- A
knight is a
person granted an
honorary title of
knighthood by a head of
state (including the pope) or
representative for
service to the monarch, the...
-
rings and
other symbols of favour, it was the
Normans who
introduced knighthoods as part of
their feudal government. The
first English order of chivalry...
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later applied to
baronets and
other offices. As the
female equivalent for
knighthood is damehood, the suo jure
female equivalent term is
typically Dame. The...
- and 1220. It is ****ociated with the
medieval Christian institution of
knighthood, with
knights being members of
various chivalric orders, and with knights'...
- An
order of chivalry,
order of
knighthood,
chivalric order, or
equestrian order is an
order of knights,
typically founded during or
inspired by the original...
- 16th to
early 20th
century under Swedish and
Russian rule. The four
knighthoods are
united in the
Verband der
Baltischen Ritterschaften. e.V. ( ****ociation...
-
still actively conferred.
Papal orders of
knighthood or
Pontifical orders of
knighthood are
orders of
knighthood bestowed in the name of the Pope of the...
- have a "militaristic ring"), as well as
advocating for the
abolition of
knighthoods and damehoods; the government, however, was not of the
opinion that a...
-
Degradation is the
formal term for
removal of a
knighthood or
other honour. The last
knight to be
publicly degraded was Sir
Francis Mitc**** in 1621. More...
- non-exhaustive list of
people who have
declined a
British honour, such as a
knighthood or
other grade of honour. In most cases, the
offer of an
honour was rejected...
