Knights of St. George
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Knights of St. George may refer to:
- Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint GeorgeSacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint GeorgeThe Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George is a Roman Catholic order of chivalry. It was fictively established by Constantine the Great, though in reality it was founded between 1520 and 1545 by two brothers of the Angeli Comneni family. Members of the Angeli Comneni family remained...
, a Roman Catholic order legendarily founded by Constantine the Great - Order of Sant Jordi d'AlfamaOrder of Sant Jordi d'AlfamaKnights of St. George appear at different historical periods and in different countries as mutually independent bodies having nothing in common but the veneration of Saint George, the patron saint of knighthood.St...
, founded by King Peter II of Aragon in 1201, amalgamated with the Order of Montesa in 1400 - Order of Saint George (Kingdom of Hungary)Order of Saint George (Kingdom of Hungary)The Order of Saint George was the first secular chivalric order in the world established by King Charles I of Hungary in 1326.The Order was awarded to only 50 knights, and the admission of a new member required the unanimous vote of the former members. New members had to swear fidelity to the...
, established by King Charles of Hungary in 1326 - Order of the GarterOrder of the GarterThe Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...
, founded by King Edward III of England in 1348, meets annually at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle - Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate ConceptionRoyal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate ConceptionThe Royal Military Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Faith and the Immaculate Conception was founded by Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria in 1726 to provide for a means of honouring the nobility and recognizing distinguished civil and military service...
, founded by Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria in 1726 - Order of St. GeorgeOrder of St. GeorgeThe Military Order of the Holy Great-Martyr and the Triumphant George The Military Order of the Holy Great-Martyr and the Triumphant George The Military Order of the Holy Great-Martyr and the Triumphant George (also known as Order of St. George the Triumphant, Russian: Военный орден Св...
, founded by Catherine the Great of Russia in 1769 - Order of St Michael and St GeorgeOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, founded by Prince Regent George IV of the United Kingdom in 1818