Knights of St. Stephen
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The Knights of St. Stephen were a Tuscan Catholic military order founded in the 16th century to combat Ottoman and Barbary piracy in the Mediterranean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Knights of Saint Stephen | 1 |
| Knights of St. Stephen canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic military order
ⓘ
chivalric order ⓘ |
| activity |
naval expeditions against Barbary corsairs
ⓘ
naval expeditions against Ottoman Empire ⓘ participation in Mediterranean naval warfare ⓘ |
| affiliation | House of Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | Grand Duke of Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Pope Pius IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Livorno
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | red cross of Saint Stephen on a white field ⓘ |
| combatant |
Barbary corsairs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Grand Duchy of Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Cosimo I de' Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| foundingLocation | Pisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Papal bull ⓘ |
| hasPart |
church of Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
convent in Pisa ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Livorno
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Tuscan maritime history ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
|
| ideology | Catholic crusading tradition ⓘ |
| inception | 1561 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Tuscan territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| membershipRequirement | Catholic nobility ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | naval forces ⓘ |
| motto | In hoc signo vinces ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Stephen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Cosimo I de' Medici
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ferdinando I de' Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronSaint | Saint Stephen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheaterOfOperations |
Central Mediterranean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
defense of Christian shipping
ⓘ
protection of Tuscan coasts ⓘ to combat Barbary piracy in the Mediterranean ⓘ to combat Ottoman piracy in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| region | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | navy ⓘ |
| status | historical order ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | religious-military order ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Knights of Saint Stephen