Knight of the Golden Fleece

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A Knight of the Golden Fleece is a distinguished member of one of Europe’s most prestigious and historically influential chivalric orders, traditionally associated with the Burgundian, Spanish, and Austrian monarchies.

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Knight of the Golden Fleece canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric title
order of chivalry member
hasAssociationWith Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian monarchy

Duchy of Burgundy
surface form: Burgundian monarchy

Spanish monarchy
hasCeremony investiture by the sovereign or his representative
hasCharacteristic distinguished
elite
hereditary-monarchical association
prestigious
hasCountry Austria
Burgundy wine region
surface form: Burgundy

Spain
hasDateOfEstablishment 1430 (order-level date)
hasDomain European nobility
chivalric orders
hasEligibility Christian princes and high nobility
persons of high rank and merit
hasGenderRestriction historically male
hasHistoricalSignificance influential in European dynastic politics
one of Europe’s most prestigious chivalric distinctions
hasInsignia collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece
golden fleece pendant
hasLanguageOfTradition French
Latin
Spanish
hasMotto Pretium Laborum Non Vile
hasObligation defence of the Catholic faith (historical)
loyalty to the sovereign of the order
upholding chivalric virtues
hasOrderName Order of the Golden Fleece
hasOrigin court of Burgundy
surface form: Burgundian court of Philip the Good
hasPrecedenceOver most other chivalric orders in Europe
hasRank knight
hasRegalia collar, badge, and mantle of the order
hasReligion historically Roman Catholic
hasSeat Austrian branch: Hofburg Palace, Vienna
Royal Palace of Madrid
surface form: Spanish branch: Royal Palace of Madrid
hasStatus lifetime dignity
hasSymbol golden ram’s fleece
hasTypeOfMembership personal, non-hereditary
isConsidered one of the highest orders of chivalry in the world
isTitleConferredBy Austrian branch of the Habsburgs
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg monarchy

Spanish monarchy
surface form: Spanish crown

sovereign of the Order of the Golden Fleece
partOf Order of the Golden Fleece

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Order of the Golden Fleece hasRank Knight of the Golden Fleece
Farnese dynasty titles includesTitle Knight of the Golden Fleece