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The grand master of the Order of St Michael and St George is the second most senior officer of the 
There have been nine grand masters since the order was founded in 1818. These are:
*1818–1824: Sir Thomas Maitland (''Sovereigns'': King George III and King George IV)
*1825–1850: The 1st Duke of Cambridge (''Sovereigns'': King George IV, King William IV, Queen Victoria)
*1850–1904: The 2nd Duke of Cambridge (''Sovereigns'': Queen Victoria and King Edward VII)
*1904–1910: The Prince of Wales (''Sovereign'': King Edward VII) – In 1910, the Prince of Wales ceased to be Grand Master when he acceded the throne as King George V and became ''Sovereign'' himself
*1910–1917: (vacant) (''Sovereign'': King George V)
*1917–1936: The Prince of Wales (''Sovereign'': King George V) – In 1936, the Prince of Wales ceased to be Grand Master when he acceded the throne as King Edward VIII and became ''Sovereign'' himself
*1936–1957: The Earl of Athlone (''Sovereigns'': King Edward VIII, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II)
*1957–1959: The Earl of Halifax (''Sovereign'': Queen Elizabeth II)
*1959–1967: The Earl Alexander of Tunis (''Sovereign'': Queen Elizabeth II)
*1967–present: The Duke of Kent (''Sovereign'': Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III)
Ceremonial officers in the United Kingdom
Order of St Michael and St George
Saint Michael and Saint George
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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.
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The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies (the Bailiwi ...
as ''Sovereign of the Order of St Michael and St George'' and ranks immediately after the ''Sovereign''.
There have been nine grand masters since the order was founded in 1818. These are:
*1818–1824: Sir Thomas Maitland (''Sovereigns'': King George III and King George IV)
*1825–1850: The 1st Duke of Cambridge (''Sovereigns'': King George IV, King William IV, Queen Victoria)
*1850–1904: The 2nd Duke of Cambridge (''Sovereigns'': Queen Victoria and King Edward VII)
*1904–1910: The Prince of Wales (''Sovereign'': King Edward VII) – In 1910, the Prince of Wales ceased to be Grand Master when he acceded the throne as King George V and became ''Sovereign'' himself
*1910–1917: (vacant) (''Sovereign'': King George V)
*1917–1936: The Prince of Wales (''Sovereign'': King George V) – In 1936, the Prince of Wales ceased to be Grand Master when he acceded the throne as King Edward VIII and became ''Sovereign'' himself
*1936–1957: The Earl of Athlone (''Sovereigns'': King Edward VIII, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II)
*1957–1959: The Earl of Halifax (''Sovereign'': Queen Elizabeth II)
*1959–1967: The Earl Alexander of Tunis (''Sovereign'': Queen Elizabeth II)
*1967–present: The Duke of Kent (''Sovereign'': Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III)
Ceremonial officers in the United Kingdom
Order of St Michael and St George
Saint Michael and Saint George
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