Category: Knights

Categories: Aristocracy and Nobility

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A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a monarch or other political leader for service to the monarch or country, especially in a military capacity. Initially conferred on mounted warriors they are now conferred, by Monarchies, on any class of individual.

Many nations award knighthood through Orders of Chivalry.

For United Kingdom, and its predecessors, see British Orders of Chivalry

When attributing to this Category please seek the lowest level applicable category. If a person was granted knighthood through The Most Noble Order of the Garter, for example, please attribute the Profile to that category: In this example The Most Noble Order of the Garter.

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Subcategories (2)

Military Orders (4, 0, 0)

Orders of Knighthood (7, 1, 0)

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Person Profiles (8)

Edward Beatty 16 Oct 1877 Thorold, Welland, Ontario, Canada - 23 Mar 1943

John Benson 28 Feb 1843 County Dublin, Ireland - 09 Oct 1931

Ralph Benson 1851 Dublin, Ireland - 19 Oct 1920

Fergus Comyn Scotland - bef 1289

John Comyn abt 1215 Scotland - bef 18 Jul 1278

Richard Comyn Scotland - bef 1249

Eustachius van Brakel Kasteel Brakel, Brakel, Graafschap Gelre, Heilige Roomse Rijk - 1346

Peyton Ventris 1645 Wenham Hall, Suffolk, England - 06 Apr 1691

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