Knight of the Order of the Garter, a British order of chivalry founded in 1344 by Edward III.
Knight of the Order of the Garter, a British order of chivalry founded in 1344 by Edward III. It is the highest honour in Britain, and membership is limited to the sovereign, the Prince of Wales, and no more than 24 members or Companions. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a knight from a religious military order from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1796).
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