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The Most Honourable Order of the Bath [2] is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725. [3] . The name derives from an elaborate medieval ceremony for preparing a candidate to receive his knighthood, of which ritual bathing (as a symbol of purification) was an element.
The Order of the Bath is a special Order of Knights which recognises the work of senior military officials and civil servants. To be a Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order is recognised as the highest British military order obtainable.
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, order of British knighthood established by King George I in 1725, conferred as a reward either for military service or for exemplary civilian merit. Like most chivalric orders, it has antecedents that reach far before the actual date of its founding.
Knights of the Bath procession by Canaletto. Enlarging the order. The Order was enlarged in 1815 and three classes of knights were formed: Knights Grand Cross, Knights Commander and Companions. A small number of distinguished civilians were also admitted at this time and in 1847 a civil division of Knights Commander and Companions ...
22 June 1509 – Henry VIII creates 26 Knights of the Bath. 6 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway. No comment yet. On either 22nd or 23rd 1 June 1509, before his joint coronation with Queen Catherine of Aragon on 24th June, King Henry VIII created twenty-six 2 Knights of the Bath at the Tower of London.
On the 18 th May 1725, King George I formally established a Military Order of Chivalry to be known as the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, founded on the principles and rituals previously observed by the Knights of the Bath. The Order was instituted with a single class known as Knight Companion (KB), with 35 appointments available.
Knights of the Bath. The name of the Order comes from a part of the elaborate medieval ceremony of appointing a knight, which involved bathing (a symbol of purification) as one of its elements – the so-called “Bath of Baptizing”.
