Ladies of the Garter (1358-1488)
The
Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by King
Edward III of England in
1348 as "a society, fellowship and college of knights." It is now the oldest and highest order of chivalry in the
British honours system. No women were added to the order after 1488 until Queen Alexandra was named by King Edward VII in 1901.
- Queen Philippa, wife of King Edward III (1358)
- Isabella, Countess of Bedford, daughter of Edward III (1376)
- Joan, Princess of Wales, mother of King Richard II (1378)
- Constance, Duchess of Lancaster, 2nd wife of John of Gaunt (1378)
- Mary, Duchess of Brittany, daughter of King Edward III (1378)
- Maud, Lady Courtenay, niece of King Richard II (1378)
- Philippa of Lancaster, later Queen of Portugal, daughter of John of Gaunt (1378)
- Elizabeth, Duchess of Exeter, daugher of John of Gaunt (1378)
- Philippa, Countess of Oxford, daughter of Enguerrand de Coucy and granddaughter of King Edward III (1378)
- Isabel, Countess of Cambridge, later Duchess of York, wife of Edmund of Langley (1378)
- Anne of Bohemia, consort of King Richard II (1384)
- Eleanor, Countess of Buckingham, later Duchess of Gloucester, wife of Thomas of Woodstock (1384)
- Anne, Countess of Pembroke (1384)
- Elizabeth, Countess of Salisbury (1384)
- Catherine of Lancaster, later Queen of Castile, daughter of John of Gaunt (1384)
- John, Lady Mohun (1384)
- Maud, Countess of Oxford (1386)
- Elizabeth, Countess of Nottingham, later Duchess of Norfolk (1386)
- Constance, Lady le Despencer (1386)
- Elizabeth, Lady de Vere (1386)
- Blanch, Lady Poynings (1386)
- The Lady Gomeneys (1387)
- Katharine, Lady Swynford, longtime mistress and third wife of John of Gaunt (1387)
- Alice, Countess of Kent, sister-in-law of King Richard II (1388)
- Mary de Bohun, Countess of Derby, wife of Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby, and mother of King Henry V
- Elizabeth, Lady Trivet (1390)
- Lady Joan Beauchamp (1390)
- Joan, Lady Fitzwalter (1390)
- Isabel of France, Queen-Consort of King Richard II (1397)
- Catherine, Duchess of Gelders (1399)
- Joan, Duchess of York, 2nd wife of Edmund of Langley (1399)
- Margaret, Marchioness of Dorset (1399)
- Joan, Countess of Westmorland (1399)
- Blanch Bradeston (1399)
- Agnes, Lady Arundel (1399)
- Margaret, Lady Roe of Hamlake (1399)
- Margaret, Lady de Courcy (1399)
- Joan of Navarre, Queen-consort of King Henry IV (1408)
- Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of King Henry IV, later Queen of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway (1408)
- Margaret, Countess of Holland (1408)
- Blanche, Duchess of Bavaria, Daughter of King Henry IV (1408)
- Philippa, Duchess of York (1408)
- Maud, Countess of Salisbury (1408)
- Margaret, Lady Waterton (1408)
- Margaret, Lady Beaufort (1408)
- Agnes de Gomeneys (1408)
- Beatrix, Countess of Arundel (1413)
- Katharine of Valois, Queen Consort of King Henry V (1420)
- Isabel, Countess of Warwick (1432)
- Alice, Countess of Suffolk (1432)
- Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester (1436)
- Jacqueline, Duchess of Bedford (1436)
- Margaret of Anjou, Queen-Consort of King Henry VI (1448)
- Anne, Lady Moleyns (1448)
- Emmeline, Lady Say and Sele (1448)
- Margaret, Lady Beauchamp (1448)
- Alice Norreys (1448)
- Margaret, Lady Harcourt (c.1468)
- Elizabeth Wydville, Queen Consort of King Edward IV (1477)
- Elizabeth of York, daughter of King Edward IV, later Queen-Consort of King Henry VII (1477)
- Elizabeth, Duchess of Suffolk, sister of King Edward IV (1477)
- Cicely of York, later Lady Welles, daughter of King Edward IV (1480)
- Mary of York, daughter of King Edward IV (1480)
- Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Derby, mother of King Henry VII (1488)
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