List of Ladies of the Garter
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.
- Queen Philippa, wife of King Edward III (1358)
- Isabella, Countess of Bedford, daughter of Edward III (1376)
- Joan, Princess of Wales, mother of King Richard II (1378)
- Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster, second wife of John of Gaunt (1378)
- Maud, Lady Courtenay, niece of King Richard II (1378)
- Philippa of Lancaster, later Queen of Portugal, daughter of John of Gaunt (1378)
- Elizabeth of Lancaster, later Duchess of Exeter, daughter of John of Gaunt (1378)
- Philippa de Coucy, Countess of Oxford, daughter of Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy and granddaughter of King Edward III (1378)
- Isabella, Countess of Cambridge, later Duchess of York, first wife of Edmund of Langley (1378)
- Queen Anne, first wife of King Richard II (1384)
- Eleanor, Countess of Buckingham, later Duchess of Gloucester, wife of Thomas of Woodstock (1384)
- Anne Hastings, Countess of Pembroke, great-granddaughter of King Edward I (1384)
- Elizabeth Montacute, Countess of Salisbury (1384)
- Catherine of Lancaster, later Queen of Castile, daughter of John of Gaunt (1384)
- Joan, Lady Mohun, sister of Bartholomew de Burghersh, 2nd Baron Burghersh (1384)
- Maud de Ufford, Dowager Countess of Oxford (1386)
- Elizabeth, Countess of Nottingham, later Duchess of Norfolk (1386)
- Constance, Lady le Despencer, later Countess of Gloucester, daughter of Edmund of Langley (1386)
- Elizabeth, Lady de Vere (1386)
- Blanche, Lady Poynings (1386)
- The Lady Gomeneys (1387)
- Katherine Swynford, 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 Derby, wife of Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby, and mother of King Henry V (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 Guelders (1399)
- Joan, Duchess of York, second wife of Edmund of Langley (1399)
- Margaret Beaufort, Marchioness of Dorset (1399)
- Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland (1399)
- Blanche Bradeston (1399)
- Agnes, Lady Arundel (1399)
- Margaret, Lady Ros of Hamlake (1399)
- Margaret, Lady de Courcy (1399)
- Queen Joan, second wife of King Henry IV (1408)
- Queen Philippa of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, daughter of King Henry IV (1408)
- Margaret, Duchess of Bavaria (1408)
- Queen Blanche of Germany (of the Romans), daughter of King Henry IV (1408)
- Philippa, Duchess of York (1408)
- Maud Montacute, Countess of Salisbury (1408)
- Margaret, Lady Waterton (1408)
- Margaret, Lady Beaufort (1408)
- Agnes de Gomeneys (1408)
- Beatrice, Countess of Arundel (1413)
- Queen Catherine, wife of King Henry V (1420)
- Isabel, Countess of Warwick (1432)
- Alice, Countess of Suffolk, later Duchess of Suffolk (1432)
- Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester (1436)
- Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford (1436)
- Queen Margaret, wife of King Henry VI (1448)
- Anne, Lady Moleyns (1448)
- Emmeline, Lady Say and Sele (1448)
- Margaret, Lady Beauchamp (1448)
- Alice, Lady Norreys (1448)
- Margaret, Lady Harcourt (c.1468)
- Queen Elizabeth, wife of King Edward IV (1477)
- Elizabeth of York, daughter of King Edward IV, later Queen consort of King Henry VII (1477)
- Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk, sister of King Edward IV (1477)
- Cecily of York, later Viscountess Welles, daughter of King Edward IV (1480)
- Mary of York, daughter of King Edward IV (1480)
- Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, mother of King Henry VII (1488)
- Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII (1901)
- Queen Mary, wife of King George V (1910)
- Elizabeth, Duchess of York, wife of Prince Albert, later King George VI, later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1936)
- Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1944)
- Princess Elizabeth later Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1947) (Sovereign of the Order)
- Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1958)
- Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (1979)
- Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (1989)
- Lavinia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (1990)
- Anne, Princess Royal (1994)
- Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (1995)
- Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (2003)
- Mary Soames, Baroness Soames (2005)
- Eliza Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller (2014)
See also
- List of Knights and Ladies of the Garter
- Order of the Garter
- St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- The Society of the Friends of St George's and Descendants of the Knights of the Garter
- Windsor Castle
References
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