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3 unusual facts about Order of the Thistle


Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird

Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird KT (16 February 1847 – 30 January 1923) was a principal of The Football Association and a leading footballer.

Dean of the Thistle

The Dean of the Thistle is an office of the Order of the Thistle, re-established in 1687.

Samuel Manuwa

Samuel Layinka Ayodeji Manuwa, KT, CMG, OBE (1903–1976) was a pioneering Nigerian surgeon, Inspector General of Medical Services and former Chief Medical Adviser to the Federal Government of Nigeria.


David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore

General David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore KT PC (c. 1656 – 2 January 1730) was a Scottish general and Governor of Gibraltar.

Gentleman Usher

The Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod, established 1714, is the usher for the Scottish Order of the Thistle, currently Rear Admiral Christopher Hope Layman.

Nemo me impune lacessit

The motto of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, the Scottish chivalrous order, is also that of the British Army regiments The Royal Regiment of Scotland, Scots Guards and Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.

William Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale

He went on to become Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and was appointed a Knight of the Thistle.

William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll

William George Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll KT, GCH, PC (21 February 1801 – 19 April 1846), styled Lord Hay between 1815 and 1819, was a Scottish peer and politician.


see also

Scottish State Coach

The carriage was used for the Order of the Thistle service on at Edinburgh in 1994 and then as a reserve carriage for the State Visit of Harald V of Norway and Queen Sonja of Norway at Holyrood the following day.