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Jane (1553)

Lady Jane's extremely short and disputed reign ended before anyone could be appointed to 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. They are listed separately as Ladies of the Garter until the 1987 Statute which allowed Lady Knights.

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The source is the Wikimedia Foundation for the listings of the Knights of the Garter including the links to the on the pages for the Knights of the Garter which are Wiki Pages.

We have included a KG Issues Page which identifies certain issues and provides additional information concerning the KG Ancestor Project.

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