Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom the primates and archbishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland and the Church of Ireland, together with the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, are to be determined solely by seniority, according to the dates of consecration or translation, or the date of election, in the case of the Presbyterian Moderator, without any presumation of automatic Roman Catholic or Protestant seniority, Anglican or Presbyterian. The two highest orders of chivalry in England and Wales, and in Scotland, are the Orders of the Garter, and the Thistle, respectively. Knights of the Order of the Garter precede baronets. After the
Order of the Dannebrog Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog () is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank who formed a single class known as "White Knights" to distinguish them from the "Blue Knights" who were members of the Order of the Elephant. In 1808, the Order was reformed and divided into four classes. The "Grand Commander" class is reserved to persons of princely origin. It is only awarded to royalty with close family ties with the Danish Royal House.