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THE INTERNATIONAL AND ROYAL
COUNCIL FOR ORDERS OF CHIVALRY
THE ALMANACH DE CHIVALRY 2008
( Founded 2002 by Royal Charter )
The Register of Orders of Chivalry
Registre des Ordres de Chevalerie
The Official Listing of The Imperial
and Royal European Orders of Chivalry
The Imperial and Royal Orders of
Knighthood of The Holy Roman Empire
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The Ceremonial Decorations of The Imperial Augustinian Order
of The White Eagle of The Holy Roman Empire
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THE IMPERIAL AND ROYAL AUGUSTINIAN ORDER OF
THE WHITE EAGLE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE
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The Imperial and Royal Augustinian Order of The White Eagle of The Holy Roman Empire, was formally established by His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl Friedrich of Germany, Duke of Swabia, in His formal capacity as The de jure Emperor Charles VIII, King of Germany, by Imperial Decree on the first day of September, 1999, as an Imperial and Royal Dynastic Ceremonial House Order of Knighthood. The Order consists of One Class, being Knight Grand Cross and is limited to members of The Imperial and Royal Electoral House only. The official emblem of the Imperial Order, consists of a crowned single headed white eagle with outspread wings with a Teutonic Cross on its breast, the whole is set on a eight pointed red cross with golden rays. The motto of the Order is 'Christus Vincit, Christus Regnat, Christus Imperit', (Christ Conquers, Christ Reigns, Christ Rules) from Emperor Charlemagnes motto, (742-814) first Holy Roman Emperor (800-814). The objects of the Imperial Order are to promote the spirit and cause of Christian Chivalry, to stimulate the practice of virtue and good behaviour and to formally honour the glory and praise of God Almighty. The Orders Patron Saint is St. Michael the Archangel of Heaven, who also holds the formal Apostolic position of the Patron Saint of The Holy Roman Empire of The German Nation. The First Sovereign Grand Master is His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl of Germany, Duke of Swabia, Principal Knight Grand Cross, who formally confers the said Order as part of His personal gift to members of the Imperial and Royal Electoral House and Family. Furthermore the Sovereign Grand Mastership of the said Imperial Order is only formally transmissible to the legitimate Heirs of The Imperial and Royal Electoral House, His Imperial Highness, as founder and First Sovereign Grand Master reserves the 'extraterritorial' Sovereighty of the said Imperial Order for Himself and His Heirs and Successors of His Body.
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The Ceremonial Decorations of
The Imperial Carinthian Order of Karl Der Grosse
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THE IMPERIAL CARINTHIAN ORDER OF KARL DER GROSSE
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The Imperial Carinthian Order of Karl der Grosse, was formally established by His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl of Germany, Duke of Swabia, in His formal capacity as the reigning de jure Emperor Charles VIII, King of Germany, by Imperial Decree on Christmas day 2001, as an Imperial Dynastic Ceremonial Order of Knighthood. The Imperial Order, consists of One Class, being Knight Grand Commander or Lady Grand Commander, and is limited to members of the Imperial Court holding a Titles of Nobility only. The emblem of the Imperial Order, consists of a red cross with gold rim, set on gold crossed swords bearing in the centre the Imperial Carinthian Crown of The Holy Roman Empire. The Official Motto of the Order is 'DEO ET IMPERIO'(FOR GOD AND EMPIRE), The objects of the Imperial Order are to promote the spirit and cause of Christian Chivalry and to formally honour the Glory of the most Illustrious Holy Roman Emperor of them all being Charles the Great/Karl der Grosse/Charlemagne, as he is formally known in European Countries. The Orders Patron Saint is St. Peter the Apostle, first Pope of the Universal Church. The first Sovereign Grand Master is His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl of Germany, Duke of Swabia, Principal Knight Grand Commander, who formally confers the said Imperial Order as part of His personal gift. The Soveriegn Grand Mastership of the said Imperial Order is only formally transmissible to the legitimate Heirs of the Imperial and Royal Electoral House and Family of Germany, His Imperial Highness, as founder and first Sovereign Grand Master, reserves the 'extraterritorial' Sovereignty of for Himself and His Heirs and Successors of His Body and House. The Present High Grand Chancellor and Principal Lady Grand Commander is Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Maria Alexandra of Germany, Duchess of Swabia, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg, de jure Empress Maria of Germany. The Grand Commander of The Imperial Order, is His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Henry of Germany. Duke of Franconia, Count of Hohenstaufen, Knight Grand Commander of The Imperial Carinthian Order of Karl der Grosse. The Grand Chaplainship of The Imperial Order is formally vested within the Holy See of St. Peter, Rome.
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The Ceremonial Decorations of
The Imperial and Royal Order of St.Hubert of Lorraine
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THE IMPERIAL AND ROYAL ORDER OF ST. HUBERT OF LORRAINE
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The Order of St. Hubert of Lorraine was formally founded in the year 1416 by Louis, Duke of Bar, it was placed under the patronage of St.Hubert. Its object was to reward members of the Nobility for accomlishing charity, King Louis XV of France(1715-1774)took the Order under His special protection. Suppressed by the French Revolution, the Order was revived by Louis XVIII in 1816, but finally went into dormancy in 1824. The Order was formally revived from dormancy by Imperial Decree of His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl of Germany, Duke of Swabia, in His formal capacity as The de jure Emperor Charles VIII, King of Germany, on Christmas Day 2000, and was formally raised to the Style, Title and Dignity of an Imperial and Royal Order of The Holy Roman Empire, from the date of the Imperial Decree issued. The Order consists of One Class being Knight Grand Commander or Lady Grand Commander, and is limited to one hundred Knights regardless of sex or religion. The Order was made a Ceremonial Dynastic Order of Knighthood by Imperial Decree issued By His Imperial Highness, and as such is part of the dynastic patrimony of the Imperial and Royal Electoral House of Germany. The Sovereign Grand Mastership of the Imperial Order is only formally transmissble to the legitimate Heirs of the aforementioned Imperial and Royal House and Family. The present Sovereign Grand Master of the Imperial Order is His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl of Germany, Duke of Swabia, Principal Knight Grand Commander, who formally confers the said Imperial Order as part of His personal gift. The present Grand Chancellor and Principal Lady Grand Commander is Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Maria Alexandra of Germamy, Duchess of Swabia, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg, de jure Empress Maria of Germany. The Grand Chaplainship of The Imperial Order is formally vested within The Holy See St.Peter, Rome.
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THE IMPERIAL AND ROYAL MILITARY ORDER OF ST. HENRY
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The Military Order of St. Henry, was formally established in the year 1736 by Augustus III, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony (1733-1763) to mark his fortieth birthday and honour the Saintly Saxon Emperor Henry II. The Order was formally conferred for meritious deeds regardless of religion and class. Th emedallion bears the image of St. Henry in Imperial Robes on the reverse of the Order are the Arms of Saxony. The Order was formally revived by Imperial Decree of His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl of Germany, Duke of Swabia, in His formal capacity as the de jure Emperor Charles VIII, King of Germany, from dormancy on Christmas Day 2000, and was formally raised to the Style, Title and Dignity of an Imperial and Royal Order of The Holy Roman Empire, from the date of the Imperial Decree issued. The Order consists of Two Classes of Knighthood being Knight Grand Cross or Lady Grand Cross and Knight Commander or Lady Commander and is limited to One hundred Knights only. The Order is a ceremonial dynastic Order of Knighthood and as such is part of the dynastic patrimony of the Imperial and Royal Electoral House and Family of Germany. The Sovereign Grand Mastership is only formally transmissible to the legitimate Heirs of the aforementioned Sovereign House and Family. The Present Sovereign Grand Master and Principal Knight Grand Cross is His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl of Germany, Duke of Swabia, who formally confers the said Imperial and Royal Order as part of His personal gift. The Present Grand Chancellor and Knight Grand Cross is His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Henry of Germany, Duke of Franconia,Count of Hohenstaufen. The Grand Chaplainship of the Order is formally vested within the Holy See of St. Peter, Rome.
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THE IMPERIAL AND ROYAL ORDER OF ST.GEORGE OF CARINTHIA
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This Order was established by the Emperor designate Rudolph I of Habsburg (1273-1291) in the year 1273 to continue the Order of St.George of Austria. It was re-established on Christmas night in Rome, in the year 1468 by Emperor Frederick III (1452-1493) as a lay and religious, military and civil dynastic Order. The Order was approved on the 1st of January 1469 by Pope Paul II (1468-1471) and again in 1472 by Pope Sixtus IV (1471-1484). It was amplified by Emperor Maximillian I (1493-1519) and approved by Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503) in 1493 together with the confraternity of St.George in Carinthia, to which he asked to be admitted as a member together with the Sacred College. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the Order was described as one of the most important of The Holy Roman Empire. The badge consisted of a four-pointed star with a red enamel cross botonne in the centre, bearing the Carinthian Crown of the Holy Roman Empire on the upper arm. The Order was finally suppressed in 1781 by the Emperor Joseph II (1765-1790). The Order was formally revived by Imperial Decree of His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl of Germany, Duke of Swabia, in His formal capacity as the de jure Emperor Charles VIII of Germany, from dormancy on Christmas Day 2000, and was formally raised to the Style, Title and Dignity of an Imperial and Royal Order of the Holy Roman Empire, from the date of the Imperial Decree. The Order consists of One universal class of Knighthood being Knight Grand Commander or Lady Grand Commander and is limited to Two hundred Knights only. The Order is a Ceremonial Dynastic Order of Knighthood and as such is part of the dynastic patrimony of The Imperial and Royal Electoral House of Germany. The Sovereign Grand Mastership is only formally transmissible to the legitimate Heirs of the Imperial and Royal Electoral House and Family. The Present Sovereign Grand Master and Principal Knight Grand Commander is His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl Fredericke of Germany, Duke of Swabia, who formally confers the said Imperial and Royal Order as part of His personal gift. The present Grand Chancellor and Knight Grand Commander is His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Louis of Germany, Duke of Thuringia, Count of Regensburg. The Grand Chaplainship of the Imperial Order is formally vested within The Holy See of St. Peter, Rome.
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THE IMPERIAL ORDER OF THE ANCIENT
NOBILITY OF THE FOUR EMPERORS
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The Order of The Ancient Nobility of The Four Emperors was founded by the Emperor Henry VII in the year 1308 under the Patronage of the Guardian Angel, it became extinct in the sixteenth century, was later revived and united with the Order of Merit of the Lion of Holstein-Limburg, under the patronage of St. Phillipe. Its object was the defence of the Faith. It was reserved for members of the nobility and higher clergy, and was held in great esteem. The Order ceased to exist during the second half of the last century. The Order was formally revived from dormancy by Imperial Decree of His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl of Germany, Duke of Swabia, in His formal capacity as the de jure Emperor Charles VIII, King of Germany, on the 1st of August, 2001, and the Order was formally raised to the Style, Title and Dignity of an Imperial Order of The Holy Roman Empire, from the date of the Imperial Decree. The Order is not formally Conferred at present, His Imperial Highness, has formally assumed the Sovereign Grand Mastership of the Imperial Order and is held under His Imperial Highness', personal protection. The Sovereign Grand Mastership is oonly formally transmissible to the legitimate Heirs of the Imperial and Royal Electoral House and Family of Germany.
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THE IMPERIAL ORDER OF THE DEFEATED DRAGON
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The Order of the Defeated Dragon (German: Drachenorden; Latin: Societas Draconistrarum) was formally established in the year 1418 by the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, and his second wife (Barbara Cilli) after the Council of Constance, to defend the Church against the heretics, especially the Hussites. The defeated dragon is a symbol of the destruction of heresy. The Order flourished in Germany, and Italy, Members of the Order were known as draconists.
After Sigismund's decisive victory in Bosnia, the king decided to found his own secular order. The members were important political allies and vassals, the pillars of Sigismund power. The name of the order refers to St. George. The sigils of the order were an ouroborus and the flaming cross. On December 13, 1418, the charter for the Order was publicly announced, dedicating the Order to the defense of the cross from its enemies, particularly the Ottomans and Hussites. The founding twenty-four members were inducted in 1418, including:
Sigismund of Luxembourg, King of Hungary
Stefan Lazareviæ of Serbia
King Alfonso of Aragon and Naples
King Ladislaus II of Poland
Grand Prince Vytautas of Lithuania
Duke Ernst of Austria
Christopher III, Duke of Bavaria and King of Denmark
Pipo of Ozora
The University of Bucharest annotation to the original edict which establishes the Order reads O Quam Misericors est Deus, Pius et Justus, which may be part of the emblem.
In 1431, Sigismund chose to expand the ranks of the Order. To achieve this, he invited a number of politically influential and militarily useful vassals and nobles for indoctrination into the Order. Included in this ceremony was Vlad II Dracul, father of Vlad Țepeș, who was serving as frontier commander guarding the passes from Transylvania to Wallachia. (The post-title Dracul refers to being invested with the Order of the Dragon.)The addition of new members caused the creation of many classes within the Order. Each class had a slight variation on the symbol of the order, although the dragon motif was dominant in each variation. Common changes included the addition of inscriptions like O Quam Misericors est Deus ("Oh, how merciful God is") and Justus et Paciens ("Justifiably and peacefully"). The order remained prominent until the death of Sigismund in 1437. Without a strong sponsor, the Order quickly lost influence and prestige. Few historical artifacts of the Order remain today, although the symbol of the Order has been adopted for many family crests throughout Europe. A copy, dating to 1707, of the edict forming the Order is the oldest historical artifact of the Order and is stored at the University of Bucharest.
The Order was revived by Imperial Decree of His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl Friedrich of Germany, in His formal capacity as the de jure Holy Roman Emperor Charles VIII, on the 1st of August, 2001. His Imperial Highness, formally assumed the postion of Sovereign Grand Master of The Order of the Defeated Dragon and Supreme Dragon Knight Universal.
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THE IMPERIAL ORDER OF ST. RUPERT OF SALZBURG
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The Order of St. Rupert of Salzburg, was formally established in the year 1701, by Johannes Ernst von Thun, Archbishop of Salzburg, who created this Order to honour Saint Rupert, who had been the first Archbishop of Salzburg, and as a perpetual memorial of the treaty of Carlowitz in the year 1699 when Prince Eugene of Savoy, forced the Turks to leave Austro-Hungarian soil after 150 years of occupation. The Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, confirmed the Order which was reserved for the highest nobility. The Order was formally revived by Imperial Decree of His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl of Germany, Duke of Swabia, in His formal capacity as the de jure Emperor Charles VIII, King of Germany, on the 1st of August, 2001, and was formally raised to the Style, Title, and Dignity of an Imperial Order of The Holy Roman Empire, from the date of the Imperial Decree. The Imperial Order is not conferred at present. His Imperial Highness, has assumed the Sovereign Grand Mastership of the Imperial Order and is held under His personal protection. The Sovereign Grand Mastership is only formally transmissible to the legitimate Heirs of the Imperial and Royal Electoral House and Family of Germany.
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THE ROYAL ORDER OF ST. ELIZABETH
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The Order of St. Elizabeth was founded by Elizabeth Augusta, daughter of Joseph Charles, Count Palatine of Sultzbach and first wife of the Elector Charles Theodor, in the year 1766. The Order was reserved for noble Catholic ladies who had accomplished outstanding deeds of charity. The Order was confirmed by Clement XIII (1758-1769). Its badge portrayed the figure of St. Elizabeth being visited by Our Lady. The Order was formally revived by Imperial Decree of His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl of Germany, Duke of Swabaia, in His formal capacity as the de jure Emperor Charles VIII, King of Germany, from doemancy on the 1st of August 2001, and was formally raised to the Style, and Dignity of a Royal Order of the Holy Roman Empire, from the date of the Imperial Decree. The Royal Order of St. Elizabeth, consists of One Class of Knighthood being Lady of the Cross, reserved for ladies of nobility and is limited to fifty Ladies only. The Order is a ceremonial dynastic Order of Knighthood and as such is part of the dynastic patrimony of the Imperial and Royal Electoral House and Family of Germany. The Sovereign Grand Mastership is only formally transmissible to the legitimate Heirs of the aforementioned Imperial and Royal Electoral Sovereign House and Family. The Present Sovereign Grand Master and Principal Lady of The Cross, is Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Maria Alexandra of Germany, Duchess of Swabia, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg, de jure Empress of Germany, who formally confers the Royal Order as part of Her persoanl Gift. The Present Grand Chancellor and Lady of The Cross is Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Charlotte Elizabeth of Germany, Duchess of Regensburg, Duchess of Naples, Countess of Provence. The Grand Chaplainship of the Royal Order is fromally vested within the Holy See of St, Peter, Rome.
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THE ROYAL ORDER OF THE EAGLE OF ESTE
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The Order of The Eagle of Este was formally established in the year 1855 by Duke Francis V of Modena, The Insignia of the Order consists of a Cross White and Blue with Gold rim, bearing in the centre the Eagle of Este. The Order was formally revived by Imperial Decree of His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl of Germany, Duke of Swabia, in His formal capacity as the de jure Emperor Charles VIII, King of Germany, from dormancy on Christmas day 2001, and was formally raised to the Stlye, Title and Dignity of a Royal Order of The Holy Roman Empire, from the date of the Imperial Decree. The Royal Order of the Eagle of Este, consists of One Class of Knighthood, being Knight Grand Cross or Lady Grand Cross and is limited to One hundred Knights only. The Royal Order is a ceremonial dynastic Order of Knighthood and as such is part of the dynastic patrimony of the Imperial and Royal Electoral House and Family of Germany. The Sovereign Grand Mastership is only formally transmissible to the legitimate Heirs of the aforementioned Imperial and Royal Sovereign House and Family. The Present Sovereign Grand Master and Principal Lady Grand Cross, is Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Maria Alexandra of Germany, Duchess of Swabia, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg, Empress of Germany, who formally confers the Royal Order as part of Her persoanl gift. The Present Grand Chancellor and Principal Knight Grand Cross is His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl of Germany, Duke of Swabia, de jure Charles VIII, King of Germany. The Grand Chaplainship of the Royal Order is formally vested within the Holy See of St. Peter, Rome.
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THE ORDER OF THE SLAVES OF VIRTUE
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The Order of The Slaves of Virtue was founded in the year 1662 by Eleanor Gonzaga, Empress of Germany and widow of the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III (1637-1657), its purpose was to promote piety and virtue at the Imperial Court. It was reserved for Dames of noble birth. The Order was united with that of the Dames of the Starry Cross in the year 1668. The Order was formally revived back into a separate Order of Knighthood by Imperial Decree of His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl of Germany, Duke of Swabia, in His formal capacity as the de jure Emperor Charles VIII, King of Germany, on the 1st of August, 2001. The Order is not conferred at present. Her Imperial and Royal Princess Maria Alexandra of Germany, Duchess of Swabia, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg, de jure Empress of Germany, was Conferred with the Sovereign Grand Mastership by His Imperial Highness, on the 6th of August, 2001, which is held under His personal protection. The Sovereign Grand Mastership is only formally transmissible to the legitimate Heirs of the Imperial and Royal Electoral House and Family of Germany.
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THE ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL
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The Order of St. Michael, was founded by James Clemens, Duke of Bavaria, Elector of Cologne, Bishop of Liege, Regensberg and Hildesheim, in the year 1693. Karl Theodor, Palatine Elector, annexed it to the Bavaria Orders of Chivalry. The Orders original object was the defence of the Crown. In 1812 the Order was confirmed by King Maximillian Joseph of Bavaria, who added to the Order the aim of helping the poor and sick soldiers. In 1837 and 1844 it was again confirmed by King Ludwig of Bavaria, as an award for all meritorious deeds. St. Michaels Church in Munchen, Bavaria, became the Chapel of the Order. The Medallion of the Order has the figure of St. Michael and the inscription being the Orders Motte of "Quis ut Deus"(Who is Like God). The Order of St. Michael, was formally revived from dormancy by Imperial Decree of His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Karl Friedrich of Germany, Duke of Swabia, de jure Emperor Charles VIII, King of Germany, on the 1st of August, 2001. The Order is not formally conferred at present. His Imperial Highness, assumed the Sovereign Grand Mastership of the Order and is held under His Imperial Highness', personal protection. The Sovereign Grand Mastership is only formally transmissible to the legitimate Heirs of the Imperial and Royal Electoral House and Family of Germany.
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"CHRISTUS VINCIT, CHRISTUS REGNAT, CHRISTUS IMPERIT"
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