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	Order of the Thistle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		When James VII revived the Order in 1687, he directed that the Abbey Church at the Palace of Holyroodhouse be converted to a Chapel for the Order of the Thistle, perhaps copying the idea from the Order of the Garter (whose chapel is located in Windsor Castle).
		The badge of the Order is depicted suspended from the collar.
		Knights and Ladies may encircle their arms with the circlet (a green circle bearing the Order's motto) and the collar of the Order; the former is shown either outside or on top of the latter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Order_of_the_Thistle (2424 words)

	Order of the Garter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Order of the Garter, which pertains to England, is most senior in both age and precedence; its equivalent in Scotland is The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.
		Whilst the Order of the Thistle was certainly in existence by the sixteenth century and possibly has mediæval origins (or even, according to more fanciful legends, dates to the eighth century), the foundation of the institution in its modern form dates only to 1687.
		At any rate, the Order was most probably not constituted before 1346; the original statutes required that each member admitted to the Order already be a knight (what would today be called a knight bachelor), and several initial members of the Order were first knighted in that year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Order_of_the_Garter (3913 words)

	Order of the Thistle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Wives of Knights, and wives of sons of Knights and Ladies—but not husbands of Ladies, or husbands of daughters of Knights and Ladies—have positions equivalent to their husbands'.
		Knights and Ladies may encircle their arms with a depiction of the collar of the Thistle.
		While the thistles and sprigs of rue on the collars worn by Knights are made of gold, those depicted on the Arms are shown in their natural colours.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/order_of_the_thistle (2295 words)

	Debrett's - British Orders and Decorations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The date of the foundation of the Order of the Thistle is not known.
		The order consists of the Sovereign and sixteen Knights.
		The Chapel of the Order is in St Giles's Cathedral, Edinburgh, and the Chancery at the Court of the Lord Lyon, HM New Register House, Edinburgh.
	www.debretts.co.uk /etiquette/order_of_the_thistle.html (431 words)

	The Monarchy Today > The Queen's role > Sovereign as Fountain of Honour > Order of The Thistle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It is possible that the Order may have been founded by James III (1488-1513), who was responsible for changes in royal symbolism in Scotland, including the adoption of the thistle as the royal plant badge.
		It is said that James V bestowed the insignia of the 'Order of the Burr or Thissil' on Francis I of France in 1535.
		The chapel for the Order was to be at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where James II had issued instructions in 1687 for the Abbey Church to be converted into the Chapel Royal and the Chapel of the Order.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page491.asp (642 words)

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		The Order, consisting of the King and twenty-five knights, was intended by Edward III to be reserved as the highest reward for loyalty and for military merit.
		The Order of the Thistle represents the highest honour in Scotland, and it is second in the UK, after the Order of the Garter.
		It therefore served as the national Order of Ireland as the Garter was for England and the Thistle for Scotland.
	home.wanadoo.nl /english.site/royal/orders.htm (625 words)

	List of post-nominal letters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Honours are listed first in descending order of precedence, followed by degrees and memberships of learned societies in ascending order.
		Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
		Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_post-nominal_letters (886 words)

	Order of the Garter - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an English order of chivalry with a history stretching back to mediæval times; today it is Europe's oldest national order of knighthood in continuous existence and the pinnacle of the British honours system.
		At the original establishment of the Order, twenty-six "Poor Knights" were appointed and attached to the Order and its chapel at Windsor.
		The motto and symbol of the Order is depicted on this plaque seen at St.
	www.free-definition.com /Order-of-the-Garter.html (3601 words)

	The Monarchy Today > The Queen's role > Sovereign as Fountain of Honour > Order of the British Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		For the first time, women were included in an order of chivalry, and it was decided that the Order should also include foreigners who had helped the British war effort.
		The Order of the British Empire is the order of chivalry of the British democracy.
		A Chapel for the Order was subsequently built in the cathedral crypt (where Nelson, Wellington and Sir Christopher Wren are buried, amongst others) and its formal dedication in 1969 was attended by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh (Grand Master of the Order).
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page498.asp (319 words)

	Order: Who? What? Where? Why? How? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Loyal Order of Moose - Lodge #0481 - Serving Massillon, Ohio Loyal Order of Moose - Lodge #0490 - Serving Painesville, Ohio Loyal Order of Moose - Lodge #0499 - Serving Newark, Ohio Loyal Order of Moose - Lodge #0501 - Serving Middletown, Ohio Loyal Order of Moose - Lodge #053......
		The order in which these are listed after a name is based on the precedence and category of the order.
		Change in order of succession The victory of William over James, which produced what became known as the Glorious Revolution was significant both inside and outside the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, over which the controversial James II had ruled.
	www.fluidevelopment.com /Order.html (3453 words)

	The Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		My recognition, my dear brother and cousin, also that of all the knights, you will be assured of always.” [42] The King then instructed his mission to accept custody of the Treasure of the Order which was preserved for safekeeping in the Spanish Embassy in Vienna.
		A dynastic Order of the House of Burgundy by origin, its original statutes have not been formally amended or changed, neither have the decrees attaching it permanently to the Spanish Crown or requiring its award to be approved by the Council of Ministers been formally incorporated therein.
		Today the King awards the Order with the prior knowledge [45] of the Council of Ministers and the recipient is notified in a decree written in Spanish, although the actual conferral is made in a letter written, as Duke of Burgundy, in French.
	www.chivalricorders.org /orders/spanish/spangdfl.htm (3380 words)

	The Most Noble Order of the Garter.
		This Order was founded in 1348 by King Edward III as a noble fraternity (or Chapter) consisting of the King, the Prince of Wales and 24 Knights Companion.
		It is furnished with a plume of white ostrich feathers and a tuft of fl heron feathers, fastened to the Hat by a badge bearing the design of a white enamelled shield bearing the Cross of St George all within a blue enamelled Garter with the motto in gold.
		While Edward III may outwardly have professed the Order of the Garter to be a revival of The Round Table, it is probable that privately its formation was a move to gain support for his claim to the French throne.
	www.churchill-society-london.org.uk /garter.html (2408 words)

	Royal Biographies
		Prince Charles was made a Knight of the Order of the Garter on 26th July 1958, and was invested with the insignia of the Order on 17th June 1968.
		He was appointed Grand Master and First or Principal Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in 1975, and was invested with the insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Military Division of the Order.
		Leading foreign orders he has received include the Grand Cordon of the Chrysanthemum (Japan), Knight of the Order of the Elephant of Denmark, and Knight of the Order of the Seraphim of Sweden.
	www.geocities.com /cox_nz/factsheet5.htm (5986 words)

	The Most Noble Order of the Garter, its History, Ceremony, Coats of Arms and Crests.
		The holders of this Order as a Knights Companion, entitles the recipient the right to use the title 'Sir' before their Christian names as well as being entitled to add the letters 'K.G' (Knight of the Garter) or in the case of a Lady Companion 'L.G.' Lady of the Garter, after their surnames or title.
		Originally it was intended that the Order of the Garter was to consist of twenty four knights, however during 1349/50 it consisted of himself as Sovereign together with twenty five Knights Companion, one of whom was the Prince of Wales, the fl Prince.
		On top of the stall is the knights helm (or helmet) on this is placed his crest or in the case of foreign sovereigns the crest is replaced with a crown, which again is used as a form of recognition.
	www.heraldicsculptor.com /Garters.html (7338 words)

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		This is a short history of the Order of the Thistle produced in conjunction with an exhibition held in 1987.
		Lions and Thistles: An Exhibition of Six Centuries of Scottish Heraldry (Heraldry Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1995) (ISBN: 0 9525258 1 X) This is a small pamphlet briefly describing the objects on display at an exhibition held in 1995 by the Heraldry Society of Scotland.
		The volume addresses the history of the Order, the architecture of the chapel, the officers of the Order, and the Knights of the Order in 1988.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/britain/scotbiblio.htm (7853 words)

	Thistle, The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		K.T. knight of the Thistle, member of a Scottish order of knighthood.
		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.
		Although several varieties of the thistle are handsome plants with soft silky flower heads of purple, pink, yellow, or white, most of them are troublesome weeds.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9072152 (862 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| Queen knights royal headmaster
		Sir Eric Anderson, provost of Eton College, was made a Knight of the Order of the Thistle at St Giles' Cathedral.
		The Order of the Thistle is the highest award in Scotland and is second in prestige only to the Order of the Garter.
		The Order of the Thistle was founded in 1540 by King James V. It was discontinued during the Reformation but was re-established by James II (James VII of Scotland) in 1687 to reward Scottish peers who supported him.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/3038588.stm (337 words)

	Orders and decorations: Initialisms (British Empire and Commonwealth)
		The badge of a baronet is the Red Hand of Ulster, and is borne as an augmentation on his arms.
		C.I. Lady of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India
		G.B.E. Knight (or Dame) Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
	www.regiments.org /biography/orddec-a.htm (551 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Others, including stars of stage and screen, are honored in part for functioning as commercial commodities overseas: when the Beatles received the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 1965, some previous winners returned their medals in disgust.
		Senior civil servants will find that progress through the ranks of the orders of the CB (Companion of the Order of the Bath) or the CMG (Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George) is no longer automatic.
		Nach dieser Reform wird der BEM langsam auslaufen und höhere Beamte werden feststellen, daß sie nicht mehr automatisch vom CB (Companion of the Order of the Bath) zum CMG (Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George) aufsteigen.
	englisch.bildung-rp.de /projekt/unterricht/titles.htm (2529 words)

	George Robertson biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		November 30, 2004, Knight of the Order of the Thistle
		2003, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
		September 8, 2003 Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (Knight Great Cross in the Order of Orange Nassau).
	george-robertson.biography.ms (330 words)

	ODM of the United Kingdom: Order of the Thistle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		ODM of the United Kingdom: Order of the Thistle
		Grades: 1 (Knight or Lady of the Thistle).
		The collar, mantle and hat are worn at ceremonies of the Order in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.
	www.medals.org.uk /united-kingdom/united-kingdom003.htm (110 words)

	Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History
		The 12th Earl was a Representative Peer of Scotland, 1790-1806, in which year he was Created Baron Ailsa of Ailsa of the peerage of England.
		He was made a Knight of the Order of the Thistle in 1821 and raised to the dignity of Marquess of Ailsa in 1831.
		The boat cradle was built by the Ailsa Shipbuilding,Company for the, children of the 3rd 2 Marquess.
	www.camelotintl.com /heritage/castles/scotland/culzean/culdress.html (219 words)

	Faith, Hope, Charity - Australian Women and Imperial Honours - Browse Award
		Honours are listed here in the Order of Precedence or Order of Wearing, reflecting the hierarchy of importance in which they are regarded.
		This dictates the order in which medals are worn if a person has more than one honour.
		The Order of the British Empire - Dame Grand Cross - Civil
	www.womenaustralia.info /exhib/honours/br_award.html (332 words)

	Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia
		Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
		Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
		Knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem
	www.aph.gov.au /library/handbook/abbreviations.htm (234 words)

	Overview of Queen Elizabeth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The daughter of the Earl of Strathmore, she married HRH the Duke of York in 1923, who became King George VI in 1936, on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII.
		With her husband, Queen Elizabeth was created a Knight of the Order of the Thistle (1937).
		Widowed at the age of just 51, she withdrew briefly from public life before throwing herself into engagements and service with a renewed vigour, supporting her daughter as Queen.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk:81 /scotgaz/people/famousfirst282.html (250 words)

	ANALYSIS of CHIEF/REPRESENTER of CLAN MACDUFF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		ALEXANDER WILLIAM GEORGE DUFF, born 10 November 1849, died 29 January 1912.Was sixth Earl Fife, Viscount MacDuff and later Duke of Fife.
		In May 1880 he was made a Privy Councillor, in March 1881 a Knight of the Order of the Thistle, a Knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Captain of the Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and in 1882 a Member of the Council of Duchy of Lancaster.
		He married 27 July 1889, Her Royal Highness Princess Louise Victoria Alexander Dagmar of Wales, now Princess Royal, and elevation to the Dukedom of Fife and Marquisate of MacDuff; he had already, in 1885, been created an earl of the United Kingdom.
	www.tartans.com /official/MacDuff/usa/chief.htm (1563 words)

	Genealogy Quest: Genealogical Research Assistance - Abbreviations
		AAONMS - Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
		KG - Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter
		KLH - Knight of the Legion of Honour; Knights and Ladies of Honor
	www.genealogy-quest.com /glossaries/abbrev1.html (631 words)

	edgerton.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		CAPED - Cancelled At Point Early of Destination
		DCMG - Dame Commander of the order of St Michael and St George
		KT - Knight of the order of the Thistle
	www.users.totalise.co.uk /~davidedgerton/abbr.htm (86 words)

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