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Knights of the Garter created during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

The references in red give the location of the stall plates in the Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor (e.g. South 5 is the fifth stall on the south side as viewed from the entrance to the chapel).

340.Thomas [Howard], 4th Duke of Norfolk

nom. 24 Apr; inst. 3 Jun 1559; deg. 26 Jun 1571/2; d. 2 Jun 1572

341.Henry [Manners], 2nd Earl of Rutland

North 15; nom. 24 Apr; inst. 3 Jun 1559; d/ 17 Sep 1563

342.Robert Dudley, later 1st Earl of Leicester

North 9; nom. 24 Apr; inst. 3 Jun 1559; d. 4 Sep 1588

343.Adolphus, Duke of Schleswig and Holstein in Gottorp

North 5; nom. 10 Jun; inst. by proxy 15 Dec 1560; d. 1/11 Oct 1586

344.George [Talbot], 6th Earl of Shrewsbury

North 7; nom. 22 Apr; inst. 18 May 1561; d. 18 Nov 1590

345.Henry [Carey], 1st Baron Hunsdon

South 7; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 24 May 1597; d. 8 Sep 1603

346.Blessed Thomas [Percy], 1st Earl of Northumberland

nom. 22 Apr; inst. 23 May 1563; deg. 23 Nov 1569; d. 22 Aug 1572

347.Ambrose [Dudley], 1st Earl of Warwick

North 9; nom. 22 Apr; inv. in France; inst. by proxy 23 May 1563; d. 21 Feb 1589/90

348.Charles IX, King of France

South 3; nom. 23 Apr 1564; ?inv. May 1564; inst. by proxy 22 Jan 1565/6; d. 30 May 1574

349.Francis [Russell], 2nd Earl of Bedford

North 13; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 15 May 1564; d. 28 Jul 1585

350.Henry Sydney

South 15; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 14 May 1564; d. May 1586

351.Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor

nom. 23 Apr 1567; inv. 4 Jan 1567/8; achievements placed 24 Apr 1571; d. 12 Oct 1576

352.Henry [Hastings], 3rd Earl of Huntingdon

North 7; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 19 Jun 1570; d. 14 Dec 1595

353.William [Somerset], 3rd Earl of Worcester

North 13; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 19 Jun 1570; d. 21 Feb 1588/9

354.Francis de Montmorency, Duke of Montmorency

nom. 23 Apr; inst. 17 Jun 1572; d. 5/6 May 1579

355.Walter [Devereux], 1st Earl of Essex

North 19; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 17 Jun 1572; d. 22 Sep 1576

356.William [Cecil], 1st Baron Burghley

South 7; nom. and inv. 23 Apr; inst. 17 Jun 1572; d. 4 Aug 1598

357.Arthur [Grey], 14th Baron Grey of Wilton

North 9; nom. and inv. 23 Apr; inst. 17 Jun 1572; d. 14 Oct 1593

358.Edmund [Brydges], 2nd Baron Chandos

North 9; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 17 Jun 1572 ; d. 11 Sep 1573

359.Henry [Stanley], 4th Earl of Derby

South 13; nom. 24 Apr; inst. 30 May 1574; d. 25 Sep 1593

360.Henry [Herbert], 2nd Earl of Pembroke

South 7; nom. 24 Apr; inst. 20 May 1574; d. 19 Jan 1600/1

361.Henry III, King of France and Poland

nom. 23 Apr 1575; inv. 18 Feb 1585/6; d. 2 Aug 1589

362.Charles [Howard], 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham later 1st Earl of Nottingham

South 7; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 8 May 1575; d. 14 Dec 1624

363.Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor

nom. 24 Apr 1578; vac. by non-installation; d. 10/20 Jan 1612

364.Frederick II, King of Denmark and Norway

South 5; nom. 24 Apr 1578; inv. 14 Aug 1581; inst. by proxy 8 Jan 1581/2; d. 14 Apr 1588

365.John Casimir, Count Palatine of the Rhine in Simmern-Lautern, Duke of Bavaria

South 5; nom. and inv. 8 Feb 1578/9; inst. by proxy 8 Jan 1581/2; d. 6/16 Jan 1592

366.Edward [Manners], 3rd Earl of Rutland

South 23; nom. 23 Apr 1584; inst. 15 Apr 1585; d. 14 Apr 1587

367.William [Brooke], 10th Baron Cobham of Kent

nom. 23 Apr 1584; inst. 15 Apr 1585; d. 6 Mar 1596/7

368.Henry [Scrope], 9th Baron Scrope (of Bolton)

North 14; nom. 23 Apr 1584; inst. by proxy 15 Apr 1585; d. 13 Jun 1592

369.Robert [Devereux], 2nd Earl of Essex

nom. 23 Apr; inst. 23 May 1558; d. 25 Feb 1600/1

370.Thomas [Butler], 10th Earl of Ormonde and 3rd Earl of Ossory

North 7; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 23 May 1588; d. 22 Nov 1614

371.Christopher Hatton

South 21; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 23 May 1588 ; d. 20 Nov 1591

372.Henry [Radcliffe], 4th Earl of Sussex

South 17; nom. and inv. 22 Apr; inst. 18 Dec 1589; d. 14 Dec 1593

373.Thomas [Sackville], 1st Baron Buckhurst later 1st Earl of Dorset

South 13; nom. 22 Apr; inst. 18 Dec 1589; d. Apr 1608

374.Henry IV, King of France

nom. 24 Apr 1590; inv. 10 Oct 1596; inst. by proxy 28 Apr 1600; d. 14 May 1610

375.James VI, King of Scotland later James I, King of England

nom. 24 Apr 1590; d. 27 Mar 1625

376.Gilbert [Talbot], 7th Earl of Shrewsbury

North 7; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 19 Jun 1592; d. 8 May 1616

377.George [Clifford], 3rd Earl of Cumberland

North 11; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 19 Jun 1592; d. 29 Oct 1605

378.Henry [Percy], 3rd Earl of Northumberland

South 7; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 5 Jun 1593; d. 5 Nov 1632

379.Edward [Somerset], 4th Earl of Worcester

South 7; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 25 Jun 1593; d. 5 Mar 1627/8

380.Thomas [Burgh], 5th Baron Burgh

South 17; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 25 Jun 1593; d. 14 Oct 1597

381.Edmund [Sheffield], 3rd Baron Sheffield later 1st Earl of Mulgrave

South 7; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 25 Jun 1593; d. 6 Oct 1646

382.Francis Knollys

South 25; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 25 Jun 1593; d. 22 Mar 1595/6

383.Frederick, Duke of Würtemburg

nom. 23 Apr 1597; inv. 6 Nov 1603; inst. by proxy 20 Apr 1604; d. 29 Jan/8 Feb 1608

384.Thomas Howard, later 1st Baron Howard de Walden and 1st Earl of Suffolk

South 9; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 24 May 1597; d. 28 May 1626

385.George [Carey], 2nd Baron Hunsdon

South 15; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 24 May 1597; d. 8 Sep 1603

386.Charles [Blount], 8th Baron Mountjoy later 1st Earl of Devonshire

North 14; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 24 May 1597; d. 3 Apr 1606

387.Henry Lea

South 15; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 24 May 1597 ; d. 12 Feb 1610/1

388.Robert [Radcliffe], 5th Earl of Sussex

South 9; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 6 Jun 1599; d. 22 Sep 1629

389.Henry [Brooke], 11th Baron Cobham of Kent

nom. 23 Apr; inst. 6 Jun 1599; deg. Feb 1603/4; d. 24 Jan 1618/9

390.Thomas [Scrope], 10th Baron Scrope (of Bolton)

South 15; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 6 Jun 1599; d. 3 Sep 1609

391.William [Stanley], 6th Earl of Derby

North 7; nom. 23 Apr; inst. 26 May 1601; d. 10 Mar 1626/7

392.Thomas [Cecil], 2nd Baron Burghley later 1st Earl of Exeter

nom. 23 Apr; inst. 26 May 1601; d. 8 Feb 1622/3

Last updated 28 Sep 2003

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