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
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
Order of the Bath
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The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725. Recipients of the Order are usually senior military officers or senior civil servants, and
Order of St Patrick
…1783, a year after the grant of substantial autonomy to Ireland, as a means of rewarding (or obtaining) political support in the Irish Parliament. The Order of the Bath, founded in 1725, was instituted for similar reasons. The statutes of the Order restricted membership to men who were both knights and gentlemen, the…
Badge of the Order of the Bath (Civil Division)
Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland, KB, with sash, c. 1630
Sir Robert Walpole, who as Prime Minister used the Order for political patronage
Admiral Lord Rodney (appointed a Knight Companion in 1780) wearing the riband and star of the Order