Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the ancient ceremony wherein individuals participated in a vigil of fasting, prayer, and bathing on the day before being knighted (the ceremony was discontinued in 1815).

Officers

The Order of the Bath has six officers:

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• the Dean
• the King of Arms
• the Secretary
• the Deputy Secretary
• the Genealogist
• the Usher

The office of Dean is held by the Dean of Westminster. The King of Arms, responsible for heraldry, is known as the Bath King of Arms; he is not, however, a member of the College of Arms like many heralds. The Order's Usher is known as the Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod; he does not, unlike his Order of the Garter equivalent (the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod) perform any duties in the House of Lords.

Related Topics:
Dean of Westminster - Heraldry - College of Arms - Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod - House of Lords

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