Order in Council - Ordering the Deputy Earl Marshal to Proclaim the Declaration of Peace With Germany [1919-07-01]
Dublin Core
Title
Order in Council - Ordering the Deputy Earl Marshal to Proclaim the Declaration of Peace With Germany [1919-07-01]
Subject
Foreign Affairs
Ceremonial
Description
Order in Council of King George V ordering Lord Bernard Talbot to proclaim the declaration of peace with Germany that ended World War I.
Creator
King George V
Source
College of Arms I78/110
Date
1919-07-01
Contributor
Mark Scott
Coverage
Germany
Order in Council Item Type Metadata
Transcript
At the Court at Buckingham Palace
The 1st day of July 1919.
Present,
The King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
It is this day ordered by His Majesty in Council that the Right Honourable Edmund Bernard Talbot (commonly called Lord Edmund Bernard Talbot), Deputy Earl Marshal, do give directions to the Kings of Arms, Heralds, Pursuivants and other necessary Officers to cause the Proclamation of this day’s date declaring Peace with the German Government to be proclaimed at the customary times and places, and with the usual solemnities.
Almeric Fitz Roy.
Ornamentation
This text is taken from a handwritten transcript of the document and may not reflect the formatting of the original.
Special Features
This was the last time a state of peace was formally proclaimed.
Citation
King George V, “Order in Council - Ordering the Deputy Earl Marshal to Proclaim the Declaration of Peace With Germany [1919-07-01],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/582.