Order of the Star of India of India and other flags used to represent British India. The order was the fifth most senior British order of chivalry, following the Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle, Order of St Patrick and Order of the Bath. It was the senior order of chivalry associated with the British Raj; junior to it was the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, and there was also, for women only, the Imperial Order of the Crown of India. Several years after the Indian Mutiny and the consolidation of Great Britain's power as the governing authority in India, it was
Order of Saint Joachim Knight of the Order of Saint Joachim ("K.J.") were listed in "Debrett's Baronetage of England" between 1815, and around 1840, and were similarly published in the 1832 "A Key to Both Houses of Parliament". A modern writer on Orders of Knighthood, Guy Stair Sainty, considers the present-day order to be a "self-styled" order and describes it as primarily a charitable institution. Like all non-national awards, The Order of Saint Joachim and its insignia are not recognized within the English or Commonwealth honours system. Order of Saint Joachim The Order of Saint Joachim was an order of chivalry founded in 1755