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MSN Encarta - Knighthood, Orders of Knighthood, Orders of, in modern usage, honorary societies, membership of which is generally conferred by a nation or a head of state on nobility or people who have performed some unusually meritorious service. Three categories of orders may be distinguished: royal orders, generally limited to noblemen and noblewomen of royal blood or of the highest grade; noble or family orders, open to nobility in general; and orders of merit, bestowed on people of all classes as a reward for distinguished service. The orders are believed to have originated during the age of feudalism, when many of the nobility, impoverished by their heavy expenditures during the Crusades or virtually disinherited through the operation of the law of primogeniture, became professional soldiers in the service of various kings or other nobles. uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761578538/Knighthood_Orders_of.html   (348 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Military Orders A regular order of knighthood means a brotherhood or confraternity which combines with the insignia of knighthood the privileges of monks. Orders of knighthood lacking this official recognition should be expunged from history, even though they figure in the pages of all the old historians of the military orders. An order of St. George of Alfama, in Aragon, approved in 1363 by Urban V, was merged in the Order of Montesa in 1399. www.newadvent.org /cathen/10304d.htm   (2638 words)

SPANISH KNIGHTHOOD ORDERS The order participated at the Castilian civil wars of XIV & XV centuries, finally, after the reign of Catholic Kings, the king was the master of the order. The order took part in the Castilian civil wars of XIV & XV centuries, finally, after the reign of Catholic Kings, the king was the master of the order. At 1317, the Pope Juan XXII aproved the statutes of the order. es.geocities.com /endovelico2001/med/knight.html   (586 words)

Knights, Chivalry, & Orders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14) There are three knightly orders of principal importance; the Order of the Poor Knights of Christ, the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem; and the Teutonic Knights of St. Mary's Hospital at Jerusalem. Noteworthy also are the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece, sanctioned by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy in 1429; the Italian Order of Annunziata established in 1362 by Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy; and the Order of the Elephant established in Denmark in 1462. When speaking of knighthood, we are speaking of a very rich, very interesting and extensive history and heritage which serves to represent an ideal, that in its finest form, is worthy of the attention of all men, and women. www.thelema.net /ramsey/knighthood.html   (2248 words)

The Official Almanach de Chivalry The chapel of the order is The Queen’s Chapel of the Savoy. Order of the Vandals Crown of the House of Mecklemburg Order of Saint Mary of the Teutons in the Netherlands, Bailiwick of Utrecht,(1 Class) (Teutonic Order)* held under the Supreme Authority of H.I.&.R.H. Prince Karl Friedrich of Germany, Duke of Swabia, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, de jure Charles VIII I.R. as the 60th Hochmeister. www.almanachdechivalry.com   (8417 words)

Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus - Regalis In the mid-thirteenth century, the Order of Saint Lazarus was formally recognised as a military and hospitaller order by a Papal Bull which confirmed to it the religious rule of Saint Augustine. The Order he founded, which at first was little more than a noble confraternity, does not seem to have had a particularly active existence after his election as Pope, nor to have survived his death, as a cardinal of the Church, in January 1451. A closer analogy may be made to the Order of Saint Stephen of Tuscany, a dynastic institution likewise enlisted in the naval wars of the Mediterranean, and viewed by the Papacy in the same light as the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. www.regalis.com /reg/mauriziano.htm   (4178 words)

HISTORY OF KNIGHTHOOD The institution of knighthood stems from the holy orders that the Catholic Church established in the Middle Ages. During the crusades, the rules governing monastic orders were extended to the soldiers who, once in the Holy Land, established various religious-military orders to ensure the safety of pilgrims and the sick and to further the battle for Christianity. Orders of merit are no longer the exclusive right of the nobility or elite, and new classes of rank have been introduced: knight grand cross, commander and knight. www.tpk.fi /eng/institution/history_of_knighthood.html   (389 words)

Orders of Knighthood - Corinthia Order of the Rose: A purely religious order, the knights of this order are the champions of the various faiths worshipped by the peoples of Corinthia and all of the surrounding kingdoms except Murdos. A sub-sect of this order is the Celestials. Order of the Griffin: Griffin Knights are created almost exclusively from the veterans of the Royal Armies of Corinthia. home.tampabay.rr.com /darkempire/knights.htm   (727 words)

The Monarchy Today > The Queen's Role > Sovereign as Fountain of Honour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14) Historically, the exchange of Orders between the Sovereign and overseas heads of state tended to be personal and dynastic - particularly during Queen Victoria's reign, when many dynastic marriages contracted by her large family created a network which closely united the dynasties of Europe in the nineteenth century. The award, return or removal of Orders can still be highly symbolic - as shown by The Queen's conferring the Order of Merit on President Mandela, or her return of the Romanian Order received from President Ceausescu and her instruction to erase the President's name from the Register of the Order of the Bath. Today, Orders bestowed on The Queen, and reciprocal awards to foreign heads of state, can be seen as formal and official awards by which one nation honours another in the person of the head of state. www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page347.asp   (757 words)

Notes on the Orders of Knighthood Members of Solamnia's ruling families disliked the idea of having to enter Knighthood on an equal footing with their social inferiors, and so brought about the formation of a third Order, in which only those of noble blood were eligible for membership. This had the effect of closing the Knighthood to the common folk, and was the start of the hereditary Knight families (and the beginning of the tradition of handing down arms and armour from father to son). The Order of the Sword has lost its ties with the ideals of old, and the Knights of the Lance are just a forgotten passage buried deep in the volumes of the Measure. www.physiol.ox.ac.uk /~sl2/dl/orders/knights.html   (1122 words)

Debrett's - British Orders and Decorations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14) Order of the Garter (KG) … constituted by King Edward III about August 1348, has, since June 28th, 1831, consisted of the Sovereign and twenty-four Knights Companions... When the Order was revived by King James VII and II in 1687 and by Queen Anne in 1703 it was narrated in the Royal Warrants that the Order had been instituted by “Achaius, King of Scots (of glorious memory)”. The Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood (at St James's Palace in London) is part of the Lord Chamberlain's Office and is responsible for matters relating to the Orders of Knighthood and Chivalry, including the distribution of insignia. www.debretts.co.uk /etiquette/orders_and_decorations.html   (624 words)

Knights and Kings in Early Modern France : Royal Orders of Knighthood, 1496-1715 (Ams Studies in Cul: ... Examines four orders of knighthood estalished by French kings from 1469 to 1715, from the establishment of the 'Ordre de Saint-Michel', the first royal order to survive its founder, until the end of Louis XIV's reign. The literature of knighthood focuses, for the most part, on the medieval aspects of the institution - the familiar themes of chivalry, the tournament, etc. - or on its later, romantic revival. This book examines four orders of knighthood established by French Kings from 1469 to 1715, from "the establishment of the Ordre de Saint-Michel, the first royal order to survive its founder, until the end of Louis X1V's reign". bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp /guest/cgi-bin/booksea.cgi?ISBN=0404642535   (235 words)

Women Knights In Italy, the Order of the glorious Saint Mary, founded by Loderigo d'Andalo, a nobleman of Bologna in 1233, and approved by pope Alexander IV in 1261, was the first religious order of knighthood to grant the rank of militissa to women. In the case of the Order of Saint-John (later Malta), they were soeurs hospitalières, and they were the counterparts of the frères prêtres or priest brothers, a quite distinct class from the knights. The first European woman to have been granted an order of knighthood was Queen Mary, when she was made a Knight Grand Commander of the same order, by special statute, in celebration of the Delhi Durbar of 1911. www.heraldica.org /topics/orders/wom-kn.htm   (1455 words)

The Principality of Corvinia : Orders of Knighthood : Order of the Penguin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14) The Principality of Corvinia : Orders of Knighthood : Order of the Penguin The Noble Order of the Penguin is the second oldest and second most prestigious of the orders of knighthood in Corvinia. Founded by rescript on July 2, 1997, the order is limited to 73 members, whereof one Grand Penguin (the grandmaster of the order), twelve Knights-Commander, and sixty ordinary Knights. www.corvinia.org /minint/honours/k-peng.html   (63 words)

The Principality of Corvinia : Orders of Knighthood : Order of the Raven   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14) The Principality of Corvinia : Orders of Knighthood : Order of the Raven The Grand and Noble Order of the Raven is the oldest and most prestigious of the orders of knighthood in Corvinia. Founded by rescript on July 2, 1997, the order is limited to 73 members, whereof one Grand Raven (the grandmaster of the order), twelve Knights-Commander, and sixty ordinary Knights. www.corvinia.org /minint/honours/k-raven.html   (107 words)

Orders of Knighthood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14) During the course of the crusades several religious orders of knighthood were founded which became very important in the years of fighting and difficulty that followed the First Crusade. The Knights of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, as their full title was, remained powerful even after the crusades had ended, protecting Europe from Turkish naval attacks, and they were finally disbanded in Europe by the French ruler Napoleon I at the beginning of the 19th century. Later the King of Jerusalem gave them, for the headquarters of their order, the 'Temple of Solomon', and because of this they came to be known as the Templars. www.redfort.net /history/hist29data.htm   (408 words)

Orders of the Knighthood The crown is the lowest level of the Knighthood, theyre tasks include defending bases and outposts of the knights (during war time) and also they will be sort of the grunts of the Knighthood. The order of the sword is the Midlevel order. The head of the Knighthood, is always the leader of this Order.(AKA me)additionally the knights council is elected from the Rose order, (not by the rose order, all members get to do elect) with with the Head of each order on it as well. www.darienstorm.50megs.com /custom.html   (394 words)

KNIGHT OF THE HOLY ORDERS If joining an Order later in their career, Knights sacrifice their next slot due them in exchange for gaining immediate knowledge of the deity's weapon, if it is not known already. Identical in color to the elésah of the Order, the ilin is a strip of cloth some two feet in length, and is held in place by a single clasp or pin bearing the deity's symbol. The ilin is draped over the right shoulder of those seeking to serve to the House of Light, the left shoulder the House of Darkness, and draped evenly behind the neck and down the chest for all other Candidates. home.comcast.net /~timcoyle/Knight.html   (1446 words)

Moderative Branch - Office of the Lord-Protector - Titles of Nobility & Orders of Chivalry and Knighthood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14) The Order of the Cross of Strauss (Ordem da Cruz de Strauss) is the most important honour in the Holy Empire of Reunion, usually given to foreigners who have shown to deserve respect and admiration from the Reunian people. The Order of the Shield of Tassinari (Ordem do Escudo de Tassinari) is the third most important honour in the Holy Empire of Reunion, usually given to people who have shown to deserve respect and admiration from the Reunian people. The Order of the Medal of Mosselin (Ordem da Medalha de Mosselin) is the fourth most important honour in the Holy Empire of Reunion, usually given to people who have shown to deserve respect and admiration from the Reunian people. www.reuniao.org /nobility   (824 words)

Knighthood, Imperial Orders of   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14) The most common orders of knighthood are the Order of the Emperor's Guard, established in 52 and originally limited to the Emperor's personal retainers but now of wide and diverse membership, and the Order of Starship and Crown, established in 17. More exclusive orders have also been established: the Order of Hlyuea (established to honor loyal Aslan citizens), the Order of Gvadakoung (established to honor loyal Vargr citizens), and the Honorable Order of the Arrow (established to recognize interstellar explorers). The head of each order (for example, the Emperor as head of the Order of Sylea) is expected to abide by this code in addition to the protocol of his title, although conflicts are resolved in favor of the protocol. www.foreven.com /libdat/libdat/k/KnighthoodImperialOrdersof.htm   (271 words)

Links to Military Orders and Orders of Knighthood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14) The Order of the Golden Fleece was founded by Philip, duke of Burgundy, to commemorate his wedding to Princess Isabel, Infant of Portugal, daughter of John I, King of Portugal, and of Phillipa of Lancaster, Queen of Portugal. The Royal Order of Charles III was founded in the XVIII th century by Charles III, King of Spain, as an Order of Knighood. With the insignia of the Order and the heraldry of the Canadian Knights of the Order. www.geocities.com /Athens/Academy/3908/links2.htm   (4414 words)

Boulton (1987) The knights of the crown: The monarchical orders of knighthood in later medieval Europe, 1325-1520   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14) Boulton (1987) The knights of the crown: The monarchical orders of knighthood in later medieval Europe, 1325-1520 The knights of the crown: The monarchical orders of knighthood in later medieval Europe, 1325-1520 Europe; Kings and rulers; Orders of knighthood and chivalry; Knights and knighthood; Middle Ages; History; To 1500; 16th century www.getcited.org /pub/102525893   (51 words)

Amazon.com: Books: Orders of Knighthood, Awards & the Holy See This book is a must for anyone who is interested in knowing about orders of knighthood and the relationship which the Holy See has on all orders. The book covers Papal Orders of Knighthood, Dynastic Orders like THE SACRED and MILITARY CONSTANTINIAN ORDER OF St. GEORGE, Extinct Catholic Orders, and many more. Also of interest is a section that includes The Procedure for Admission to the Orders of Knighthood. www.bookreviewdatabase.com /book/0905715268/Orders%20of%20Knighthood,%20Awards%20and%20the%20Holy%20See/Hyginus%20Eugene%20Cardinale%20Peter%20Bander%20Duren/0   (388 words)

Orders of Knighthood The most famous orders of knighthood are the Knights Renunciates, the Knights of the Anvil, and the Knights Cathedrars. Originally they were but a part of the monastic Order of Saint Andrew; now they are a famous and wealthy religious order whose special charge is to protect the Church. Election to the Knights of the Anvil can only be won by doing some great and singular deed, and in any case only if there is a vacancy—the numbers of the Order remain constant, and new members are elected only on the death or retirement from the field of a current Knight. home.comcast.net /~jonathan.turner/voice/world/orders.htm   (308 words)

ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD Whilst most people will be aware of the Order of the Bath and that of the Garter, there are others less well known: Order of the Thistle; Order of St Patrick; Order of St Michael and St George; Order of the Star of India; Order of the Indian Empire. An order which does not receive wide coverage is the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order: shown here is the collar and badge of the Order on the crest of the Earl of Wilton. The SS collar is Lancastrian (the central rose may be an allusion to the red rose of that county) and in the Victorian era was still worn by the Heralds, the Lord Mayor of London and certain judges. homepage.eircom.net /~lawe/ORDERS.htm   (730 words)

Encyclopedia Corviniana - G to L   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14) Abbreviation for Knight-Commander of the Penguin, the middle rank of knighthood in the Noble Order of the Penguin (q.v. Abbreviation for Knight-Commander of the Raven, the middle rank of knighthood in the Grand and Noble Order of the Raven (q.v. Abbreviation for Knight-Commander of the Tufted Duck, the middle rank of knighthood in the Noble Order of the Tufted Duck (q.v. www.corvinia.org /minedu/enc-cor/ec-gl.html   (1110 words)

Knighthood and Orders of Chivalry The Order of Saint John (Sovereign Military Order of Malta) Shaw, William Arthur: The knights of England; a complete record from the earliest time to the present day of the knights of all the orders of chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of knights bachelors; Incorporating a complete list of knights bachelors dubbed in Ireland, compiled by G. Burtchaell. The Orders of Chivalry Web Site, currently contains articles the British Orders of Chivalry, the Orders of St John (the Sovereign Order of Malta and on the four non-Catholic Orders of St John known as the Alliance Orders), the Order of St Lazarus, and the Order of St Stanislas. www.heraldica.org /topics/orders   (433 words)

331st Battlemech Division - History The Order of the Heroes is mostly a traditional treatment of the way the Terran Hegemony awarded patents of nobility to deserving persons, and partially a throwback to the days when the Minnesota Tribe was part of Clan Wolverine. The Order is customarily awarded for displaying the primary trait of one of the major heroes of the Annihilation Campaign. This is the most common way of gaining a Knighthood in the Minnesota Tribe, although civilians are occasionally inducted by the Knight Commander of each Order through major accomplishments in the fields of the arts, history, science, and the like. www.minnesotatribe.com /mthistory-orders_of_knighthood.shtml   (516 words)

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