A Grand Lodge is the name for the overarching governing or supervisory body of a fraternal organization that uses the term “Lodge” for its local chapters. While some organizations have one single Grand Lodge that supervises all local Lodges worldwide, others have multiple, independent, Grand Lodges which supervise their local Lodges within in a given area - usually a city, state, or country. In the latter case, relations between the various Grand Lodges are governed by treaties of recognition and reciprocity.
The first Grand Lodge of Freemasonry, the Premier Grand Lodge of England, was founded in London.
On June 24, in the year 1717, The first Grand Lodge of Freemasonry, the Premier Grand Lodge of England, was founded in London. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of June 24, one of 462 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on June 24, 1717 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Selected Events event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 15 May 2026.
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