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 | Stuart
- Founder
Edward III
King of England
- Founding Members
1. Edward of Woodstock
Prince of Wales and Aquitaine
Duke of Cornwall
2. Henry of Grosmont
4th Earl of Lancaster
1st Duke of Lancaster
3. Thomas de Beauchamp
11th Earl of Warwick
4. Jean III de Grailly
Captal de Buch
5. Ralph de Stafford
1st Earl of Stafford
6. William de Montacute
2nd Earl of Salisbury
King of Mann
7. Roger Mortimer
2nd Earl of March
8. John de Lisle
2nd Baron Lisle
9. Bartholomew de Burghersh
2nd Baron Burghersh
10. John de Beauchamp
1st Baron Beauchamp de Warwick
11. John de Mohun
2nd Baron Mohun
12. Hugh de Courtenay
2nd Earl of Devon
13. Thomas Holland
1st Earl of Kent
14. John de Grey
1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield
24. Sanchet d'Abrichecourt