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The Knights and Ladies of Honor originated as a splinter group of the Knights of Honor, a fraternal secret society founded in 1873.In 1875, the Knights of Honor created an auxiliary, the Degree of Protection, open to wives, mothers, widows and unmarried daughters and sisters of members of the Knights of Honor, as well as male members of the parent order.
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Thereafter, representatives of the degree met in Louisville and organized a new society, the Order of Mutual Protection of the Knights and Ladies of Honor, subsequently known as the Knights and Ladies of Honor. [12] The Knights were founded by an original group of 17 men in 1873 and increased to 99 by the end of the year.
Its membership is extremely limited, consisting of the Sovereign, the Prince of Wales—both being members ex officio and gaining membership upon acceding to one of the titles if not already held—and not more than 24 full members known as Companions. Male members are known as Knights Companion, whilst female members are known as Ladies Companion.
The earliest reference to the knighting as a formal ceremony in Germany is in the Annals of Aachen under the year 1184, when the Emperor Frederick I's sons, Henry VI and Frederick VI, "were made knights" (facti sunt milites). [7] Francis Drake (left) being knighted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1581. The recipient is tapped on each shoulder with a sword.
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King Charles's Pages of Honor. King Charles with his pages of honor. WPA Pool - Getty Images. Prince George. Joe Giddens - PA Images - Getty Images. Age: 9. Parents: Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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