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* [[Order for the Nation]], nine total grants, seven knights active.
* [[Order for the Nation]], nine total grants, seven knights active.
* [[Order of the Purple Tongue]], two total grants, both knights active.
* [[Order of the Purple Tongue]], two total grants, one knight active.
* [[Order of the Flag]], two total grants, neither active.
* [[Order of the Flag]], two total grants, neither active.
* [[Order of the Cone War Campaigns]], one grant, inactive.
* [[Order of the Cone War Campaigns]], one grant, inactive.
Recipients of knighthood are entitled to bear achievements of arms adorned with a belt (coloured according to the particular order), a helm, and a motto.


==Knights Bachelor==
==Knights Bachelor==

Revision as of 17:03, 24 June 2012

The Orders of Knighthood in the Kingdom of Talossa are non-hereditary honorific orders of chivalry to which citizens of Talossa may be admitted by action of the King in recognition of extraordinary service to the Talossan nation or culture. Knighthood carries the title Sir (for males) and Dame (for females).

Four orders of knighthood have been created in Talossa:

Recipients of knighthood are entitled to bear achievements of arms adorned with a belt (coloured according to the particular order), a helm, and a motto.

Knights Bachelor

Knighthood may also be granted without affiliating the recipient with any of the orders of chivalry. Recipients of such grants are known as Knights Bachelor. One Talossan has received such a grant:

  • Sir Sean Hert, now inactive. Sir Sean was one of the original ("Mercury 7") cybercits. His service as Secretary of State beginning in 1996 enabled Talossa to successfully make transition from a predominantly snail-mail to a predominantly online administration of government, a service for which he was created Knight Bachelor by King Robert I.