Order Of The Garter Star
The star is cast in bronze and then plated in a bright nickel.
Order of the garter star. The order of the garter is the world s most ancient order of chivalry and was founded by king edward iii. The order of the garter. Today we see them most often at state banquets.
The order consists of the sovereign and 25 companions of which the prince of wales is always a member. It was instituted by king edward iii in 1348. The nickel wears well and does not require polishing.
Because the earliest records of the order were destroyed by fire it is difficult for historians to be certain of its original purposes the significance of its emblem and the origin of the order s motto. The star is 3 5 inches 90 mm tall. There is an order called the order of the garter which is the most illustrious order of british knighthood.
The knights now both male and female used to be limited to aristocracy. The order of the star french. Ordre de l étoile or company of the star was an order of chivalry founded on 6 november 1351 by john ii of france in imitation of the order of the garter founded in 1347 by edward iii of england the inaugural ceremony of the order took place on 6 january 1352 at saint ouen from which it is sometimes called the order of knights of the noble house of saint ouen.
Nearly 700 years later the order is the oldest and most senior order of chivalry in britain. The king or queen of the united kingdom is sovereign of the order which is limited to 24 living knights or ladies companion. In medieval times king edward iii was so inspired by tales of king arthur and the chivalry of the knights of the round table that he set up his own group of honourable knights called the order of the garter.
Created by edward iii of england c. The most noble order of the garter is the highest order of knighthood in britain and the most exclusive with traditionally only 24 knights as full members at any one time along with the reigning monarch and the prince of wales. 1348 ce the chivalric order was one of the first of a growing trend where rulers and noble knights sought to differentiate.