Knights of St. George may refer to: Chivalric orders: *

Order of Saint George The Order of Saint George (russian: Орден Святого Георгия, Orden Svyatogo Georgiya) is the highest military decoration of the Russian Federation. Originally established on 26 November 1769 Julian (7 December 1769 Gregorian) a ...

, A European Order of the House of Habsburg-Lothringen *

Order of Sant Jordi d'Alfama Knights of Saint George appear at different historical periods and in different countries as mutually independent bodies having nothing in common but the veneration of Saint George, the patron saint of knighthood. Saint George of Lydda, a martyr o ...

, founded by King Peter II of Aragon in 1201, amalgamated with the Order of Montesa in 1400 *

Order of Saint George (Kingdom of Hungary) The Order of St George, hu, Szent György Vitézei Lovagrend, was the first secular chivalric order in the world and was established by King Charles I of Hungary in 1326. It continues to exist today as the International Knightly Order Valiant ...

, established by King Charles of Hungary in 1326 *

Order of the Garter The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348. It is the most senior order of knighthood in the British honours system, outranked in precedence only by the Victoria Cross and the George C ...

, founded by King Edward III of England in 1348, meets annually at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle *

Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George The Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (SMOCG) ( it, Sacro Militare Ordine Costantiniano di San Giorgio, es, Sagrada Orden Militar Constantiniana de San Jorge), also historically referred to as the Imperial Constantinian Order ...

, a Roman Catholic order legendarily founded by Constantine the Great, actually established between 1520 and 1545 * Old Order of Saint George, named

Order of the Four Emperors The Order of the Ancient Nobility (german: Orden vom alten Adel), also called Order of the Four Roman Emperors (''Orden der Vier Römischen Kaiser'') or Ancient Order of Saint George (''Alter Orden vom St. Georg''), is a historic chivalric orde ...

, established by Count Philipp Ferdinand of Limburg-Stirum in 1768 Orders of merit: *

Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception The Royal Military Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Faith and the Immaculate Conception (german: Königlicher Militärorden des Heiligen Georg zur Verteidigung des Glaubens und der Unbefleckten Empfängnis), also known as the Royal B ...

, founded by Elector Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria in 1726 *

Order of St. George The Order of Saint George (russian: Орден Святого Георгия, Orden Svyatogo Georgiya) is the highest military decoration of the Russian Federation. Originally established on 26 November 1769 Julian (7 December 1769 Gregorian) a ...

, founded by Catherine the Great of Russia in 1769 *

Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, George III, King George III. ...

, founded by Prince Regent George IV of the United Kingdom in 1818 * Order of St. George (Hanover), founded by King Ernest Augustus I of Hanover in 1839 *

Order of Saints George and Constantine The Royal Family Order of Saints George and Constantine ( el, Βασιλικόν Οἰκογενειακόν Τάγμα Ἁγίων Γεωργίου καὶ Κωνσταντίνου, Vasilikon Oikogeneiakon Tagma Agion Georgiou kai Konstantinou) ...

, founded by King George II of Greece in 1936 *

George Cross The George Cross (GC) is the highest award bestowed by the British government for non-operational gallantry or gallantry not in the presence of an enemy. In the British honours system, the George Cross, since its introduction in 1940, has been ...

and

George Medal The George Medal (GM), instituted on 24 September 1940 by King George VI,''British Gallantry Medals'' (Abbott and Tamplin), p. 138 is a decoration of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth, awarded for gallantry, typically by civilians, or in circ ...

, founded by King George VI of the United Kingdom in 1940

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