Order of Saint Michael

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The Order of Saint Michael was a prestigious French chivalric order founded in the 15th century by King Louis XI to reward loyalty and service to the crown.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric order
order of chivalry
abolished 1830
associatedWith French monarchy
House of Bourbon
House of Valois
awardedFor distinguished service to the French crown
loyalty to the king of France
ceremonialLanguage Latin
coatOfArms arms featuring Saint Michael and the collar of the order
country Kingdom of France
dissolved 1791
fieldOfWork chivalry
followedBy Order of the Holy Spirit
foundedBy Royal ordinance of Louis XI
founder Louis XI of France
genre monarchical order of knighthood
grade Knight
grandMaster King of France
hasPart chapter of knights
grand mastership
headquartersLocation France
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime
surface form: Ancien Régime France

Late Middle Ages
inception 1469
insignia badge depicting Saint Michael slaying the dragon
collar of scallop shells and double knots
star bearing the image of Saint Michael
languageOfName French
locationOfFirstChapter Mont-Saint-Michel
surface form: Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel
memberOf French honours system
motto Immensi tremor oceani
namedAfter Saint Michael
nativeLabel Ordre de Saint-Michel
notableRecipient Anne de Montmorency
Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme
Francis I of France
Henry II of France
originalNumberOfKnights 36
patronSaint Saint Michael
surface form: Saint Michael the Archangel
precededBy Order of the Star
purpose reward loyalty to the French crown
reward military and political service
reestablished 1816
religion Roman Catholicism
seat Mont-Saint-Michel
surface form: Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel

Château d’Amboise
surface form: Château d'Amboise
status defunct
symbol The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan
surface form: Saint Michael slaying the dragon
type dynastic order

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arms of France associatedSymbol Order of Saint Michael