Grand Masters of the Order of St Michael and St George
The Grand Master of the Order of St Michael and St George is the next most senior officer after the Sovereign of the Order, currently Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
There have been nine Grand Masters since the order was founded in 1818. These are:
- 1818–1825: Sir Thomas Maitland
- 1825–1850: The 1st Duke of Cambridge
- 1850–1904: The 2nd Duke of Cambridge
- 1904–1910: The Prince George, Prince of Wales (King George V)
- 1910–1917: (vacant)
- 1917–1936: The Prince of Wales (King Edward VIII, The Duke of Windsor)
- 1936–1957: The Earl of Athlone
- 1957–1959: The Earl of Halifax
- 1959–1967: The Earl Alexander of Tunis
- 1967–present: The Duke of Kent
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