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    affiliated with, but not members of, the order. The order was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, who created the order to recognise 'such persons, male...
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    Edward VII (category Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire)
    England expecting to receive the Order of the Garter. The King refused to bestow the honour on the Shah because the order was meant to be in his personal...
    108 KB (11,089 words) - 10:20, 8 August 2024
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    George VI (category Grand Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog)
    his 41st birthday, he invested his wife, the new queen consort, with the Order of the Garter. George VI's coronation at Westminster Abbey took place...
    63 KB (6,497 words) - 08:56, 7 August 2024
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    Queen Victoria (category Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa)
    1896 Spain: Dame of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa, 21 December 1833 Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III Portugal: Dame of the Order of Queen Saint Isabel...
    125 KB (12,272 words) - 06:50, 3 August 2024
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    The Order of Australia is an Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established...
    52 KB (4,138 words) - 09:47, 4 August 2024
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    Dwight D. Eisenhower (category Grand Crosses of the Order of George I with Swords)
    Dwight David Eisenhower (/ˈaɪzənhaʊ.ər/ EYE-zən-how-ər; born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), nicknamed Ike, was an American...
    219 KB (22,421 words) - 03:24, 16 August 2024
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    Edward VIII (category Bailiffs Grand Cross of the Order of St John)
    of the Order of Carol I, 1924 Order of Merit, 1st Class, 1925 Grand Cross of the Order of the Condor of the Andes, 1931 Grand Cross of the Order of the...
    101 KB (11,076 words) - 12:33, 15 August 2024
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    Nelson Mandela (category Bailiffs Grand Cross of the Order of St John)
    later accepted the award in 1999. He was appointed to the Order of Isabella the Catholic and the Order of Canada, and was the first living person to be made...
    198 KB (23,894 words) - 19:00, 10 August 2024
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    obscurantism, religious influence over public life, and abuses of state power. "The order of the day," they wrote in their general statutes, "is to put an end to...
    55 KB (7,155 words) - 03:35, 14 August 2024
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    Wilhelm II (category Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary)
     Japan: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum, 24 September 1886; Collar, 10 December 1894  Montenegro: Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Danilo I...
    138 KB (16,266 words) - 20:36, 15 August 2024
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    Nicholas II (category Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Russia))
    the Order of Carol I, 15 June 1906  Kingdom of Serbia: Grand Cross of St. Sava Grand Cross of the Star of Karađorđe, 1910 Siam: Knight of the Order of...
    174 KB (20,563 words) - 01:10, 20 July 2024
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    Crusades. They were prominent in Christian finance; non-combatant members of the order, who made up as much as 90% of their members, managed a large economic...
    90 KB (10,854 words) - 14:39, 9 August 2024
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    Moscow State University (MSU; Russian: Московский государственный университет, romanized: Moskovskiy gosudarstvennyy universitet) is a public research...
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    Hermann Göring (category Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword)
    Cross, 1st and 2nd class Knight of the Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius (Kingdom of Bulgaria) Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog, with Breast Star...
    102 KB (11,678 words) - 19:37, 12 August 2024
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    Napoleon (category Grand Crosses of the Order of Aviz)
    the Legion of Honour to encourage civilian and military achievements. The order is still the highest decoration in France. He introduced three French...
    182 KB (19,344 words) - 22:40, 12 August 2024
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    Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (category Companions of the Order of the Crown of India)
    Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from...
    83 KB (8,645 words) - 22:36, 8 August 2024
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    Franz Joseph I of Austria (category Grand Crosses of the Order of the Star of Romania)
    of Austria) In addition, he founded the Order of Franz Joseph (Franz Joseph-Orden) on 2 December 1849, and the Order of Elizabeth (Elizabeth-Orden) in 1898...
    88 KB (9,217 words) - 17:38, 13 August 2024
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    Abdullah II of Jordan (category Chevaliers of the Order of Merit (Ukraine))
    Grand Master of the Order of Military Gallantry. Grand Master of the Order of the Star of Jordan.[citation needed] Grand Master of the Order of Independence...
    179 KB (16,054 words) - 02:46, 14 August 2024
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    Sergey Bubka (category Recipients of the Order of Lenin)
    Sergey Nazarovych Bubka (Ukrainian: Сергій Назарович Бубка; Serhiy Nazarovych Bubka; born 4 December 1963) is a Ukrainian former pole vaulter. He represented...
    30 KB (1,534 words) - 21:59, 12 August 2024
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    Nancy Pelosi (category Dames Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic)
    Nancy Patricia Pelosi (/pəˈloʊsi/ pə-LOH-see; née D'Alesandro; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who served as the 52nd speaker of the United...
    286 KB (25,762 words) - 02:08, 16 August 2024
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