Knights of St. George

Knights of St. George

Knights of St. George may refer to:

* Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, a Roman Catholic order legendarily founded by Constantine the Great
* Order of Sant Jordi d'Alfama, founded by King Peter II of Aragon in 1201, amalgamated with the Order of Montesa in 1400
* Order of the Garter, founded by King Edward III of England in 1348, meets annually at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
* Order of St. George, founded by Catherine the Great of Russia in 1769
* Order of St. Michael and St. George, founded by Prince Regent George IV of the United Kingdom in 1818

ee also

*Saint George


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