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The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece (Spanish: Insigne Orden del Toisón de Oro, German: Orden vom Goldenen Vlies) is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to Isabella of Portugal.
- List of knights of the Golden Fleece - Wikipedia
later King Felipe VI of Spain. 21st Head and Sovereign of...
- Order of the Three Golden Fleeces - Wikipedia
Order of the Three Golden FleecesOrdre des Trois-Toisons...
- List of knights of the Golden Fleece - Wikipedia
During the rule of the Burgundians, over five hundred years ago, a significant new knighthood emerged, the Order of the Golden Fleece. Traces have been preserved both in Bruges and in various other places in Europe of this exclusive organisation, which still exists today. This e-exhibition…
The Order of the Golden Fleece, order of knighthood founded in Burgundy in 1430 and associated later especially with Habsburg Austria and with Spain. The order was founded by Philip III the Good, duke of Burgundy, at Bruges in Flanders in 1430, to commemorate his wedding there to Isabella of.
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One of the most ancient, prestigious and best-known European orders of chivalry – the Order of the Golden Fleece – was founded by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, in Bruges in 1430.
The Order of the Golden Fleece was the ‘badge’ of the Casa d’Austria, its various symbols part of the fundamental accoutrements of all male Habsburgs in official portraits. A mysterious aura surrounds the archaic rituals and statutes of the Habsburg family Order which have existed essentially unchanged since its foundation more than 500 ...
