The Royal Family Order of George IV is an honour that was bestowed as a mark of personal esteem on female members of the
British royal family by
King George IV
George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten ye ...
. It was the first
Royal Family Order issued in the United Kingdom. Prior to George IV's accession in 1820, both ladies and gentlemen of the Court, as well as female members of the royal family, had worn the Sovereign's portrait set in a jewelled frame. George IV formalised the order.
Appearance
King George IV's Royal Family Order was rather ornate in appearance, and the frame that surrounded his portrait was of diamond oak leaves and acorns. The badge was suspended from a white silk bow.
List of known recipients
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The Queen of Württemberg, sister of George IV
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The Duchess of Cambridge, sister-in-law of George IV
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Princess Victoria of Kent
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previo ...
, later Queen Victoria, niece of George IV
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Princess Augusta of Cambridge
Princess Augusta of Cambridge (19 July 1822 – 5 December 1916) was a member of the British royal family, a granddaughter of George III. She married into the Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and became the Grand Duchess of Mecklenbu ...
, niece of George IV
* Princess
Dorothea Lieven
Princess Katharina Alexandra Dorothea von Lieven (russian: Дарья Христофоровна Ливен, tr. ), née Freiin von Benckendorff, 17 December 1785 – 27 January 1857), was a Baltic German noblewoman and the wife of Prin ...
.
See also
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Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
The Royal Order of Victoria and Albert is a British Royal Family Order instituted on 10 February 1862 by Queen Victoria, and enlarged on 10 October 1864, 15 November 1865, and 15 March 1880. No award has been made since the death of Queen V ...
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Royal Family Order of Edward VII
The Royal Family Order of Edward VII is an honour that was bestowed as a mark of personal esteem on female members of the British Royal Family by King Edward VII. The order is a personal memento rather than a state decoration.
Appearance
The ri ...
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Royal Family Order of George V
The Royal Family Order of George V is an honour that was bestowed on female members of the British royal family by King George V.
Queen Elizabeth II was the last surviving recipient when she died on 8 September 2022.
Appearance
The order consis ...
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Royal Family Order of George VI
The Royal Family Order of George VI is an honour that was bestowed on female members of the British royal family by King George VI.
Princess Alexandra is the only surviving recipient, having been appointed in 1951.
Appearance
The insignia, an ...
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Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II
The Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II is an honour that was bestowed on female members of the British royal family by Queen Elizabeth II. The order is worn on formal occasions.
Appearance
The Royal Family Order depicts a young Queen Elizabet ...
References
{{Orders of knighthood for women
Royal family orders
Orders of chivalry of the United Kingdom
George IV of the United Kingdom
British royal family