In 1844 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 24) appointed Knights of the Garter:

694th. King Louis Philippe I of France (age 70).

695th. Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha II Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 25).

696th. Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 62).

697th. James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 32).

698th. Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 66).

699th. Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis (age 58).