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Knight or Dame Grand Cross (G.C.M.G.)
Knight or Dame Commander (K.C.M.G. or D.C.M.G.)
Companion (C.M.G.)
It is used to honour individuals who have rendered important services in relation to Commonwealth or foreign nations.
The Order's motto is Auspicium melioris aevi ( Latin for "Token of a better age"). Its patron saints, as the name suggests, are St Michael the Archangel and St George. One of its primary symbols is that of St Michael trampling over Satan.
The Order is the sixth-most senior in the British honours system, after The Most Noble Order of the Garter, The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, The Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick, The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. The third of the aformentioned Orders—which relates to IrelandThe island of Ireland ire in Irish, Airlann in Ulster Scots) is the third-largest island in Europe. It lies on the west side of the Irish Sea, close to the island of Great Britain. It is composed of the Republic of Ireland in the south and Northern Irelan, no longer a part of the United Kingdom—still exists but is in disuse; no appointments have been made to it since 1934Events January-April January 1 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison. January 7 First Flash Gordon comic strip is published. January 10 Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe January 24 Einstein visits White House January 26 The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, Ne. The last of the Orders on the list, related to India, is also in disuse for similar reasons.
The Order was originally founded to commemorate the British protectorate over the Ionian IslandsThe Ionian Islands ( Greek: Ionia Nisia) are a group of islands in Greece. They are traditionally called the Seven Islands (in Greek Heptanisia or Eptanisia), but the group includes many smaller islands as well as the seven principal ones. Six of the seve, which had come under British control in 1814Events January 14 Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden January 29 French army of Emperor Napoleon I wins the Battle of Brienne January 31 Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of Argentina. February Congress of Chatillon see George Hamilton Gordo and had been granted its own constitution in 1817Events March 4 James Monroe succeeds James Madison as the President of the United States of America April Earthquake in Palermo, Italy April 3 Princess Caraboo appears in Almondsbury in Gloucestershire, England July 4 At Rome, New York, construction on th. It was intended to reward "natives of the Ionian Islands and of the island of MaltaThis article is about the european nation. For other meanings, see this page. The Republic of Malta is an island nation in southern Europe. It consists of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea directly south of Italy. These strategically located islands and its dependencies, and for such other subjects of his majesty as may hold high and confidential situations in the MediterraneanThe Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. 5 million km². The term Mediterranean derives from the Latin mediterraneus 'inland' mediu."
In 1864Events January March January 21 Maori Wars: The Tauranga Campaign starts. February 27 American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia. March 1- Alejandro Mon Menendez takes office as Prime Minist, however, the protectorate was repudiated and the Ionian Islands became a part of Greece. The Order's basis was revised in 1868; membership was granted to those who "hold high and confidential offices within Her Majesty's colonial possessions, and in reward for services rendered to the Crown in relation to the foreign affairs of the Empire."
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