Knight is a gender-bound noun. Therefore women who were raised to the nobility were styled Dames ( ladies) or Ladies- which means the same thing. Elizabeth Taylor, who has never worn any Female-Knight costumes was Damed as a Dame of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II ( two Elizabeths in action!) the title of secretary of defence-I am using the British spelling would rank higher- so as we have Captain Sir Thomas Lipton on the tea boxes- it would be Secretary of Defence, Dame Elizabeth Taylor, and eight campaign ribbons on the sleeves!- pun intended- in comparison wer have Admiral Gabor ( six stripes).
no you cannot get your surname knighted. but if you gt knighted you probably have your whole name knighted just your name not your families
He didn't get knighted
He was knighted in 1786.
Yes, she was of the middle class- a servant girl - not of the Nobililty- which is a bit odd as Tycho was knighted.
He was knighted in 1949
she was knighted in 1982
He was knighted in 1581.
he was knighted in 1904 mon
Paul McCartney was knighted in 1997.
He was knighted in 1581.
No he is not yet knighted.
There are two men named Peter Blake who have been knighted. The yachtsman Peter Blake was knighted in 1995. The artist Peter Blake was knighted in 2002.