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Knights of the Garter created during the reign of King George II (1727-1760)

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).

546.William Augustus, Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, later 1st Duke of Cumberland

North 1; nom. and inv. 18 Jun 1730; d. 31 Oct 1769'

547.Philip Dormer [Stanhope], 4th Earl of Chesterfield

South 13; nom. and inv. 18 May; inst. 18 Jun 1730; d. 24 Mar 1773

548.Richard [Boyle], 5th Earl of Cork and 3rd Earl of Burlington

South 15; nom. and inv. 18 May; inst. 18 Jun 1730; d. 3 Dec 1753

549.William Charles Henry, Prince of Orange-Nassau, later William IV, Stadtholder of the Netherlands

North 3; nom. 12 Jun ; inst. by proxy 22 Aug 1733; d. 22 Oct 1751

550.William [Cavendish], 3rd Duke of Devonshire

North 16; nom. and inv. 12 Jun; inst. 22 Aug 1733; d. 5 Dec 1755

551.Spencer [Compton], 1st Earl of Wilmington

North 19; nom. 12 Jun; inst. 22 Aug 1733 ; d. 2 Jul 1743

552.William [Capel], 3rd Earl of Essex

South 21; nom. and inv. Feb 1737/8; inst. 15 Jun 1738; d. 8 Jan 1742/3

553.James [Waldegrave], 1st Earl Waldegrave

North 25; nom. and inv. 20 Feb 1737/8; inst. by proxy 15 Jun 1738 ; d. 11 Apr 1741

554.Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Cassel, later Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel

North 3; nom. 20 Mar 1740/1; inv. 29 Jun 1741; inst. 12 Jul 1750; d. 31 Oct 1785

555.Charles [Beauclerk], 2nd Duke of St Albans

South 19; nom. and inv. 20 Mar 1740/1; inst. 21 Apr 1741; d. 27 Jul 1751

556.Charles [Spencer], 3rd Duke of Marlborough

South 13; nom. and inv. 20 Mar 1740/1; inst. 21 Apr 1741; d. 20 Oct 1758

557.Evelyn [Pierrepont], 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull

North 12; nom. and inv. 20 Mar 1740/1; inst. 21 Apr 1741; d. 23 Sep 1773

558.William [Bentinck], 2nd Duke of Portland

North 13; nom. and inv. 20 Mar 1740/1; inst. 21 Apr 1741; d. 1 May 1762

559.Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha and Altenburg

South 3; nom. 2 May; inv. 12 Jul 1741; inst. by proxy 12 Jul 1750; d. 10 Mar 1772

560.John Adolph II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

nom. 24 Apr 1745; inv. 18 Feb 1745/6; not inst.; d. 16 May 1746

561.George William Frederick, Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, later George III, King of Great Britain

South Sup.; nom. 22 Jun; inv. 23 Jun 1749; inst. by proxy 12 Jul 1750; d. 29 Jan 1820

562.Charles William Frederick, 8th Margrave of Brandenburg-Anspach

South Sup.; nom. 22 Jun; inv. 26 Aug 1749; inst. by proxy 12 Jul 1750; d. 3 Aug 1757

563.Thomas [Osborne], 4th Duke of Leeds

South 15; nom. and inv. 22 Jun 1749; inst. 12 Jul 1750 ; d. 23 Mar 1789

564.John [Russell], 4th Duke of Bedford

South 15; nom. and inv. 22 Jun 1749 ; inst. 12 Jul 1750; d. 14 Jan 1771

565.William Anne [Keppel], 2nd Earl of Albemarle

North 21; nom. and inv. 22 Jun 1749; inst. by proxy 12 Jul 1750; d. 22 Dec 1754

566.John [Carteret], 2nd Earl Granville

North 16; nom. and inv. 22 Jun 1749; inst. 12 Jul 1750 ; d. 2 Jan 1763

567.Edward Augustus, Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, later 1st Duke of York and Albany

North 4; nom. and inv. 13 Mar; inst. by proxy 4 Jun 1752; d. 17 Sep 1767

568.William V, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Stadtholder of the Netherlands

South 9; nom. 13 Mar; inst. by proxy 4 Jun 1752; supernumerary 10 Jan 1805 ; d. 9 Apr 1806

569.Henry [Fiennes-Clinton later Pelham-Clinton], 9th Earl of Lincoln later 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne

North 15; nom. and inv. 13 Mar; inst. 4 Jun 1752 ; d. 22 Feb 1794

570.Daniel [Finch], 7th Earl of Winchilsea and 2nd Earl of Nottingham

North 17; nom. and inv. 13 Mar; inst. 4 Jun 1752; d. 2 Aug 1769

571.George [Brudenell later Montagu], 4th Earl of Cardigan later 1st Duke of Montagu

South 17; nom. and inv. 13 Mar; inst. 4 Jun 1752; d. 23 May 1790

572.William [Cavendish], 4th Duke of Devonshire

North 19; nom. and inv. 18 Nov 1756 ; inst. 29 Mar 1757; d. 2 Oct 1764

573.Henry [Howard], 4th Earl of Carlisle

South 23; nom. and inv. 18 Nov 1756; inst. 29 Mar 1757; d. 3 Sep 1758

574.Hugh [Smithson later Percy], 2nd Earl of Northumberland later 1st Duke of Northumberland

North 17; nom. and inv. 18 Nov 1756; inst. 29 Mar 1757 ; d. 6 Jun 1786

575.Francis [Seymour-Conway], 1st Earl of Hertford later 1st Marquess of Hertford

South 19; nom. and inv. 18 Nov 1756; inst. 29 Mar 1757; d. 14 Jun 1794

576.James [Waldegrave], 2nd Earl Waldegrave

South 23; nom. and inv. 30 Jun; inst. 30 Aug 1757; d. 8 Apr 1763

577.Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

South 7; nom. 16 Aug; inv. 16 Oct 1759; inst. by proxy 6 May 1760; d. 3 Jul 1792

578.Charles [Watson-Wentworth], 2nd Marquess of Rockingham

North 19; nom. and inv. 4 Feb; inst. 6 May 1760; d. 1 Jul 1782

579.Richard [Grenville-Temple], 2nd Earl Temple

South 21; nom. and inv. 4 Feb; inst. 6 May 1760; d. 12 Sep 1779

Last updated 25 May 2003

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