George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham, known as George Grenville before 1779 and as the Earl Temple between 1779 and 1784, was a British statesman.
Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough
Statue sculpted by Edward Smyth in 1783, showing Buckingham in the robes of a Knight of the Order of St Patrick
Order of St Patrick
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The Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick is a dormant British order of chivalry associated with Ireland. The Order was created in 1783 by King George III at the request of the then Lord Lieutenant
George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham
…28), which supplemented the legislative independence granted to Ireland in 1782. As Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and by royal warrant, he created the Order of St Patrick in February 1783, with himself as the first Grand Master. He left Ireland in 1783 and again turned his attention to English politics. He enjoyed the…
Insignia of a Knight of the Order of St. Patrick
Badge of the order of St Patrick
William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley (Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1902–1905) wearing the Irish Crown Jewels as ex officio Grand Master of the Order of St Patrick.
Knight of the Order of Saint Patrick