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The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George ist ein britischer Orden, der am 28. April 1818 von Georg, Prince of Wales ins Leben gerufen wurde. Georg war zu diesem Zeitpunkt Prinzregent für seinen Vater, Georg III. Er wird heute in den meisten Fällen zur Ehrung britischer Staatsangehöriger verliehen, die eine ...
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III. [1] [2] It is named in honour of two military saints, Michael and George .
- 28 April 1818
- Currently constituted
- Auspicium Melioris Ævi, Token of a Better Age
- Charles III
The Order now consists of the Sovereign, the Grand Master (currently The Duke of Kent), 125 Knights and Dames Grand Cross, 375 Knights and Dames Commander, and 1750 Companions. The Badge of the Order depicts St George fighting the dragon on one side, and the archangel St Michael trampling Satan on the other.
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, British order of knighthood founded in 1818 by the Prince Regent, later King George IV, to commemorate the British protectorate over the Ionian islands (now in Greece) and Malta, which came under British rule in 1814.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry. It was started on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, who became King George IV of the United Kingdom. It started when he was Prince Regent for his father, King George III. It is named in honour of two military saints, Saint Michael and Saint ...
The Order of St Michael and St George is the fifth most senior Order of Chivalry, after The Most Noble Order of the Garter, The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, The Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick (inactive), and The Most Honourable Order of the Bath.
views 2,632,076 updated. St Michael and St George, Order of. The order was founded by the prince regent in 1818 and is reserved mainly for diplomats. Originally it commemorated British rule over Malta and the Ionian Islands, but the scope has been widened.
