Order of the Garter

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Order of the Garter

HONOR

The world's oldest chivalrous society, The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded around 1348 by King Edward III as a society, fellowship and college of knights. Its members are styled Knights of the Garter, unless female in which case they are Ladies of the Garter. It has as motto, "Honi soit qui mal y pense" -- shame on him who thinks ill of it.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Emperor Akihito Royalty 23-Dec-1933 Emperor of Japan

Tsar Alexander I Royalty 23-Dec-1777 1-Dec-1825 Tsar of Russia, 1801-25

Alan Brooke Military 23-Jul-1883 17-Jun-1963 Chief military advisor to Churchill

Casimir IV Royalty 30-Nov-1427 7-Jun-1492 King of Poland, 1447-92

Andrew Cavendish Aristocrat 2-Jan-1920 3-May-2004 11th Duke of Devonshire

Charles IX Royalty 27-Jun-1550 30-May-1574 King of France 1561-74

George Nathaniel Curzon Government 11-Jan-1859 20-Mar-1925 Created the Kingdom of Jordan

Francis I Royalty 12-Sep-1494 31-Jul-1547 King of France 1515-47

Gustav Adolph the Great Royalty 9-Dec-1594 6-Nov-1632 King of Sweden 1611-32

Sir Christopher Hatton Government 1540 1591 Lord Chancellor of England, 1587-91

Henri II Royalty 31-Mar-1519 10-Jul-1559 King of France, 1547-59

Henri III Royalty 19-Sep-1551 2-Aug-1589 King of France, Poland

Edmund Hillary Explorer 20-Jul-1919 11-Jan-2008 First to summit Mt. Everest

Lord Inge Military 5-Aug-1935 British Field Marshal

John of Gaunt Royalty Mar-1340 3-Feb-1399 Duke of Lancaster

King Juan Carlos Head of State 5-Jan-1938 King of Spain

Louis XVIII Royalty 17-Nov-1755 16-Sep-1824 King of France, 1814-15 & 1815-24

Maximilian I Royalty 22-Mar-1459 12-Jan-1519 Holy Roman Emperor, 1493-1519

Maximilian II Royalty 31-Jul-1527 12-Oct-1576 Holy Roman Emperor, 1564-76

Alfred Milner Government 23-Mar-1854 13-May-1925 Architect of the Balfour Declaration

Sir Henry Percy Military 20-Mar-1364 21-Jul-1403 Hotspur

Philip I Royalty 22-Jul-1478 25-Sep-1506 King of Castile, 1506

Philip II Royalty 21-May-1527 13-Sep-1598 King of Spain, 1556-98

Sigismund Royalty 15-Feb-1368 9-Dec-1437 Holy Roman Emperor, 1433-37

Frederick Arthur Stanley Government 15-Jan-1841 14-Jun-1908 Hockey's Stanley Cup

Margaret Thatcher Head of State 13-Oct-1925 UK Prime Minister, 1979-90

Arthur Wellesley Military 1-May-1769 14-Sep-1852 1st Duke of Wellington

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