List of Knights of St Patrick


The Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick is a British order of chivalry associated with Ireland. The Order was created in 1783 by George III at the instigation of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, The 3rd Earl Temple. The regular creation of knights of Saint Patrick lasted until 1921, when most of Ireland became independent as the Irish Free State. While the Order technically still exists, no knight of St Patrick has been created since 1936, and the last surviving knight, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, died in 1974. The Queen, however, remains the Sovereign of the Order. The position of King of Arms of the order was held by Ulster King of Arms; this office still exists, since 1943 it has been combined with Norroy King of Arms. St Patrick is patron of the order; its motto is Quis separabit?, Latin for "Who will separate us?": an allusion to the Vulgate translation of Romans 8:35, "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?"
The first appointments were made on 11 March 1783, and consisted of 15 Knight Founders, and in total there have been 145 appointments. The original Royal Warrant specified that there were to be no more than fifteen knights of the Order at any one time, something that changed in 1821 when George IV appointed an extra six knights. William IV appointed an additional four knights at his coronation, and on 24 January 1833 increased the maximum number of knights to 22.
DateImageNameBorn/DiedNotes
11 March 17832 November 1767 – 23 January 1820Knight Founder; later Duke of Kent and Strathearn
11 March 178313 March 1749 – 20 October 1804Knight Founder
11 March 17838 January 1742 – 8 December 1797Knight Founder; Later Marquess of Clanricarde
11 March 1783April 1714 – 7 September 1790Knight Founder
11 March 17831726 – 10 February 1808Knight Founder; Later Marquess of Thomond
11 March 178329 June 1730 – 22 December 1822Knight Founder; Later Marquess of Drogheda
11 March 17838 January 1735 – 3 December 1800Knight Founder; Later Marquess of Waterford
11 March 178330 January 1727 – 20 May 1807Knight Founder
11 March 178323 August 1730 – 6 February 1798Knight Founder
11 March 178320 June 1760 – 26 September 1842Knight Founder; Later Marquess Wellesley, resigned to become a member of the Order of the Garter
11 March 178325 July 1734 – 8 October 1809Knight Founder
11 March 178328 May 1731 – 30 March 1810Knight Founder
11 March 178318 August 1728 – 4 August 1799Knight Founder
11 March 178320 October 1724 – 14 February 1795Knight Founder
11 March 178318 November 1709 – 8 May 1783Knight Founder
5 February 178412 August 1751 – 7 April 1828Later Earl of Carysfort
12 December 179423 January 1738 – 22 March 1806Later Marquess of Ely
30 March 17955 August 1722 – 30 September 1806
19 March 17985 February 1770 – 10 August 1820Later Marquess of Ormonde
19 March 17986 November 1745 – 9 November 1813
5 August 180011 June 1756 – 2 January 1809Later Marquess of Sligo
22 January 180126 December 1766 – 28 December 1832Later Marquess Conyngham
14 March 180623 May 1772 – 16 July 1826
15 May 180618 November 1757 – 23 October 1829
13 November 180626 October 1756 – 29 June 1820
3 November 180715 February 1770 – 23 September 1845
5 April 18088 August 1771 – 22 April 1842
13 February 180922 January 1779 – 25 March 1841
11 November 18091765 – 21 August 1846
24 March 181018 May 1788 – 26 January 1845
27 April 181023 March 1768 – 31 March 1840
17 December 181314 May 1774 – 24 May 1835
20 August 18215 June 1771 – 18 November 1851Later Ernest Augustus I, King of Hanover
20 August 182114 August 1769 – 5 October 1844
20 August 182114 December 1777 – 8 April 1839
20 August 182125 April 1777 – 10 January 1849Resigned to accept membership in the Order of the Garter
20 August 182115 July 1777 – 18 May 1838Later Marquess of Ormonde
20 August 18219 April 1772 – 15 March 1851
20 August 18219 September 1759 – 30 July 1836First Catholic appointed
20 August 182115 August 1765 – 15 June 1835
20 August 182127 October 1788 – 20 March 1870
19 October 183120 December 1802 – 10 April 1874
19 October 18313 January 1775 – 26 December 1863
24 November 18318 October 1788 – 12 April 1845
24 November 183120 January 1768 – 12 March 1833
27 March 183311 June 1797 – 17 July 1876
8 April 18349 May 1768 – 31 December 1854
8 April 18341787 – 14 September 1851
22 July 183521 October 1767 – 30 June 1856
22 July 183516 August 1803 – 4 February 1874
12 September 183725 February 1777 – 29 February 1860
15 April 18394 May 1787 – 6 December 1870
29 April 183922 September 1801 – 3 February 1856
13 March 184111 February 1799 – 31 January 1866
6 May 184123 November 1801 – 25 June 1884
20 January 184226 August 1819 – 14 December 1861
5 June 184213 February 1791 – 22 March 1869
4 January 184517 June 1800 – 31 October 1867
4 January 184526 April 1811 – 29 March 1859
17 September 184510 July 1792 – 18 August 1851
17 September 184524 August 1808 – 25 September 1854
12 November 18459 August 1799 – 20 August 1868
9 October 184629 March 1791 – 21 April 1869
3 July 185130 November 1812 – 28 April 1863
17 November 185126 March 1819 – 17 March 1904
18 November 18519 March 1787 – 2 June 1856
22 February 18557 September 1817 – 11 May 1897Later Earl of Dartrey
22 February 185520 August 1806 – 15 June 1864
28 August 18567 July 1805 – 25 November 1872
30 January 18575 August 1833 – 25 August 1889
30 January 18573 November 1779 – 2 March 1869
3 February 185710 February 1797 – 20 October 1883
24 May 18596 August 1812 – 6 August 1868
13 June 186019 April 1829 – 22 June 1904
28 January 186421 June 1826 – 12 February 1902Later Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
31 March 186410 April 1831 – 15 January 1882
28 December 18656 October 1820 – 12 January 1892
13 March 186619 May 1812 – 6 October 1871
7 February 186814 August 1825 – 29 June 1892
18 March 18689 November 1841 – 6 May 1910Later Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom
17 November 186821 May 1844 – 23 October 1895
17 November 186830 July 1802 – 3 October 1885
18 January 186921 February 1822 – 8 February 1872
30 March 18691 May 1850 – 16 January 1942Later Duke of Connaught
2 June 186914 September 1824 – 18 May 1872
2 June 18692 August 1841 – 11 April 1922
2 August 187113 October 1836 – 5 June 1904
2 August 18716 April 1836 – 26 April 1878
29 February 187228 January 1818 – 8 September 1881
1 June 187216 May 1825 – 9 February 1905
20 February 187329 May 1833 – 5 June 1924
31 August 187418 January 1836 – 4 September 1909
31 August 187426 April 1821 – 5 November 1884
13 May 187612 February 1841 – 14 June 1926
3 March 187715 October 1823 – 21 March 1890
8 February 18795 September 1822 – 1 March 1889
14 May 18806 August 1844 – 30 July 1900Later Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
17 January 188229 May 1812 – 1 February 1885
11 April 188218 January 1823 – 30 January 1898Later Baron Clermont
8 May 18841827–1909
9 February 188526 September 1829 – 17 March 1888
9 February 188531 May 1849 – 24 December 1926
28 November 18854 June 1833 – 25 March 1913
28 November 18851 November 1822 – 22 July 1894
28 June 18878 January 1864 – 14 January 1892Later Duke of Clarence and Avondale
26 April 18885 October 1844 – 26 October 1919
4 April 188916 October 1839 – 2 December 1914
7 February 18909 October 1835 – 30 May 1890
24 May 18902 August 1842 – 28 July 1915
29 August 189017 November 1840 – 30 August 1908
18 December 189011 October 1823 – 16 November 1902
18 March 189217 January 1840 – 8 August 1896
5 August 189214 May 1839 – 8 April 1900
3 November 189421 October 1839 – 14 July 1900
25 February 189610 November 1847 – 7 October 1927Later Earl of Iveagh
11 February 189711 July 1846 – 27 April 1898
20 August 18973 June 1865 – 20 January 1936Later George V, King of the United Kingdom
20 August 189730 September 1832 – 14 November 1914Later Earl Roberts
15 March 18986 January 1839 – 14 March 1901
4 March 18998 May 1830 – 5 June 1914
29 August 190012 September 1850 – 18 May 1924
29 August 190010 March 1834 – 12 May 1917
10 June 190119 October 1864 – 21 August 1915
15 March 190228 April 1875 – 1 December 1911
11 August 190221 December 1845 – 28 April 1924
11 August 190211 March 1827 – 29 April 1907
3 February 19052 July 1851 – 31 December 1927
13 April 190531 July 1841 – 11 October 1929
29 February 190829 July 1849 – 29 May 1937
5 February 190931 May 1847 – 6 June 1924Later Viscount Pirrie
21 May 190917 September 1874 – 10 September 1948
13 December 190914 September 1868 – 19 December 1958
10 July 191131 August 1869 – 25 March 1961
10 July 191124 June 1850 – 5 June 1916Later Earl Kitchener
28 May 19151 March 1851 – 1 December 1920
18 April 19162 March 1875 – 19 October 1948
18 April 191616 July 1880 – 21 March 1947
18 April 191614 December 1856 – 13 February 1942Later Earl of Midleton
18 November 191616 October 1865 – 28 August 1946
4 June 191728 September 1852 – 22 May 1925Later Earl of Ypres
3 June 19186 January 1861 – 30 June 1927
18 December 191930 August 1848 – 4 November 1934
21 June 192230 November 1869 – 12 September 1953
3 June 192723 June 1894 – 28 May 1972Later Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom and, after his abdication, The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor
29 June 193431 March 1900 – 10 June 1974Last surviving knight
17 March 193614 December 1895 – 6 February 1952Later George VI, King of the United Kingdom