The dates are those of appointment or nomination
(app), or investiture or installation (inv).
1 (inv 1348)
Edward, Prince of Wales (Founder). Known since 1569 as the "Black Prince."
The hero of the battles of Crécy and Poitiers.
He died in his father's lifetime.
2 (inv 1348)
Henry (Plantagenet), styled "of Lancaster"
(Founder). Earl of Derby. Afterwards
Duke of Lancaster. Served in
the wars against the Scots, the Dutch, and French. Admiral of the Fleet
and Steward of England.
3 (inv 1348)
Thomas (Beauchamp), 3rd Earl of Warwick (Founder). Marshal of England.
Fought at the battles of Crécy and Poitiers.
4 (inv 1348)
Sir John de Grailly, Vicomte de Benanges et Castillon.
Captal (i.e. Governor) de Buch. One of the Founders of the Order. Fought
under the Black Prince at Poitiers.
5 (inv 1348)
Ralph, 1st Earl of Stafford (Founder). Served in the Scotch and French wars
and in important diplomatic missions in European countries.
6 (inv 1348)
William (de Montacute), 2nd Earl of Salisbury. One of the Founders of the
Order. In the wars of his time he was chiefly distinguished in naval actions.
He was the last survivor of the Founders.
7 (inv 1348)
Roger (Mortimer), 3rd Earl of March (Founder). Attended the King into France
while yet under age and served later in expeditions under John of Gaunt.
8 (inv 1348)
Sir John de Lisle, afterwards 1st Lord Lisle de Rougemont. One of the Founders
of the Order. Granted a manor at the age of 17 to enable him to serve in
the wars, in which he won great fame.
9 (inv 1348)
Sir Bartholomew Burghersh (Founder). Served with distinction in the French
wars.
10 (inv 1348)
Sir John Beauchamp (Founder). Afterwards Lord Beauchamp de Warwick. He carried
the Standard Royal at the battle of Crécy Present at the surrender of Calais
and the battle of Sluys.
11 (inv 1348)
John, 2nd Lord Mohun. One of the Founders of the Order. Served in the wars
under the Black Prince.
12 (inv 1348)
Sir Hugh Courtenay. One of the Founders of the Order. Served with the King
in France.
13 (inv 1348)
Sir Thomas Holland (Founder).
Afterwards 1st Earl of Kent.
Married the "Fair Maid of Kent", widow of the Black Prince. In
chief command of the van at the battle of Crécy.
14 (inv 1348)
Sir John Grey (Founder). Distinguished in the French wars.
15 (inv 1348)
Sir Richard Fitz-Simon (Founder). One of the three who stood over the Black
Prince when struck down at the battle of Crécy
16 (inv 1348)
Sir Miles Stapleton. One of the Founders of the Order. Fought at the siege
of Calais and at the Battle
of Crécy.
17 (inv 1348)
Sir Thomas Wale (Founder). Attended Edward III into Flanders
in 1339 and served in the expedition to Brittany
in 1342.
18 (inv 1348)
Sir Hugh Wrottesley (Founder). On service in Flanders
in 1338.
19 (inv 1348)
Sir Male Loryng. One of the Founders of the Order. Distinguished at the
battle of Blurs. Attended the Black Prince into Gascony.
Fought at the battle of Poitiers.
20 (inv 1348)
Sir John Chandos. One of the Founders of the Order. Fought at Crécy and
Poitiers.
21 (inv 1348)
Sir James Audley (Founder). Fought at the battle of Sluys, and with great
distinction at Poitiers, where
he was severely wounded.
22 (inv 1348)
Sir Otho Holland (Founder).
Brother of Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent, also a Founder; whom he accompanied
into Brittany, where he was
taken prisoner. Later he was Governor of the Channel Islands.
23 (inv 1348)
Sir Henry Earn (Founder). Entrusted by the Black Prince with a mission to
Brabant.
24 (inv 1348)
Sir Sanchet D'Abrichecourt. One of the Founders of the Order.
25 (inv 1348)
Sir Walter Paveley. One of the Founders of the Order.
26 (app c.1359)
Sir William FitzWaryne.
27 (inv c.1348)
Robert (Ufford), 1st Earl of Suffolk. Employed in various missions in France,
Flanders, Scotland,
and Italy.
Fought at the battle of Poitiers.
28 (inv 1349)
William (de Bohun), 1st Earl of Northampton. Present at the naval victory
of Sluys and also at the battle of Crécy
29 (app c.1352)
Reginald, 1st Lord Cobham of Sterborough. One of the three knights in charge
of Edward, Prince of Wales, at Crécy Fought also at Poitiers,
and conducted the French king as prisoner to the English camp.
30 (app c.1356)
Sir Richard de la Vache. One of the Knights specially summoned by Edward
III in 1347 to support him in arms.
31 (inv 1358)
Thomas, Lord Ughtred. Admiral of the Fleet northwards. Served in the wars
in Scotland
and France.
32 (inv 1359)
Sir Walter Manny. In the suite of Philippa of Hainault, coming to England
as bride of Edward III. Served as Admiral of the King's fleet at the battle
of Sluys.
33 (app c.1359)
Sir Frank van Hale. With Sir W. Manny in the suite of the Earl of Derby.
Present at the attack on Bergerac.
34 (inv 1360)
Sir Thomas Ufford. Served with the Black Prince in Navarre
and Spain,
and commanded a ship at the battle of Sluys.
35 (inv 1360)
Lionel (Plantagenet), styled "of Antwerp,"
Duke of Clarence, 3rd son of Edward III.
36 (inv 1360)
John (Plantagenet), styled "of Gaunt. "
Afterwards Duke of Lancaster, and King of Castile
and Leon.
4th son of Edward III.
37 (app c.1360)
Edmund (Plantagenet). Styled "of Langley,"
Earl of Cambridge. Afterwards
Duke of York. Youngest son of
Edward III, and great-grandfather of Edward IV. Saw active service in France
and Spain.
38 (inv 1361)
Edward, 5th Lord le Despencer. Present at the battle of Poitiers.
39 (app c.1361)
Sir John Sully. Fought at Crécy
40 (app c.1361)
William 4th Lord Latimer. Distinguished in the wars in France.
41 (app c.1365)
Humphrey (de Bohun), 7th Earl of Hereford.
42 (inv 1365)
Sir Ingelram de Couci (Enguerrand de Coucy). Afterwards created Earl of
Bedford. Married Isabella, daughter of Edward III.
43 (inv 1366)
Henry (Percy), 1st Earl of Northumberland. Possibly degraded 1407.
44 (app c.1368)
Ralph, 4th Lord Bassett of Drayton. Served in the French wars under the
Black Prince and Richard II.
45 (inv 1368)
Sir Richard Pembrugge. Present at the battle of Crécy and the siege of Calais.
46 (inv 1369)
John, 3rd Lord Nevill of Raby. Admiral of the King's fleet. Served in the
wars against the Scots and French.
47 (inv 1369)
Sir Robert de Namur. Commanded a ship at the battle of Sluys. Married Elizabeth
of Hainault, sister of Queen Philippa.
48 (inv 1369)
John (Hastings), 2nd Earl of
Pembroke. Captain of the English forces in Gascony.
Prisoner at Santander after
the battle of Rochelle.
49 (inv c.1369)
Sir Thomas Grandison. Served in the French wars.
50 (app c.1370)
Guy, Lord Bryan. Bore the King's banner at the defence of Calais.
51 (inv 1372)
Sir Guichard d'Angle, afterwards Earl of Huntingdon. Fighting on the French
side at Poitiers, he was captured
wounded. Brought to England,
he supported the English cause.
52 (inv 1372)
Sir Alan Buxhull. Served in Brittany.
Constable of the Tower of London.
53 (app c.1373)
Thomas (Beauchamp), 4th Earl of Warwick. Fought in the French campaign under
John of Gaunt. Possibly degraded 1397, restored 1400.
54 (inv 1375)
John (de Montfort), Duke of Brittany. Married Mary, 4th daughter of Edward
III.
55 (app c.1376)
Sir Thomas Banastre. Attended the Black Prince into Spain
and fought at the battle of Najara. Perished in a wreck in the Irish
Sea on an expedition to Brittany.
56 (inv 1375)
William (Ufford), 2nd Earl of Pembroke. Admiral of the North. Served in
the French wars.
57 (inv 1375)
Hugh, 2nd Earl of Stafford. Served in the wars in France
and elsewhere.
58 (inv 1376)
Thomas (Holland), 2nd Earl of
Kent. Marshal of England.
Served in the French wars under his stepfather, the Black Prince.
59 (inv 1376)
Sir Thomas Percy. Afterwards created Earl of Worcester. Served with Sir
John Chandos in France.
Joined his nephew Percy (Hotspur) and was taken prisoner at the battle of
Shrewsbury and beheaded.
60 (inv 1376)
Sir William Beauchamp; afterwards 1st Lord Bergavenny. Served with distinction
in the French wars. Afterwards Captain of Calais.
61 (inv 1376)
Richard (Plantagenet), styled "of Bordeaux."
Prince of Wales. Subsequently Richard II, King of England.
62 (inv 1377)
Henry (Plantagenet),styled "of Bolingbroke,
" Earl of Derby. Afterwards Duke of Lancaster.
Subsequently Henry IV, King of England.
63 (inv 1377)
Sir John Barley. Served in Brittany
under Thomas of Woodstock.
64 (inv 1377)
Sir Lewis Clifford. Served in France.
Incurred disfavour as a Lollard.
65 (app c.1380)
Sir Bermond Arnaud de Preissac. Soudan de la Trau.
66 (inv 1380)
Thomas (Plantagenet), styled "of Woodstock."
Duke of Gloucester. 6th son
of Edward III. Murdered at Calais
1397.
67 (app c.1381)
Sir Thomas Felton. Fought at the battles of Crécy and Poitiers.
68 (inv 1381)
John (Holland), Earl of Huntingdon;
afterwards 1st Duke of Exeter. Half-brother of Richard II.
69 (inv 1381)
Sir Simon de Burley. Served in the wars in France.
Entrusted by the Black Prince with the tutorship of Richard II. Stow
ascribes to him the origin of Wat Tyler's rebellion. Beheaded in 1388.
70 (inv 1381)
Sir Bryan Stapleton. Served in the French wars.
71 (inv 1382)
Sir Richard Burley. Fought in Gascony
under John of Gaunt.
72 (inv 1383)
Thomas (de Mowbray), Earl of Nottingham. Afterwards 1st Duke of Norfolk
and created Earl Marshal. Present at the naval victory over the Spanish
and French in 1387.
73 (inv 1384)
Robert (Vere), 9th Earl of Oxford
and Duke of Ireland. Once the favourite of Richard II, he died in exile
and poverty at Louvain. He was
attainted in 1387, possibly degraded 1388.
74 (inv 1386)
Richard (Fitzalan), 4th Earl of Arundel. Admiral of the West and South.
Served in the French wars. Sided with the Duke of Gloucester
against the King. Beheaded 1397.
75 (inv 1386)
Sir Nicholas Samesfield. in the retinue of the
Black Prince and witness to his will. The King's Standard-bearer.
76 (inv 1387)
Edward (Plantagenet), 2nd Duke of York; eldest son of Edmund of Langley.
77 (inv 1388)
Sir Henry Percy, called Hotspur; eldest son of Henry, 1st Earl of Northumberland.
Present at the capture of Berwick-on-Tweed in 1378. Served later in further
wars against the Scots and taken prisoner at the battle of Otterburn. Employed
for a time in the war in France.
Engaged in the suppression of the Welsh under Owen Glendower. Killed at
the battle of Shrewsbury.
78 (app c.1388)
John, 1st Lord Devereux. Governor of Calais,
and served in the French wars in Aquitaine.
79 (app c.1388)
Sir Peter Courtenay. Knighted by the Prince of Wales at Vittoria
before the battle of Najara. Standard-bearer to Edward III, Captain of Calais.
Governor of WindsorCastle.
80 (inv c.1388)
Thomas le Despencer, 6th Lord le Despencer; afterwards Earl of Gloucester.
Engaged in a plot to surprise WindsorCastle with 500 horse, seize Henry IV, and proclaim King Richard.
Captured at Bristol and beheaded.
81 (inv 1390)
William, Duke of Gueldres and Juliers.
82 (inv 1390)
William VI, Count of Holland,
Duke of Bavaria.
83 (app c.1392)
John, 2nd Lord Bourchier. Fought at Poitiers
and served with the Black Prince in Gascony;
also with Thomas of Woodstock in France.
Governor of Flanders.
84 (app c.1393)
John, 4th Lord Beaumont. Warden of the West Marshes, and Admiral of the
North. Served in the French wars.
85 (inv 1394)
William (le Scrope), 1st Earl of Wiltshire. Lord Treasurer of England.
Beheaded after the surrender of Bristol
to Henry IV in 1399.
86 (inv c.1395)
Sir William Arundel. Served with Richard II in Ireland.
Constable of RochesterCastle.
87 (app c.1396)
Sir John Beaufort. Afterwards 1st Earl of Somerset
and Marquess of Dorset. Eldest son of John of Gaunt
and Katharine Swynford. Admiral of the North.
88 (inv 1397)
Thomas (Holland), 3rd Earl of
Kent. Afterwards Duke of Surrey. Marshal of England.
Conspired against Henry IV and was beheaded.
89 (app c.1397)
John (de Montacute), 3rd Earl of Salisbury. Joined in a conspiracy for the
restoration of Richard II in 1399, but was captured and beheaded.
90 (inv 1397)
Albert (or Robert) Count Palatine, Duke of Bavaria, nephew of Edward III.
91 (app c.1397)
Sir Simon Felbrigg. In the retinue of John of Gaunt at the relief of Brest.
Fought at the battle of Agincourt.
92 (inv c.1399)
Sir Philip de la Vache. Served in the French wars.
93 (inv 1399)
Henry (Plantagenet), Prince of Wales. Afterwards Henry V, King of England.
94 (inv 1399)
Thomas (Plantagenet), styled "of Lancaster."
Duke of Clarence. 2nd son of Henry IV.
95 (app c.1400)
John (Plantagenet). Styled "of Lancaster."
Third son of Henry IV. Afterwards Duke of Bedford.
Protector of England in the absence of Henry V in France.
Regent of France
during the minority of Henry VI.
96 (inv 1399)
Humphrey (Plantagenet), styled "of Lancaster."
Duke of Gloucester. 4th son
of Henry IV. Protector of England during the minority of Henry VI.
97 (inv 1400)
Thomas (Fitzalan), 5th Earl of Arundel.
98 (app c.1400)
Sir Thomas Beaufort. Youngest son of John of Gaunt and Katharine Swynford.
Afterwards Earl of Dorset and Duke of Exeter.
Captain of Calais. Lord Chancellor.
99 (app 1403)
Richard (Beauchamp), 5th Earl of Warwick.
Captured the banner of Owen Glendower, and fought at the battle of Shrewsbury.
Tutor and Governor of the young King Henry VI.
100 (app c.1400)
William, 5th Lord Willoughby de Eresby.
101 (inv 1400)
Sir Thomas Rempston. Fought at the battle of Agincourt.
102 (inv 1400)
John I, King of Portugal. Married Philippa, sister of Henry IV, King of
England.
103 (app c.1401)
Sir Thomas Erpyngham. Fought at Agincourt.
104 (inv 1402)
Edmund, 5th Earl of Stafford. Lord High Constable. Killed at the battle
of Shrewsbury.
105 (inv 1402)
Ralph (Nevill), 1st Earl of Westmorland.
106 (inv 1403)
Edmund (Holland), 4th Earl of
Kent. Admiral of the West and North.
107 (app c.1403)
Richard, 4th Lord Grey of Codnor.
108 (inv 1403)
William, 7th Lord Ros of Hamlake.
109 (inv 1404)
Sir John Stanley.
110 (inv 1404)
Eric VII, King of Denmark, Norway
and Sweden.
Married Philippa, daughter of Henry IV.
111 (inv 1405)
John, 5th Lord Lovell of Tichmarsh.
112 (app c.1406)
Hugh, 2nd Lord Burnell.
113 (inv 1408)
Edward, 3rd Lord Cherleton of Powys.
114 (app c.1408)
Gilbert, 5th Lord Talbot. Afterwards Lord Strange of Blackmere. Defeated
the insurgent Welsh in 1407. Served in the French wars. Captain General
of the Marches in Normandy.
115 (app c.1408)
Henry 3rd Lord FitzHugh. Served in the French wars with Henry V.
116 (inv 1408)
Sir Robert Umfraville. Mainly occupied in Scottish affairs. Present at the
burning of Peebles.
117 (app c.1410)
Sir John Cornwall. Afterwards Lord Fanhope. Fought at the battle of Agincourt.
Married Elizabeth, daughter of John of Gaunt, widow of John, Earl of Exeter,
and sister of Henry IV.
118 (inv 1409)
Henry, 3rd Lord Scrope of Masham. Conspired with the French in a plot against
the King. Beheaded 1415.
119 (inv 1411)
Thomas, 4th Lord Morley. Captain-General of all the forces in France.
120 (inv 1413)
Sir John D'Abrichecourt.
121 (app c.1414)
Thomas (de Montacute), 4th Earl of Salisbury. Mortally wounded at the siege
of Orleans.
122 (inv 1414)
Thomas, 1st Lord Camoys. Commanded the left wing at the battle of Agincourt.
123 (inv 1415)
Sir William Harington.
124 (inv 1415)
William, 4th Lord Zouche of Hatingworth.
125 (inv 1415)
John (Holland), Earl of Huntingdon;
afterwards 3rd Duke of Exeter. He married Elizabeth
daughter of John of Gaunt and sister of Henry IV.
126 (inv 1415)
Richard (de Vere), 11th Earl of Oxford. Held a command at the battle of
Agincourt.
127 (inv 1415)
Sigismund, Emperor.
128 (inv 1416)
Robert, 6th Lord Willoughby de Eresby. Fought at Agincourt.
129 (inv 1417)
Sir John Blount.
130 (inv 1417)
Sir John Robessart.
131 (app c.1418)
Hugh (Stafford), 4th Lord Bourchier. Served with
Henry V in Normandy.
132 (app c.1415)
Sir William Phelipp. Afterwards 6th Lord Bardolf Fought at Agincourt.
133 (inv 1419)
John (Grey) Earl of Tankerville. Distinguished in the French wars.
134 (inv 1420)
Sir Walter Hungerford. Afterwards 1st Lord Hungerford. Served in the wars
in France.
135 (app 1421)
Sir Lewis Robessart. Afterwards Lord Robessart or Lord Bourchier. Standard-bearer
to Henry V.
136 (app 1421)
Sir Hertong von Clux.
137 (inv 1421)
John, 7th Lord Clifford; killed at the siege of Meaux.
138 (app 1421)
John (de Mowbray), Earl Marshal; afterwards 3rd Duke of Norfolk. He served
in the French wars, but was absent from Agincourt
through sickness.
139 (app 1421)
William (de la Pole), 3rd Earl of Suffolk, afterwards 1st Duke of Suffolk.
Served for 24 years in the wars. In command at the victory of Verneuil,
and at the siege of Orleans.
Taken prisoner by Joan of Arc. Assassinated 1450.
140 (inv 1422)
Philip II, Duke of Burgundy. Elected but then declined the honour.
141 (app 1424)
John, 7th Lord Talbot. Afterwards 1st Earl of Shrewsbury.
Marshal of France,
Fought in the French wars under Henry V. Taken prisoner by Joan of Arc.
Killed in battle at Chastillon, near Bordeaux
in 1453.
142 (inv 1425)
Thomas, 7th Lord Scales. Distinguished in the French wars, and in the suppression
of Jack Cade's rebellion.
143 (inv 1426)
Sir John Fastolf. Served in the wars in France.
Possibly degraded 1429, restored 1429.
144 (inv 1427)
Peter, Duke of Coimbra, 3rd
son of John I, King of Portugal, by Philippa his wife. sister of Henry IV, King of England.
145 (app 1429)
Humphrey, 6th Earl of Stafford. Afterwards 1st Duke
of Buckingham. Served in the wars in France.
Captain of Calais. Killed at
the battle of Northampton, fighting
as a Lancastrian.
146 (inv 1429)
Sir John Radcliffe. Constable of Bordeaux,
1419-23.
147 (inv 1432)
John (Fitzalan), 7th Earl of Arundel. Governor of Rouen
and served in the French wars. Created Duke of Touraine
in France
by the Duke of Bedford, the Regent.
148 (inv 1433)
Richard (Plantagenet), 3rd Duke of York. Grandson of Edmund of Langley.
Protector of England.
Killed at the battle of Wakefield.
149 (app 1435)
Edward, King of Portugal, Son of Philippa, sister of Henry IV, King of England.
150 (inv 1436)
Edmund. (Beaufort), Count Morteign; afterwards 2nd Duke of Somerset. Constable
of England.
Regent of France.
Killed at the first battle of St. Albans.
151 (app c.1436)
Sir John Grey, afterwards 4th Lord Grey de Ruthyn. Served in.the French
wars.
152 (app c.1438)
Richard (Nevill), 5th Earl of Salisbury. Lord Chancellor. Taken prisoner
at the battle of Wakefield and
beheaded, 1460.
153 (inv 1438)
Albert, Duke of Austria. Afterwards Emperor (not installed).
154 (app c.1438)
Sir Gaston de Foix, Comte de Longueville et Benanges,
Captal de Buch. Distinguished in the French wars.
155 (app c.1439)
William (Nevill), Lord Fauconberge. Afterwards Earl of Kent.
Served with distinction in the French wars.
156 (app c.1439)
John (Beaufort), 3rd Earl of Somerset. Afterwards 1st Duke of Somerset.
Father of Margaret, Countess of Richmond, mother of Henry VII.
157 (inv 1439)
Sir Ralph Boteler. Afterwards 6th Lord Sudeley. Distinguished in the wars
in France.
158 (inv 1440)
John, 1st Viscount Beaumont. Distinguished both in war and at Court. He
was the first to be advanced to the dignity of a Viscount in England.
159 (inv 1445)
Sir John Beauchamp. Afterwards 1st Lord Beauchamp of Powyk. Lord Treasurer.
160 (inv 1442)
Henry, Duke of Viseu, 4th son of John I, King of Portugal, and nephew of
Henry IV. "Henry the Navigator."
161 (inv 1445)
Sir Thomas Hoo. Afterwards Lord Hoo and Hastings. Fought with distinction
in France.
Keeper of the Seals in France and Chancellor of France.
165 (inv 1447)
Sir Francis Surrienne, Sire de Lunée.
166 (inv 1450)
Alphonso V, King of Aragon, Naples,
and Sicily.
167 (inv 1450)
William, Duke of Brunswick. (Not installed.)
168 (inv 1450)
Casimir IV, King of Poland. (Not installed, but placed here in 1467. See
Beltz, page 400.)
169 (app 1450)
Richard (Wydville), 1st Lord Rivers. Afterwards 1st Earl Rivers. In command
of the forces during the French wars. Lord High Constable. Treasurer of
the Exchequer. Beheaded 1469. Father of Elizabeth,
Queen of Edward IV.
170 (inv 1451)
John (de Mowbray), 4th Duke of Norfolk.
171 (app c.1450)
Henry, Viscount Bourchier, Count of Eu. Afterwards 1st Earl of Essex.
172 (inv 1453)
Sir Edward Hull, slain in 1453
before being installed.
173 (inv 1457)
John, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury. Served in France
with his father.
174 (inv 1457)
Thomas, 1st Lord Stanley. Chief Governor of Ireland.
175 (inv 1457)
Lionel, 6th Lord Welles. Captain of the forces at Calais.
Chief Governor of Ireland.
Killed at the battle of Towton, fighting as a Lancastrian.
176 (inv 1457)
Frederick III, Emperor. (Not installed.)
177 (inv 1459)
James (Butler), 2nd Earl of
Wiltshire and 5th Earl of Ormonde.
178 (inv 1459)
John (Sutton), 5th Lord Dudley.
179 (inv c.1450)
John (Bourchier), 1st Lord Berners. Grandson of Thomas of Woodstock, 6th
son of Edward III. Fought for Henry VI at the first battle of St.
Albans. Afterwards changed sides.
180 (inv 1459)
Jasper (Tudor), Earl of Pembroke and Duke of Bedford. Uncle of Henry VII.
Degraded in 1461, reinstalled c. 1485.
181 (inv c.1461)
Richard (Nevill), 1st Earl of Warwick. Famous in the Wars of the Roses as
the "Kingmaker." Killed at the battle of Barnet. Probably degraded
1468.
182 (inv c.1461)
William, 1st Lord Bonville. Knighted while with the army in France.
Executed after the second battle of St. Albans.
183 (inv 1461)
Sir Thomas Kiriell.
184 (inv 1461)
Sir John Wenlock. Afterwards 1st Lord Wenlock. Killed at the battle of Tewkesbury.
fighting as a Lancastrian.
185 (app c.1461)
George (Plantagenet), Duke of Clarence. Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.
Rebelled against his brother Edward IV, with his father-in-law, Richard,
Earl of Warwick, the "King-maker." Returned to his allegiance.
Convicted of treason on the accusation of his brother Richard, Duke of Gloucester,afterwards
Richard III, he is said to have been drowned in a butt of Malmsey.
186 (app c.1461)
Sir William Chamberlaine. Distinguished in the French wars under the Duke
of Bedford.
187 (inv c.1461)
John (Tiptoft), Earl of Worcester. Constable of England.
Supporter of Edward IV. On the restoration to power of Henry VI he was beheaded
for high treason.
188 (inv 1462)
William, 1st Lord Hastings. In command at the battle of Barnet. Beheaded
in 1483.
189 (inv c.1461)
John (Nevill), Lord Montagu. Afterwards Marquess of Montagu.
190 (inv c.1461)
William, Lord Herbert; afterwards 1st Earl of Pembroke. A staunch Yorkist.
Captured HarlechCastle.
Taken prisoner at Edgcote and beheaded.
191 (inv 1461)
Sir John Astley.
192 (inv c.1463)
Ferdinand I, King of Sicily and Naples.
193 (inv c.1463)
Gaillard (de Durfort), seigneur de Duras and Blanquefort, died 1481. Married
Anne de La Pole. Possibly degraded 1476, or resigned.
194 (app 1462)
John, 5th Lord Scrope of Bolton. Fought as a Yorkist.
Also in expeditions to France
and Scotland.
195 (inv c.1463)
Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan.
196 (app c.1462)
James, 9th Earl of Douglas. Acted with the Duke of York in rebellion against
Henry VI. Joined the Duke of Albany in an invasion of Scotland
and was taken prisoner.
197 (app c.1462)
Sir Robert Harcourt. Killed fighting for the Lancastrian cause in 1470.
198 (app c.1465)
Richard (Plantagenet) Duke of Gloucester. Afterwards RICHARD III, King of
England.
Killed at the battle of Bosworth.
199 (app c.1466)
Anthony (Wydville), 2nd Lord Scales. Afterwards 2nd Earl Rivers, Beheaded at PomfretCastle by Richard III. Brother
of Elizabeth, Queen of Edward
IV.
200 (inv c.1467)
Inigo (d'Avalos), Conte di Monteoderisio.(Not
installed.)
201 (inv c.1468)
Charles, Duke of Burgundy. Surnamed "The Bold." Killed in action
against the Duke of Lorraine at Nancy.
He married the Princess Margaret, daughter of Richard, Duke of York, sister
of Edward IV, King of England.
202 (inv c.1471)
William (Fitzalan), 9th Earl of Arundel. Fought as a Yorkist at the second
battle of St. Albans.
203 (app 1472)
John (de Mowbray), 5th Duke of Norfolk and Earl Marshal. One of the leaders
in the invasion of France
in 1475.
204 (inv 1472)
John (Stafford), created Earl of Wiltshire. Son of
Humphrey, 1st Duke of Buckingham.
205 (app 1472)
Walter (Devereux), 7th Lord Ferrets of Chartley. Killed at the battle of
Bosworth, fighting for Richard III.
206 (app 1472)
Walter (Blount), 1st Lord Mountjoy. Lord High Treasurer. Fought for Edward
IV at the battle of Towton.
207 (inv 1472)
John (Howard), 1st Duke of Norfolk. Warned in the following distich: "Jockey
of Norfolk be not too bold,/ For Dickon thy master
is bought and sold" he was killed at Bosworth at Richard's side.
208 (app c.1472)
John (de la Pole), 2nd Duke of Suffolk. Married Elizabeth, sister of Edward
IV. A staunch Yorkist.
209 (inv 1474)
Thomas (Arundel), Lord Maltravers. Afterwards 10th Earl of Arundel.
210 (inv 1474)
Sir William Parr. Fought as a Yorkist on the side of the Nevills at Banbury.
211 (app c.1474)
Henry (Stafford), 2nd Duke of Buckingham. Beheaded
in 1483 for plotting for Richmond
against Richard III, whom he formerly supported.
212 (app 1474)
Federigo (da Montefeltro), 1st Duke of Urbino. Took active part in the war
for the Angevin succession to Naples.
213 (app 1474)
Henry (Percy), 4th Earl of Northumberland. In command at the capture of
Berwick-on-Tweed. Taken prisoner at the battle of Bosworth. Assassinated
in 1489 by the mob for levying an unpopular tax.
214 (app 1475)
Edward (Plantagenet) PRINCE OF WALES.
Afterwards EDWARD V, King of England.
Murdered with his brother Richard, Duke of York, in the Tower
of London.
215 (app 1475)
Richard (Plantagenet), 5th Duke of York.
2nd son of Edward IV. Murdered in the Tower
of London with his brother Edward
V.
216 (inv 1476)
Thomas (Grey), 1st Marquess of Dorset. Commanded the forces assisting the
Emperor Maximilian against the French. Degraded 1483, restored 1485.
217 (inv 1476)
Sir Thomas Montgomery.
218 (inv 1480)
Ferdinand V, King of Castile. (Stall voided through non-installation.)
219 (inv 1480)
Hercules (d'Este), Duke of Modena and Ferrara.
220 (inv 1482)
John II, King of Portugal, not installed, and election void. Re-elected
1488.
221 (app 1483)
Francis, 9th Lord Lovell of Tichmarsh. Afterwards Viscount Lovell. Fought
at the battle of Bosworth for Richard III. Degraded 1485."Lovell, the
dogge,"
222 (inv 1483)
Thomas (Howard), 3rd Earl of Surrey. Degraded 1485; restored in 1491.
223 (inv 1483)
Sir Richard Radcliffe. Confidential adviser of Richard III.Associated with Catesby and Lovell, he
was satirised in the famous couplet: "The catte. the ratte and Lovell our dogge Rulyth all Englande under a hogge."
The "hogge" refers to Richard III, whose badge was a white boar.
Radcliffe was killed at Bosworth.
224 (inv 1483) Thomas, 2nd
Lord Stanley. Afterwards 1st Earl of Derby. At the battle of Bosworth he deserted
the cause of Richard III, and is said to have placed the crown on Richmond's head on the field of battle.
225 (app c.1483) Sir Thomas
Borough (or Burgh). Afterwards 1st Lord Borough of Gainsborough.
226 (app c.1484) Sir Richard
Tunstall.
227 (inv c.1483) Sir John
Conyers.
228 (inv 1486) John (de Vere),
13th Earl of Oxford. In command at the battle of Bosworth in support of
Henry VII, and later against Simnel's rebellion.
229 (app c.1486) John, Lord
Cheyney. Struck down at the battle of Bosworth by Richard III, but not killed.
230 (app c.1487) John, 1st
Lord Dynham.
231 (app c.1487) Giles, 1st
Lord Daubeny. Governor of Calais.
232 (inv 1487) Sir William
Stanley, 2nd son of Thomas, 1st Lord Stanley. Beheaded for alleged share
in the Perkin Warbeck conspiracy.
233 (app c.1487) George (Stanley) 9th Lord Strange of Knockyrt. Eldest son
of Thomas, 1st Earl of Derby, and died in his father's lifetime.
234 (inv 1488) George (Talbot),
4th Earl of Shrewsbury. Fought with distinction against Lambert Simnel at
the battle of Stoke.
235 (inv 1488) Sir Edward
Wydville, afterwards Lord Wydville.
236 (inv 1488) John, 1st Viscount
Welles, Captain in the forces of his nephew, the Earl of Richmond, afterwards
Henry VII.
237 (inv 1489) Sir John Savage.
Acted with Sir Rhys ap Thomas in support of Henry
Tudor, afterwards Henry VII.
238 (app c.1488) Sir Robert
Willoughby. Afterwards 1st Lord Willoughby de Broke. Fought at the battle
of Bosworth for Henry VII.
239 (app c.1490) Maximilian,
King of the Romans. Afterwards the Emperor Maximilian I. In alliance with
Henry VIII, he defeated the French at the battle of the Spurs, 1513.
240 (inv c.1491) Arthur (Tudor)
Prince of Wales. Son of Henry VII. Died before his father.
241 (app c.1494) Edward (Courtenay),
1st Earl of Devon. Fought at Bosworth, and defended Exeter against Perkin Warbeck in 1497.
242 (inv 1493) Alphonso, Duke
of Calabria. Afterwards Alphonso II, King of Sicily and Naples.
243 (inv 1493) John, King
of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. (Not installed.)
244 (inv 1493) Sir Edward
Poynings. Supporter of the Earl of Richmond. Commanded a force sent to aid Maximilian
against rebels in the Netherlands. Famous Lord Deputy of Ireland, responsible for the measures known as
Poynings' Law.
245 (app c.1495) Sir Gilbert
Talbot, 3rd son of John 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury. Captain of Calais. Sent by Henry VII on a mission to Rome.
246 (inv c.1495) Henry (Tudor),
Duke of York. Created PRINCE OF WALES in 1502 on the death of his brother
Arthur. Afterwards HENRY VIII, King of England.
247 (app c.1495) Henry Algernon
(Percy), 5th Earl of Northumberland. Fought at the battle of the Spurs.
248 (inv 1495) Edward (Stafford), 3rd Duke of Buckingham. Degraded 1521.
249 (inv c.1496) Charles (Somerset), 1st Earl of Worcester.
250 (inv 1496) Edmund (de
la Pole), 8th Earl of Suffolk. On accepting the accession of Henry VII he
surrendered his claim to the Dukedom of Suffolk. Degraded 1500. Beheaded
1513.
251 (c.1496d) Henry (Bourchier),
2nd Earl of Essex. Bore the Sword of State at the Field of the Cloth of
Gold.
252 (inv 1498) Sir Thomas
Lovell. Supporter of Henry VII, and fought at the battle of Bosworth. Speaker
of the House of Commons. He built the gate-house at Lincoln's Inn.
253 (app 1499) Sir Richard
Pole.
254 (app c.1500) Sir Richard
Guildford. A trusty councillor of Henry VII. Died on a pilgrimage to the
Holy Land.
255 (inv 1500) Sir Reginald
Bray. A close friend of Henry VII.
256 (inv 1501) Thomas (Grey),
2nd Marquess of Dorset. one of the eight "Challengers"
at the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
257 (inv 1503) Philip, Archduke
of Austria. Afterwards Philip I, King of Castile.
258 (inv 1505) Gerald (FitzGerald),
8th Earl of Kildare. Surnamed "Gerald the Great." Supporter of
Lambert Simnel. Defeated Perkin Warbeck near Galway,
259 (app c.1504) Guidobaldo
(da Montefeltro), 2nd Duke of Urbino.
260 (app 1505) Richard (Grey),
3rd Earl of Kent. Present at the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
261 (inv c.1505) Lord Henry
Stafford. Afterwards 3rd Earl of Wiltshire. 2nd son of Henry, 2nd Duke of
Buckingham.
262 (app c.1505) Sir Rhys
ap Thomas Fitz-Urian. An ardent supporter of Henry
VII.
263 (inv 1507) Sir Thomas
Brandon.
264 (app 1508) Charles, Archduke
of Austria. Afterwards the Emperor Charles V.
265 (inv 1509) Thomas, 1st
Lord Darcy. Warden of the Scots Marshes. Joined in the Pilgrimage of Grace.
Convicted of high treason and beheaded. Degraded 1537.
266 (inv 1509) Edward (Sutton),
6th Lord Dudley.
267 (app 1510) Emanuel, King
of Portugal. (Not installed.)
268 (inv 1510) Sir Thomas
Howard. Afterwards 3rd Duke of Norfolk. Fought at Flodden. Degraded 1547, restored 1553.
269 (inv 1510) Sir Henry Marny.
Afterwards Lord Marny. Lord Privy Seal. Fought at the battles of Stoke and
Blackheath.
270 (inv 1510) Thomas (West),
8th Lord de la Warr. Favoured Henry VIII's divorce and had large grants
of monastic lands.
271 (inv 1513) George (Nevill),
5th Lord Bergavenny.Served in the wars in France.
272 (app 1513) Sir Edward
Howard. (Died before installation.)
273 (inv 1513) Sir Charles
Brandon. Afterwards Duke of Suffolk. He married Mary, the younger daughter
of Henry VII and widow of Louis XII, King of France.
274 (app 1514) Giuliano de
Medici, Duc de Nemours, brother of Pope Leo X. (Not installed.)
275 (inv 1514) Sir Edward
Stanley. Afterwards 1st Lord Monteagle. Commanded the English army at Flodden. Younger son of Thomas, 1st Earl of Derby.
276 (inv 1518) Thomas, 3rd
Lord Dacre of Gillesland. Fought at the Battle of Flodden.
277 (inv 1518) Sir William
Sandys. Afterwards Lord Sandys of the Vyne.
278 (inv 1521) Henry (Courtenay),
created Marquess of Exeter. Assisted in the suppression of the Pilgrimage
of Grace. Later he was accused of conspiracy, found guilty and beheaded.
Degraded 1539.
279 (inv 1524) Ferdinand,
Archduke of Austria. Afterwards the Emperor Ferdinand I. Brother of the
Emperor Charles V.
280 (inv 1522) Sir Richard
Wingfield. Soldier and diplomatist; in high favour with Henry VIII.
281 (inv 1523) Sir Thomas
Boleyn. Afterwards Earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde. Father of Anne Boleyn
and grandfather of Queen Elizabeth.
282 (inv 1523) Walter (Devereux),
9th Lord Ferrers. Present at the capture of Boulogne. Afterwards 1st Viscount Hereford.
283 (inv 1525) Arthur (Plantagenet),
Viscount Lisle. Natural son of Edward IV.
284 (inv 1524) Robert (Radclyffe),
10th Lord FitzWalter. Afterwards 1st Earl of Sussex. Present at the sieges of Tournay and Therouenne.
285 (inv 1525) William (Fitzalan),
11th Earl of Arundel.
286 (inv 1525) Thomas (Manners),
1st Earl of Rutland. Present with Henry VIII at the Field of the Cloth of
Gold. Son and heir of George, 12th Lord Ros.
287 (inv 1525) Sir Henry Fitzroy.
Afterwards Duke of Richmond and Somerset. Son of Henry VIII and Elizabeth Blount.
288 (inv 1525) Ralph (Nevill),
4th Earl of Westmorland. Present at the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
289 (inst 1526) William (Blunt),
Lord Mountjoy.
290 (inv 1526) Sir William
Fitzwilliam. Afterwards 1st Earl of Southampton. Served with distinction against the Scots
and French, and on important diplomatic missions.
291 (inv 1526) Sir Henry Guildford. A favourite courtier of Henry VIII.
292 (inv 1527) Francis I,
King of France.
293 (inv 1527) John (de Vere),
15th Earl of Oxford. Knighted at the battle of the Spurs.
294 (inst 1531) Henry (Percy),
earl of Northumberland.
295 (inv 1533) Anne (de Montmorency),
Comte de Beaumont, later duc de Montmorency. Afterwards Duc de Montmorency.
Constable of France. Mortally wounded at the battle of St.
Denis in 1567.
296 (inv 1532) Philippe (de
Chabot), Comte de Charny and Buzançais , d. 1543
(Neublanche in English rolls).
297 (inv 1535) James V, King
of Scotland. Father of Mary, Queen of Scots and nephew of Henry VIII.
298 (inv 1536) Sir Nicholas
Carew. A favourite courtier of Henry VIII. Entrusted with various diplomatic
missions. Attainted and beheaded. Degraded 1539.
299 (inv 1537) Henry (Clifford),
1st Earl of Cumberland.
300 (inv 1537) Thomas, Lord
Cromwell. Afterwards Earl of Essex.
Began life as a cloth-dresser. Rose under Wolsey's influence. Notorious
in connection with the suppression of the monasteries. Lost favour with
Henry VIII after introducing Anne of Cleves. Condemned as a traitor and
beheaded. Degraded 1540.
301 (inv 1539) Sir John Russell.
Afterwards 1st Earl of Bedford. Lord High Admiral, Lord Privy Seal. Appointed
to conduct Philip II of Spain to England.
302 (inv 1539) Sir Thomas
Cheyney.
303 (inv 1539) Sir William
Kingston. Fought at the battle of Flodden. Took part in the tilting at the Field
of the Cloth of Gold.
304 (inv 1540) Thomas, Lord
Audley of Walden. Lord Chancellor.
305 (inv 1540) Sir Anthony
Browne. An executor of the will of Henry VIII.
306 (inv 1541) Edward (Seymour), Earl of Hertford. Afterwards Duke of
Somerset. Brother of Queen Jane Seymour and Uncle
of Edward VI, and Protector of England during his minority. Took part in
many military operations in Scotland and France. Found guilty of conspiracy and beheaded.
307 (inv 1541) Henry (Howard),
Earl of Surrey. Son and heir of Thomas, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. Field-Marshal
of the army in France, but more famous as a poet. Executed for
high treason, aged 30. Degraded 1547.
308 (inv 1541) Sir John Gage.
Statesman and military commander.
309 (inv 1541) Sir Anthony
Wingfield. Served in the French wars. Present at the Field of the Cloth
of Gold.
310 (inv 1543) John (Dudley), 7th Viscount Lisle. Afterwards Earl of
Warwick and Duke of Northumberland. Beheaded 1553.
311 (inv 1543) William (Paulet),
Lord St. John of Basing. Afterwards 1st Marquess of Winchester. High Treasurer of England. Joined in the overthrow of the Protector
Somerset.
312 (inv 1543) William (Parr)
Marquess of Northampton. Brother of Katharine Parr, Queen of Henry VIII.
Originally appointed in 1543, he was degraded from the Order in 1552 as
a supporter of Lady Jane Grey's cause, but re-elected in 1559.
313 (inv 1544) Sir John Wallop.
Soldier and diplomatist.
314 (inv 1544) Henry (Fitzalan),
12th Earl of Arundel. Present at the capture of Boulogne. Married, firstly, Catherine daughter of
Thomas, 1st Marquess of Dorset, K.G., aunt of Lady Jane Grey.
315 (inv 1544) Sir Anthony
St. Leger. Lord Deputy of Ireland.
316 (inv 1545) Francis (Talbot),
5th Earl of Shrewsbury. Took part in the Scottish invasion. Lord President
of the Council of the North.
317 (inv 1545) Thomas, Lord
Wriothesley. Afterwards 1st Earl of Southampton. Lord Chancellor.
318 (inv 1547) Henry (Grey),
3rd Marquess of Dorset. Afterwards Duke of Suffolk. Father of Lady Jane Grey; and having proclaimed
her Queen after the death of Edward VI, was attainted. Degraded 1554.
319 (inv 1547) Edward (Stanley), 3rd Earl of Derby. "With his death
the glory of hospitality seemed to fall asleep." -Camden.
320 (inv 1547) Thomas, Lord
Seymour of Sudeley. Brother of Somerset, the Protector against whom he conspired.
Executed at the Tower. Degraded 1549.
321 (inv 1547) Sir William
Paget. Afterwards 1st Lord Paget de Beaudesert. Degraded 1552, restored
1553.
322 (inv 1549) Francis (Hastings), 2nd Earl of Huntingdon.
323 (inv 1549) George (Brooke),
9th Lord Cobham. Knighted in the French wars.
324 (inv 1549) Thomas (West),
9th Lord De la Warr. Served in the wars in France.
325 (inv 1549) Sir William
Herbert. Afterwards 1st Earl of Pembroke. Took part against the Protector
Somerset. Supporter of Queen Mary I.
326 (inv 1551) Henry II, King
of France.
327 (inv 1551) Edward, 9th
Lord Clinton. Afterwards 1st Earl of Lincoln. Lord High Admiral of England.
328 (inv 1551) Thomas, 1st
Lord Darcy of Chiche. Supporter of Lady Jane Grey.
329 (inv 1553) Henry (Nevill),
5th Earl of Westmorland.
330 (inv 1552) Sir Andrew
Dudley. Degraded 1553.
331 (inv 1554) Philip, Prince
of Spain. Afterwards Philip II, King of Spain. Married Mary I, Queen of England. Duly elected a Knight of the Garter, but
installed as joint Sovereign and had no stall-plate.
332 (inv 1554) Henry (Radclyffe),
2nd Earl of Sussex. In command against the Scots, 1547.
333 (inv 1555) Emanuel Philibert,
10th Duke of Saxony.
334 (inv 1554) William, 1st
Lord Howard of Effingham. Lord High Admiral.
335 (inv 1555) Sir Edward
Hastings. Afterwards Lord Hastings of Loughborough. Brother of Francis,
2nd Earl of Huntingdon. Founded a hospital at Stoke Poges where he died without issue in 1572.
336 (inv 1555) Anthony (Browne),
1st Viscount Montagu. Served with the army in Picardy. Ambassador to the Holy See.
337 (inv 1558) Thomas (Radclyffe),
3rd Earl of Sussex. Chief Governor of Ireland.
338 (inv 1557) William 13th
Lord Grey of Wilton. Distinguished in the wars in France, and wounded at the battle of Pinkie.
339 (inv 1557) Sir Robert
Rochester. Loyal adherent of Mary I. (Died before
installation.)
340 (inv 1559) Thomas (Howard),
4th Duke of Norfolk. Degraded 1572. Aspired
unsuccessfully to marriage with Mary, Queen of Scots. Condemned for high
treason and beheaded.
341 (inv 1559) Henry (Manners),
2nd Earl of Rutland.
342 (inv 1559) Sir Robert
Dudley, Afterwards Earl of Leicester. A favourite courtier of Queen Elizabeth,
and husband of Amy Robsart.
343 (inv 1560) Adolphus, Duke
of Holstein.
344 (inv 1561) George (Talbot),
6th Earl of Shrewsbury. Supporter of the claim of Lady Jane Grey. Had the
custody of Mary Queen of Scots for 17 years.
345 (inv 1561) Henry (Carey),
1st Lord Hunsdon. Son of William Carey and Mary Boleyn.
346 (inv 1563) Thomas (Percy),
1st Earl of Northumberland. Degraded 1569. Shared
in the rebellion of the four northern Earls in 1568. Driven into Scotland he was betrayed
by the Regent, the Earl of Mar, and beheaded.
