John de Mohun
2nd Baron Mohun -
12. Hugh de Courtenay
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13. Thomas Holland
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14. John de Grey
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15. Richard Fitz-Simon
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16. Miles Stapleton
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17. Thomas Wale
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18. Hugh Wrottesley
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19. Neil Loring
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20. John Chandos
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21. James Audley
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22. Otho Holand
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23. Henry Eam
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24. Sanchet d'Abrichecourt
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25. Walter Paveley
