Sir is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur", brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and wh
Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet, whose entitlement to use 'Sir' derived from his position as baronet
Emperor Taishō, a Stranger Knight of the Order of the Garter, who, as a foreign national, was not entitled to use the prefix 'Sir' (which as a sovereign monarch he would not have used in any case) but was permitted to post-nominally use KG
Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma was the last surviving Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India.
Centennial stamp celebrating the Knights of Rizal released by PhilPost with a profile of Jose Rizal and the badge of the Order visible.
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria on 1 January 1878. The Order includes members in three classes or ranks:
Lord Erskine GCSI GCIE, wearing the mantle of the Order of the Star of India and the sash and star of the Order of the Indian Empire
Photo of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya's badge
Maharaja Thakore Shri Sir Bhagwatsinhji Sagramji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Gondal GCSI, GCIE, in a 1911 photograph, during his visit to London for the coronation of King George V. He is wearing the mantle, collar and star of a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire.