Order of the Golden Fleece

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chivalric order dynastic order

The Order of the Golden Fleece is one of the most prestigious and ancient chivalric orders in Europe, historically associated with the Habsburgs and the Spanish and Austrian monarchies.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece 4
Austrian branch of the Order of the Golden Fleece 1
Order of the Golden Fleece (Spain) 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric order ⓘ
dynastic order ⓘ
associatedDynasty House of Bourbon ⓘ
House of Habsburg ⓘ
branch Order of the Golden Fleece self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Austrian branch of the Order of the Golden Fleece

Order of the Golden Fleece self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Spanish branch of the Order of the Golden Fleece
ceremonialDressFeature collar of firesteels and flints ⓘ
golden fleece pendant ⓘ
ceremonialLanguage Latin ⓘ
ceremonialOccasion chapters of the order ⓘ
country Austria ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
eligibility Roman Catholic nobles and sovereigns ⓘ
heads of state ⓘ
field heraldry ⓘ
founder Philip the Good ⓘ
surface form: Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy
genderRestriction traditionally male-only ⓘ
hasRank Knight of the Golden Fleece ⓘ
hasTwoBranches true ⓘ
headOfOrder Austrian head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine ⓘ
King of Spain ⓘ
historicalAssociation Austrian Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Burgundian Netherlands ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Spanish Monarchy
inception 1430 ⓘ
influenced development of other European chivalric orders ⓘ
insignia badge ⓘ
collar ⓘ
star ⓘ
laterNumberOfKnights 30 ⓘ
50 ⓘ
motto Pretium Laborum Non Vile ⓘ
mottoLanguage Latin ⓘ
namedAfter Golden Fleece ⓘ
surface form: mythological Golden Fleece
notableFor prestige among European chivalric orders ⓘ
strict limitations on membership ⓘ
notableMember Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalNumberOfKnights 24 ⓘ
patronSaint Saint Andrew ⓘ
placeOfFoundation Bruges ⓘ
precedence one of the highest orders of chivalry in Europe ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
religiousCharacter Catholic order ⓘ
status currently awarded ⓘ
symbolism defence of the Catholic faith ⓘ
loyalty to the sovereign ⓘ
translationOfMotto No mean reward for labours ⓘ
type order of knighthood ⓘ
usesHeraldicDevice Cross of Burgundy ⓘ
surface form: Burgundian cross with flints and steels

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi → awardReceived → Order of the Golden Fleece ⓘ
Giorgio Napolitano → awardReceived → Order of the Golden Fleece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Order of the Golden Fleece (Spain)
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria → awardReceived → Order of the Golden Fleece ⓘ
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg → awarded → Order of the Golden Fleece ⓘ
King Umberto I of Italy → awarded → Order of the Golden Fleece ⓘ
subject surface form: Umberto I of Italy
Order of the Golden Fleece → branch → Order of the Golden Fleece self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spanish branch of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece → branch → Order of the Golden Fleece self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Austrian branch of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi → foreignHonour → Order of the Golden Fleece ⓘ
Habsburg coat of arms → hasElement → Order of the Golden Fleece ⓘ
this entity surface form: collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Alfonso XIII of Spain → honor → Order of the Golden Fleece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria → honor → Order of the Golden Fleece ⓘ
Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona → honor → Order of the Golden Fleece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Juan Carlos I of Spain → honor → Order of the Golden Fleece ⓘ
King Baudouin of Belgium → honor → Order of the Golden Fleece ⓘ
Leopold III of Belgium → honor → Order of the Golden Fleece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Queen Sofía of Spain → honor → Order of the Golden Fleece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece