Founding of the Order of the Garter

Name: Founding of the Order of the Garter
Start: 1348

Type Event Region England Time 1348

On St George's Day, 23 April 1348, England's King Edward III founded the Order of the Garter at Windsor Castle, with the blue garter and 'Honi soit q…

Timeline

1348Windsor Castle · WindsorEdward III held St George's Day festivities at Windsor, formally announcing the establishment of the Order of the Garter, selecting the first twenty-five Knights Companion, with the blue garter and St George as symbols, binding the order to Windsor and the Arthurian legendary tradition.
1348–1350Windsor Castle · WindsorThe order established a cap on membership, an annual assembly (Garter Day), and heraldic regulations, and designated St George's Chapel at Windsor as its spiritual center; through institutionalized honor it drew core nobility into a network of royal loyalty, providing a bond for mobilization during the Hundred Years' War.

Sources

The Most Noble Order of the Garter: 650 Years — Peter J. Begent (1999)
Encyclopedia Britannica: Order of the Garter https://www.britannica.com/topic/Order-of-the-Garter