List of Founder Knights
The 26 Founder Knights of the Order of the Garter are as follows, listed in ascending order of Garter-Stall number in St. George's Chapel:
- Edward, Prince of Wales (1330–1376)
- Henry of Grosmont, 4th Earl of Lancaster (c. 1310–1361)
- Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick (d.1369)
- Jean de Grailly, Captal de Buch (d.1377)
- Ralph de Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford (1301–1372)
- William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (1328–1397)
- Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March (1328–1360)
- John de Lisle, 2nd Baron Lisle (1318–1356)
- Bartholomew de Burghersh (d.1369)
- John de Beauchamp (d.1360)
- John de Mohun, 2nd Baron Mohun (c.1320–1376)
- Hugh de Courtenay (d.1349)
- Thomas Holland (d.1360)
- John de Grey (c.1300–1359)
- Richard Fitz-Simon (b.1295)
- Miles Stapleton (d.1364)
- Thomas Wale (d.1352)
- Hugh Wrottesley (d.1381)
- Nele Loring (d.1386)
- John Chandos (d.1369)
- James Audley (d.1369)
- Otho Holand (d.1359)
- Henry Eam (d. before 1360)
- Sanchet D'Abrichecourt (d.1345)
- Walter Paveley (d.1375)
They are all depicted in individual portraits in the Bruges Garter Book made in about 1430.
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