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Persons are listed in order of their being gazetted. Office is that given in the gazette; notes may include the official "for serves to..." notice, which has become common since Major's reforms in the 1990s.
Name | Division | Office[Note 1] | Date of award | Notes | Image | Ref. |
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HM Queen Mary (Mary of Teck) | — | Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, etc. | 4 June 1917 | — | [34] | |
Annie Allen Lawley, the Hon. Lady Lawley | — | Secretary, Queen Mary's Needlework Guild | 4 June 1917 | Wife of Hon. Sir Arthur Lawley. (later Lord Wenlock) | — | [34] |
Louise Margaret Leila Wemyss Paget, Lady Paget | — | Member of the Serbian Relief Fund | 4 June 1917 | Wife of Sir Ralph Paget. | — | [34] |
Florence Ann Reid, Lady Reid | — | — | 4 June 1917 | Wife of Sir George Reid, Prime Minister of Australia. | [34] | |
Katharine Furse RRC | — | Commandant-in-Chief, Women's Voluntary Aid Detachment | 4 June 1917 | — | — | [34] |
HRH Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn KG KT KP GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO | — | — | 4 June 1917 | — | [34] | |
Rt. Hon. Herbert John Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone GCB GCMG PC | — | Chairman of the War Refugees Committee | 4 June 1917 | — | [34] | |
Rt. Hon. Alfred Emmott, 1st Baron Emmott GCMG PC | — | Director of the War Trade Department | 4 June 1917 | — | [34] | |
Rt. Hon. John Fletcher Moulton, Baron Moulton KCB FRS | — | Director-General of Explosive Supplies, Ministry of Munitions | 4 June 1917 | — | [34] | |
George Sydenham Clarke, 1st Baron Sydenham of Combe GCSI GCMG GCIE | — | — | 4 June 1917 | — | [34] | |
Rt. Hon. Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde | — | — | 4 June 1917 | — | [34] | |
Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe | — | Governor of the Bank of England | 4 June 1917 | — | — | [34] |
Hon. Arthur Stanley CB CVO | — | Chairman of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St John of Jerusalem in England | 4 June 1917 | — | [34] | |
Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Campbell-Geddes KCB | — | First Lord of the Admiralty, Inspector-General of the Transportation Headquarters (France) | 4 June 1917 | — | — | [34] |
Sir Arthur Pearson KCB | — | Chairman of the Blinded Sailors and Soldiers Care Committee | 4 June 1917 | — | [34] | |
Hon. Mr Justice Sankey | — | Joint Chairman of the Advisory Committee as to Internment and Repatriation | 4 June 1917 | — | [34] | |
Hon. Mr Justice Younger | — | Joint Chairman of the Advisory Committee as to Internment and Repatriation | 4 June 1917 | — | — | [34] |
Alexander McDowell | — | Joint Director for Ireland, Ministry of Munitions | 4 June 1917 | — | — | [34] |
HE Rt. Hon. Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford GCSI GCMG GCIE | — | Viceroy and Governor-General of India | 4 December 1917 | — | [35] | |
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Baron Willingdon GCIE | — | Governor of Bombay | 4 December 1917 | — | [35] | |
Hon. Col. HH Asaf Jah Muzzaffar-ul-Mulkwal Mamalik Nizam-ul-Mulk Mizam-ul-Daula Nawab Mir Sit Usman Ali Khan Bahadur, Feteh Jang, of Hyderabad GCSI | — | Nizam-ul-Mulk of Hyderabad | 4 December 1917 | Often referred to as Osman al Khan. | [35] | |
Hon. Col. HH Maharajah Sri Sir Krishnaraja Wadiyar Bahadur, of Mysore GCSI | — | Maharajah of Mysore | 4 December 1917 | Often referred to as Krishna Raja Wadiyar (IV). | [35] | |
Hon. Maj.-Gen. HH Mukhtar-ul-Mulk Azim-ul-Iktidar Rafiush Shan Wala Shikoh Maharajadhiraja Alijah Hisam-us-Saltanat Maharaja Sir Madho Rao Scindhia Bahadur Srinath Mansur-i-Zama Fidwi-i-Hazrat-i-Malika-i-Muazzama-i-Rafi-ud-Darja-i-Inglistan, of Gwalior GCSI GCVO ADC | — | Maharajah of Gwalior | 4 December 1917 | Often referred to as Madho Rao Scindia. | [35] | |
Frances Charlotte Napier, Baroness Chelmsford CI | — | — | 4 December 1917 | Wife of the abovenamed Lord Chelmsford. | [35] | |
Lt-Gen. HH Maharaja Sir Pretap Singh Bahadur, of Jammu and Kashmir GCSI GCIE | — | Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir | 1 January 1918 | — | [36] | |
Lt-Col. HH Maharao Sir Umed Singh Bahadur, of Kotah GCSI GCIE | — | Maharajah of Kotah | 1 January 1918 | — | — | [36] |
Lt-Col. HH Maharahadhiraja Sri Sir Bhupindar Singh Mahindar Bahadur, of Patiala GCIE | — | Maharajah of Patiala | 1 January 1918 | — | [36] | |
HH Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum, of Bhopal GCSI GCIE CI | — | Maharajah of Patiala | 1 January 1918 | — | [36] |
Name | Country | Date of appointment | Office | Occasion | Notes |
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Le Comte Alziary de Malaussena* | France | 8 May 1896 | Mayor of Nice | [1] | |
Colonel The Honourable William James Colville CB | United Kingdom | 25 May 1896 | Master of Ceremonies | — | [1] |
Baron Vladimir Frederiks* | Russia | 30 June 1896 | Equerry to the Imperial Court and Assistant to the Minister of the Imperial Household, General Adjutant and Lieutenant-General | — | [2][3] |
Count Paul Benkendorf* | Russia | 30 June 1896 | Acting Master of the Household and Major-General on the Staff of the Emperor of Russia. | — | [4] |
Li Ching Fong* | China | 5 August 1896 | Lord Steward of Her Majesty's Household | — | [4] |
Loh Feng Luh* | China | 27 August 1896 | Chamberlain to HRH Alexandra, Princess of Wales | — | [4] |
Sir Theodore Martin KCB | United Kingdom | 16 September 1896 | Comptroller and Treasurer of the Household of HRH Albert, Prince of Wales | — | [5] |
General Lynedoch Gardiner CB | Russian Empire | 30 May 1896 | Minister of the Imperial Court, Adjutant-General and General of Cavalry | Emperor of Russia's Coronation | [6] [3] |
Hugo, Feiherr von Reischach* | Russian Empire | 30 May 1896 | Master of the Household to the Empress Frederick | [6][3] | |
Vice-Admiral Edouard Pierre Antoine Barrers* | Russian Empire | 30 May 1896 | Commander-in-Chief and Maritime Prefect at Brest | [6][3] | |
Captain High Serene Highness Prince Adolphus of Teck | Russian Empire | 30 May 1896 | (Of the Life Guards) | [6][3] | |
Lieutenant-General Lord De Ros | Russian Empire | 30 May 1896 | — | [6][3] | |
The Rt Hon. William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin | United Kingdom | 7 July 1896 | — | — | [7] |
Count Joachim Moltke* | Denmark | 21 July 1896 | Comptroller and Treasurer of the Household of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark, and Chamberlain to the King of Denmark | The wedding of Prince Carl of Denmark and Princess Maud of Wales. | [8][3] |
His Excellency Li Hongzhang* | Chinese Empire | 5 August 1896 | — | Emperor of China's Mission | [9][3] |
Count Paul Benkendarf KCVO* | Russian Empire | 31 October 1896 | Master of the Household of the Emperor of Russia | Emperor of Russia's Visit to Queen Victoria | [10][3] |
His Excellency Count Götz Burkhard Seckendorff* | German Empire | 6 March 1897 | Comptroller of the Household of the Empress of Germany | — | [11][3] |
His Highness Nicholas I, Prince of Montenegro* | Montenegro | 26 March 1897 | — | — | [12][3] |
Lieutenant-General Edward von Müller* | German Empire | 28 March 1897 | Inspector-General of Rifles, Berlin | The Duke of Connaught's visit to Berlin | [13][14] |
His Serene Highness Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg* | German Empire | 26 April 1897 | — | — | [15][14] |
Captain His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert, Duke of York KG KT PC | United Kingdom | 30 June 1897 | — | — | [16] |
Field Marshal His Royal Highness Prince George William Frederick Charles, Duke of Cambridge KG KT KP GCB GCH GCSI GCMG GCIE PC ADC | United Kingdom | 30 June 1897 | — | — | [16] |
His Highness Prince Albert John Charles Frederick George of Schleswig-Holstein | United Kingdom | 30 June 1897 | — | — | [16] |
His Highness Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein, Duke of Teck | United Kingdom | 30 June 1897 | — | — | [16] |
General The Rt. Hon. Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe CB | United Kingdom | 30 June 1897 | — | — | [16] |
The Rt. Hon. William Henry Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe | United Kingdom | 30 June 1897 | — | — | [16] |
Count Arthur August von Mensdorff-Pouilly* | Austro-Hungarian Empire | 30 June 1897 | — | — | [16] |
His Majesty Alfonso XIII, King of Spain* | Spain | 28 July 1897 | — | — | [17] |
His Serene Highness Emile Edward Charles, the Hereditary Prince of Leiningen | German Empire | 8 September 1898 | — | — | [18] |
General François de Négrier* | France | 26 August 1898 | Membre du Conseil Supérieur de la Guerre, Inspecteur d'Armée | The Duke of Connaught's attendance at the recent French Military Manoeuvres. | [19] |
Major His Highness Prince Christian Victor Albert Louis Ernest Anthony of Schleswig-Holstein | German Empire | 8 December 1898 | (King's Royal Rifle Corps) | — | [20] |
His Royal Highness Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, Reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Edinburgh KG KT KP GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE PC | United Kingdom | 24 May 1899 | — | — | [21] |
His Royal Highness Prince Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert of Connaught and Strathearn | United Kingdom | 24 May 1899 | — | — | [21] |
His Royal Highness Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia* | German Empire | 29 September 1899 | — | — | [22] |
His Imperial Majesty Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany* | German Empire | 21 November 1899 | — | — | [23] |
Count Bernhard von Bülow* | German Empire | 23 November 1899 | Foreign Secretary of the German Empire | German Emperor's visit to Queen Victoria | [24][14] |
Count August zu Eulenburg* | German Empire | 23 November 1899 | Grand Marshal of the Court of the German Emperor. | [24][14] | |
General Hans von Plessen* | German Empire | 23 November 1899 | aide-de-camp general of the Emperor of Germany and Commandant of the Headquarters Staff. | [24][14] | |
Admiral Baron Gustav von Senden-Bibran* | German Empire | 23 November 1899 | Admiral à la suite of the German Emperor and Chief of the Marine Cabinet. | [24][14] | |
Gustavus Ernest, Count of Erbach-Schonberg* KCVO | German Empire | 31 March 1900 | Colonel à la suite of the Grand Ducal Hessian Army | — | [25][14] |
Freiherr August von Woellwarth-Lauterburg* | German Empire | 31 March 1900 | Chamberlain and Grand Marshal (Oberhofmarschall) of the Court of the King of Württemberg, Colonel à la suite of the Army. | — | [25][14] |
Lieutenant-General Sir George Stewart White VC GCB GCSI GCIE | German Empire | 7 May 1900 | — | On his return from active service in South Africa. | [26][14] |
His Highness Prince Abbas Pasha, Khedive of Egypt GCB GCMG | Egypt | 28 June 1900 | — | His visit to Queen Victoria at Windsor. | [27][28] |
His Serene Highness Henry XXX, Prince Reuss | German Empire | 16 July 1900 | — | — | [29] |
The Rt. Hon. John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun KT GCMG | United Kingdom | 19 September 1900 | Governor General of Australia, late Lord Chamberlain to Queen Victoria | — | [30][31] |
His Excellency General Gustav Carl Heinrich Ferdinand Emil von Arnim* | German Empire | 20 December 1900 | à la suite of the Guard, Jäger Battalion. | — | [32][28] |
His Excellency Lieutenant-General Gustav von Kessel* | German Empire | 18 January 1901 | Aide-de-Camp general of the German Emperor. | Duke of Connaught's visit to Berlin for the Bicentenary of the foundation of the Kingdom of Prussia. | [33][28] |
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