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Knights of the Garter created during the reign of King Henry VI (1422-1461)

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).

The SJH reference is to the plate numbers in W H St John Hope's "The Stall Plates of the Knights of the Garter 1348 - 1485".

141. John [Talbot], 7th Baron Talbot, later 1st Earl of Shrewsbury

North 21 (SJH 51); nom. 6 May 1424; d, 17 Jul 1453

142. Thomas [Scales], 7th Lord Scales

nom. 22 Apr 1425; d. 25 Jul 1460

143. John Fastolf

nom. 22 Apr 1426; d. 5 Nov 1459

144. Peter, Duke of Coimbra

nom. 22 Apr 1427; inst. by proxy 22 Apr 1428; d. 20 May 1449

145. Humphrey [Stafford], 6th Earl of Staffford, later 1st Duke of Buckingham

South 17 (SJH 52); nom. 22 Apr 1429; d. 10 Jul 1460

146. John Radcliffe

nom. and inst. 22 Apr 1429; d. Jan/Feb 1440/1

147. John [FitzAlan], 14th or 7th Earl of Arundel, later 1st Duke of Touraine

nom. 22 Apr 1432; d. 12 Jun 1435

148. Richard [Plantagenet], 3rd Duke of York

nom. 22 Apr 1433; d. 30 Dec 1460

149. Edward (Duarte), King of Portugal

North Sup. (SJH 53); nom. 8 May 1435; d. 9 Sep 1438

150. Edmund Beaufort, Count of Mortain, later 1st Duke of Somerset

nom. 5 May 1436; d. 22 May 1455

151. John Grey

South 13 (SJH 54); nom. 5 May 1436; d. 27 Aug 1439

152. Richard [Nevill], jure uxoris 5th Earl of Salisbury

South 11 (SJH 55); nom. 22 Apr 1438; d. 31 Dec 1460

153. Albert II, Holy Roman Emperor

nom. 1438; not inst.; d. 27 Oct 1439

154. Gaston de Foix, Comte de Longueville et Benauges

South 21 (SJH 56); nom. betw. Sep 1438 and Apr 1439; d. after 1455

155. William [Nevill], 1st Baron Fauconberg, later 1st Earl of Kent

North 17 (SJH 57); nom. betw. Apr 1439 and Apr 1441 ; d. 9 Jan 1462/3

156. John [Beaufort], 3rd Earl of Somerset, later 1st Duke of Somerset

South 13 (SJH 58); nom. betw. Apr 1439 and Apr 1441; d. 27 May 1444

157. Ralph Boteler, later 7th Baron Sudeley

nom. c. Apr 1440; d. 2 May 1473

158. John [Beaumont], 1st Viscount Beaumont

nom. betw. Feb 1440/1 and Apr 1442; d. 10 Jul 1460

159. John Beauchamp, later 1st Baron Beauchamp of Powick

North 7 (SJH 59); inst. 16 Aug 1445; d. Apr 1475

160. Henry, Duke of Viseu

nom. betw. Dec 1442 and Jul 1443; d. 13 Nov 1460

161. Thomas Hoo, later 1st Baron Hoo

nom. 11 Jul, inst. 16 Aug 1445; d. 13 Feb 1454/5

162. Alvara Vasquez d'Almada, Count of Avranches

nom. 11 Jul, inst. 16 Aug 1445; d. 20 May 1449

163. John de Foix, Captal de Buch, Comte de Benauges and Earl of Kendal

nom. 12 May 1446; resigned c. 1462; d. 5 Dec 1585

164. Alfonso V, King of Portugal

nom. 22 Apr 1447; inst. 5 Oct 1455; d. 28 Aug 1481

165. Francis Surrienne, Sire de Lunee (Loigny)

nom. 27 Nov, inst. 8 Dec 1447; resigned 15 Mar 1449/50

166. Alfonso V, King of Aragon, Naples and Sicily

nom. 4 Aug 1450; d. 19 Nov 1495

167. William, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg in Kalenburg, and later in Wolfenbüttel

nom. 4 Aug 1450; d. 25 Jul 1482

168. Casimir III, King of Poland

nom. 4 Aug 1450; d. 7 Jun 1492

169. Richard [Wydville], 1st Baron Rivers, later 1st Earl Rivers

North 19 (SJH 60); nom. 4 Aug 1450; d. 12 Aug 1469

170. John [de Mowbray], 3rd Duke of Norfolk

nom. 28 May 1451; inst. by proxy 22 Apr 1452; d. 6 Nov 1461

171. Henry [Bourchier], 1st Viscount Bourchier, 2nd Count of Eu, later 1st Earl of Essex

South 13 (SJH 61); inst. 22 Apr 1452; d. 4 Apr 1483

172. Edward Hull

nom. 7 May 1453; not inst.; d. 18 Jul 1453

173. John [Talbot], 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury

nom. bef. 13 May, inst. 14 May 1457; d. 10 Jul 1460

174. Thomas [Stanley], 1st Baron Stanley

South 25 (SJH 62); nom. bef. 13 May, inst. 14 May 1457; d. 11 Feb 1458/9

175. Lionel [Welles], 6th Baron Welles

nom. bef. 13 May, inst. 14 May 1457; d. 29 Mar 1461

176. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, King of the Germans

nom. 14 May 1457; not. inst.; d. 19 Aug 1493

177. James [Butler], 5th Earl of Ormonde and 1st Earl of Wiltshire

nom. betw. Feb 1458/9 and 23 Apr 1459; d. 1 May 1461

178. John [Sutton], 1st Baron Dudley

nom. bef. 23 Apr 1459; d. 30 Sep 1487

179. John [Bourchier], 1st Baron Berners

North 11 (SJH 63); nom. bef. 23 Apr 1459; d. 16 May 1474

180. Jasper [Tudor], 1st Earl of Pembroke, later 1st Duke of Bedford

nom. 23 Apr 1459; deg. 1461; rest. 1485; d. 21 Dec 1495

181. Richard [Nevill], 1st Earl of Warwick later 6th Earl of Salisbury ("The Kingmaker")

nom. c. Sep 1460; d. 14 Apr 1471

182. William [Bonville], 1st Baron Bonville

nom. c. Sep 1460; d. 18 Feb 1460/1

183. Thomas Kiriell

nom. c. Sep 1460; d. 18 Feb 1460/1

184. John Wenlock, later 1st Baron Wenlock

nom. c. Sep 1460; d. 4 May 1471

Last updated 9 Oct 2004

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