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An order of chivalry, order of knighthood, chivalric order, or equestrian order is an order of knights, typically founded during or inspired by the original Catholic military orders of the Crusades (c. 1099–1291) and paired with medieval concepts of ideals of chivalry.
- Self-styled order
A self-styled order or pseudo-chivalric order is an...
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- Self-styled order
The Order of the Dragon (Latin: Societas Draconistarum, literally "Society of the Dragonists") was a monarchical chivalric order only for selected higher aristocracy and monarchs, founded in 1408 by Sigismund of Luxembourg, who was then King of Hungary and Croatia (r. 1387–1437) and later became Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1433–1437).
Chivalric orders. Supreme Order of Christ. Order of the Golden Spur/Militia. Order of Pius IX. Order of Saint Gregory the Great. Order of Saint Sylvester. Orders under the protection of the Holy See. Order of the Holy Sepulchre. Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Defunct/dormant orders. Other Catholic chivalric orders. Other distinctions.
A self-styled order or pseudo-chivalric order is an organisation which claims to be a chivalric order, but is not recognised as legitimate by countries or international bodies. Most self-styled orders arose in or after the mid-18th century, and many have been created recently.
Orders of chivalry awarded to heads of state, consorts and sovereign family members (103 C, 155 P)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Orders of chivalry of France. Subcategories. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. H. Order of the Holy Spirit (23 P) Knights of the Order of the Porcupine (8 P) Legion of Honour (1 C, 5 P) M. Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (France) (11 P) N.
While some orders today retain the original notion of being an association or society of individuals, others make no distinction, and an "order" may even be the name of a decoration. Most historic chivalric orders imply a membership in a group, typically a confraternity.
