List of Ladies of the Garter
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The Most Noble Order of the Garter
was founded by King Edward III of England
in 1348 as "a society, fellowship and college of knights." It is now the oldest and highest order of chivalry in the British honours system
. No women were added to the order after 1488 until Queen Alexandra was named by King Edward VII in 1901.
Order of the Garter
The 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...
was founded by King Edward III of England
Edward III of England
Edward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe...
in 1348 as "a society, fellowship and college of knights." It is now the oldest and highest order of chivalry in the British honours system
British honours system
The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery, achievement, or service to the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories...
. No women were added to the order after 1488 until Queen Alexandra was named by King Edward VII in 1901.
- Queen PhilippaPhilippa of HainaultPhilippa of Hainault, or, Philippe de Hainaut was the Queen consort of King Edward III of England. Edward, Duke of Guyenne, her future husband, promised in 1326 to marry her within the following two years...
, wife of King Edward IIIEdward III of EnglandEdward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe...
(1358) - Isabella, Countess of BedfordIsabella de CoucyIsabella of England, also known as Dame Isabella de Coucy , was the eldest daughter of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault and the wife of Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy, by whom she had two daughters.She was made a Lady of the Garter in 1376.-Early years:Isabella was the royal...
, daughter of Edward III (1376) - Joan, Princess of WalesJoan of KentJoan, Countess of Kent , known to history as The Fair Maid of Kent, was the first English Princess of Wales...
, mother of King Richard IIRichard II of EnglandRichard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
(1378) - Constance, Duchess of Lancaster, second wife of John of GauntJohn of Gaunt, 1st Duke of LancasterJohn of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster , KG was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...
(1378) - Maud, Lady Courtenay, niece of King Richard II (1378)
- Philippa of LancasterPhilippa of LancasterPhilippa of Lancaster, LG was a Queen consort of Portugal. Born into the royal family of England, her marriage with King John I secured the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance and produced several famous children who became known as the "Illustrious Generation" in Portugal...
, later Queen of Portugal, daughter of John of Gaunt (1378) - Elizabeth of Lancaster, later Duchess of Exeter, daughter of John of Gaunt (1378)
- Philippa, Countess of OxfordPhilippa de CoucyPhilippa de Coucy, Countess of Oxford, Duchess of Ireland was a first cousin of King Richard II of England and the wife of his favourite, Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, Marquess of Dublin, Duke of Ireland....
, daughter of Enguerrand VII de CoucyEnguerrand VII de CoucyEnguerrand VII de Coucy, KG , also known as Ingelram de Coucy, was a 14th century French nobleman, the last Sieur de Coucy, and the son-in-law of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...
and granddaughter of King Edward III (1378) - Isabella, Countess of Cambridge, later Duchess of York, first wife of Edmund of LangleyEdmund of Langley, 1st Duke of YorkEdmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, 1st Earl of Cambridge, KG was a younger son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, the fourth of the five sons who lived to adulthood, of this Royal couple. Like so many medieval princes, Edmund gained his identifying nickname from his...
(1378) - Queen AnneAnne of BohemiaAnne of Bohemia was Queen of England as the first wife of King Richard II. A member of the House of Luxembourg, she was the eldest daughter of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Elizabeth of Pomerania....
, first wife of King Richard II (1384) - Eleanor, Countess of BuckinghamEleanor de BohunEleanor de Bohun was the elder daughter and co-heiress with her sister Mary de Bohun, of their father Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford. Her mother was Lady Joan Fitzalan, daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel and his second wife Eleanor of Lancaster.-Marriage:In 1376 she...
, later Duchess of Gloucester, wife of Thomas of WoodstockThomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of GloucesterThomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Buckingham, 1st Earl of Essex, Duke of Aumale, KG was the thirteenth and youngest child of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...
(1384) - Anne Hastings, Countess of PembrokeAnne Hastings, Countess of PembrokeAnne Hastings, Countess of Pembroke and 2nd Baroness Manny was the daughter of Walter Manny, 1st Baron Manny and Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk....
, great-granddaughter of King Edward IEdward I of EnglandEdward I , also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons...
(1384) - Elizabeth Montacute, Countess of Salisbury (1384)
- Catherine of LancasterCatherine of Lancaster-Coat of arms:The following are Armorials of the House of Lancaster under her father, John of Gaunt.-References:* Anthony Goodman: "Katherine of Lancaster" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 30 , p. 890-891....
, later Queen of CastileCrown of CastileThe Crown of Castile was a medieval and modern state in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then King Ferdinand III of Castile to the vacant Leonese throne...
, daughter of John of Gaunt (1384) - Joan, Lady MohunJohn de Mohun, 2nd Baron MohunJohn de Mohun, 2nd Baron Mohun, 9th Baron de Mohun of Dunster, KG was a founder member and the 11th Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter in 1348....
, sister of Bartholomew de Burghersh, 2nd Baron BurghershBartholomew de Burghersh, 2nd Baron BurghershSir Bartholomew de Burghersh, 2nd Baron Burghersh KG was an English nobleman and soldier.Bartholomew first bore arms in the War of the Breton Succession, in the expedition of 1345. He fought as a knight banneret in the division of the Prince of Wales at the Battle of Crécy and was present at the...
(1384) - Maud de Ufford, Dowager Countess of OxfordMaud de Ufford, Countess of OxfordMaud de Ufford, Countess of Oxford was a wealthy English noblewoman and the wife of Thomas de Vere, 8th Earl of Oxford. Her only child was Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, the favourite of King Richard II of England...
(1386) - Elizabeth, Countess of Nottingham, later Duchess of Norfolk (1386)
- Constance, Lady le DespencerConstance of YorkConstance of York, Countess of Gloucester was the only daughter of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York and his wife Isabella of Castile, daughter of Pedro of Castile and Maria de Padilla. On about 7 November 1379, Constance married Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester , who was eventually...
, later Countess of Gloucester, daughter of Edmund of Langley (1386) - Elizabeth, Lady de Vere (1386)
- Blanche, Lady Poynings (1386)
- The Lady Gomeneys (1387)
- Katherine SwynfordKatherine SwynfordKatherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster , née Roet , was the daughter of Sir Payne Roet , originally a Flemish herald from County of Hainaut, later...
, later Duchess of Lancaster, longtime mistress and third wife of John of Gaunt (1387) - Alice Holland, Countess of Kent, sister-in-law of King Richard II (1388)
- Mary, Countess of DerbyMary de BohunMary de Bohun was the first wife of King Henry IV of England and the mother of King Henry V. Mary was never queen, as she died before her husband came to the throne.-Early life:...
, wife of Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of DerbyHenry IV of EnglandHenry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
, and mother of King Henry VHenry V of EnglandHenry V was King of England from 1413 until his death at the age of 35 in 1422. He was the second monarch belonging to the House of Lancaster....
(1388) - Elizabeth, Lady Trivet (1390)
- Lady Joan Beauchamp (1390)
- Joan, Lady Fitzwalter (1390)
- Queen Isabella, second wife of King Richard II (1397)
- Catherine, Duchess of GueldersKatherine of BavariaKatherine of Bavaria , was the eldest child of Albert I, Duke of Bavaria and his first wife Margaret of Brieg. She was Duchess of Guelders and Jülich by her marriage to William I of Gelders and Jülich.- Family :...
(1399) - Joan, Duchess of YorkJoan HollandJoan Holland was the third daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, and Alice FitzAlan. She married four times. Her first husband was a duke, and the following three were barons...
, second wife of Edmund of Langley (1399) - Margaret Beaufort, Marchioness of Dorset (1399)
- Joan Beaufort, Countess of WestmorlandJoan Beaufort, Countess of WestmorlandJoan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland was the third or fourth child of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and his mistress, later wife, Katherine Swynford; and, in her widowhood, a powerful landowner in the North of England.-Early life and marriages:She was likely born at the Swynford manor of...
(1399) - Blanche Bradeston (1399)
- Agnes, Lady Arundel (1399)
- Margaret, Lady Ros of HamlakeWilliam de Ros, 7th Baron de RosWilliam de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, KG was Lord Treasurer of England.He was a son of Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros and Beatrice Stafford, daughter of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford. He was also a younger brother of John de Ros, 6th Baron de Ros.-Career:His older brother died...
(1399) - Margaret, Lady de Courcy (1399)
- Queen Joan, second wife of King Henry IVHenry IV of EnglandHenry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
(1408) - Queen Philippa of Denmark, Norway and SwedenPhilippa of EnglandPhilippa of England , also known as Philippa of Lancaster and anachronistically as Philippa Plantagenet, was the Queen of Denmark, Sweden and Norway from 1406 to 1430. She was the consort to Eric of Pomerania, who ruled the three kingdoms...
, daughter of King Henry IV (1408) - Margaret, Duchess of BavariaMargaret of Burgundy, Duchess of BavariaMargaret of Burgundy was a daughter of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy and Margaret III, Countess of Flanders. By her marriage to William of Bavaria, she would, in 1404, become Duchess of Bavaria.-Family:...
(1408) - Queen Blanche of Germany (of the Romans)Blanche of EnglandBlanche of England, LG , also known as Blanche of Lancaster and Blanche Plantagenet, was an English princess of the House of Lancaster....
, daughter of King Henry IV (1408) - Philippa, Duchess of YorkPhilippa de MohunPhilippa de Mohun was the wife of Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, making her the Duchess of York from her husband's accession to the dukedom in 1402 to his death in 1415. Philippa's birthdate is unknown, though it is believed to have been prior to 1376...
(1408) - Maud Montacute, Countess of SalisburyMaud Montacute, Countess of SalisburyMaud Montacute, Countess of Salisbury was the foster mother of the future King Henry V of England, after the death of his mother....
(1408) - Margaret, Lady Waterton (1408)
- Margaret, Lady Beaufort (1408)
- Agnes de Gomeneys (1408)
- Infanta Beatrice, Countess of Arundel (1413)
- Queen CatherineCatherine of ValoisCatherine of France was the Queen consort of England from 1420 until 1422. She was the daughter of King Charles VI of France, wife of Henry V of Monmouth, King of England, mother of Henry VI, King of England and King of France, and through her secret marriage with Owen Tudor, the grandmother of...
, wife of King Henry V (1420) - Isabel, Countess of WarwickIsabel le Despenser, Countess of Worcester and WarwickIsabel le Despenser, Countess of Worcester and Warwick was the posthumous daughter and eventually the sole heiress of Thomas le Despenser and his wife, Constance of York...
(1432) - Alice, Countess of SuffolkAlice de la PoleAlice de la Pole, Duchess of Suffolk was an English Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.Alice was born Alice Chaucer, daughter to Thomas Chaucer and Matilda Burghersh. Her grandfather was the poet Geoffrey Chaucer. When she was 11 she married Sir John Philip. The couple lived briefly at...
, later Duchess of Suffolk (1432) - Eleanor, Duchess of GloucesterEleanor CobhamEleanor [née Eleanor Cobham], Duchess of Gloucester , was a mistress and the second wife of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. A convicted sorceress, her imprisonment for treasonable necromancy in 1441 was a cause célèbre.-Family:...
(1436) - Jacquetta, Duchess of BedfordJacquetta of LuxembourgJacquetta of Luxembourg was the elder daughter of Peter I, Count of St Pol, Conversano and Brienne and his wife Margaret de Baux...
(1436) - Queen MargaretMargaret of AnjouMargaret of Anjou was the wife of King Henry VI of England. As such, she was Queen consort of England from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471; and Queen consort of France from 1445 to 1453...
, wife of King Henry VIHenry VI of EnglandHenry VI was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. Until 1437, his realm was governed by regents. Contemporaneous accounts described him as peaceful and pious, not suited for the violent dynastic civil wars, known as the Wars...
(1448) - Anne, Lady Moleyns (1448)
- Emmeline, Lady Say and SeleJames Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and SeleJames Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele was an English soldier and politician, son of Sir William Fiennes and wife Elizabeth Batisford ....
(1448) - Margaret, Lady Beauchamp (1448)
- Alice, Lady NorreysAlice NorreysAlice, Lady Norreys was an English Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter....
(1448) - Margaret, Lady Harcourt (c.1468)
- Queen ElizabethElizabeth WoodvilleElizabeth Woodville was Queen consort of England as the spouse of King Edward IV from 1464 until his death in 1483. Elizabeth was a key figure in the series of dynastic civil wars known as the Wars of the Roses. Her first husband, Sir John Grey of Groby was killed at the Second Battle of St Albans...
, wife of King Edward IVEdward IV of EnglandEdward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 3 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death. He was the first Yorkist King of England...
(1477) - Elizabeth of YorkElizabeth of YorkElizabeth of York was Queen consort of England as spouse of King Henry VII from 1486 until 1503, and mother of King Henry VIII of England....
, daughter of King Edward IV, later Queen consort of King Henry VIIHenry VII of EnglandHenry VII was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the House of Tudor....
(1477) - Elizabeth of York, Duchess of SuffolkElizabeth of York, Duchess of SuffolkElizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk was the sixth child and third daughter of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville....
, sister of King Edward IV (1477) - Cecily of YorkCecily of YorkCecily of York, Viscountess Welles was an English Princess and the third, but eventual second surviving, daughter of Edward IV, King of England and his queen consort, née Lady Elizabeth Woodville, daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers.-Birth and Family:Cecily was born in Westminster Palace...
, later Viscountess Welles, daughter of King Edward IV (1480) - Mary of YorkMary of YorkMary of York was the second daughter of Edward IV of England and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville.-Family:...
, daughter of King Edward IV (1480) - Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, mother of King Henry VII (1488)
- Queen AlexandraAlexandra of DenmarkAlexandra of Denmark was the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom...
, wife of King Edward VIIEdward VII of the United KingdomEdward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
(1901) - Queen MaryMary of TeckMary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....
, wife of King George VGeorge V of the United KingdomGeorge V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
(1910) - Elizabeth, Duchess of YorkElizabeth Bowes-LyonElizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...
, wife of Prince Albert, later King George VIGeorge VI of the United KingdomGeorge VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...
, later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1936) - Queen Wilhelmina of the NetherlandsWilhelmina of the NetherlandsWilhelmina was Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948. She ruled the Netherlands for fifty-eight years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw World War I and World War II, the economic crisis of 1933, and the decline of the Netherlands as a major colonial...
(1944) - Princess Elizabeth later Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1947) (Sovereign of the Order)
- Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1958)
- Queen Margarethe II of Denmark (1979)
- Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (1989)
- Lavinia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of NorfolkLavinia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of NorfolkLavinia Mary Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk LG CBE was a British peeress....
(1990) - Anne, Princess RoyalAnne, Princess RoyalPrincess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
(1994) - Margaret Thatcher, Baroness ThatcherMargaret ThatcherMargaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
(1995) - Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady OgilvyPrincess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady OgilvyPrincess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy is the youngest granddaughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck. She is the widow of Sir Angus Ogilvy...
(2003) - Mary Soames, Baroness SoamesMary Soames, Baroness SoamesMary Soames, Baroness Soames, is the youngest of Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine's five children and, as of 2011, the sole surviving child...
(2005)
See also
- List of Knights and Ladies of the Garter
- 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...
- St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
- The Society of the Friends of St George's and Descendants of the Knights of the GarterThe Society of the Friends of St George's and Descendants of the Knights of the GarterThe Society of the Friends of St George's and Descendants of the Knights of the Garter is a constituent group of the Foundation of the College of St George, Windsor Castle which is a national charity in England...
- Windsor CastleWindsor CastleWindsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its long association with the British royal family and its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I it...