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Order Of The Golden Shield
In 1369, Louis II "the Good", duke of Bourbon founded the Knights of the Golden Shield to commemorate the release from English captivity of noble hostages held along with the king John II of France. This release came in 1369, three years after the death of the captive king. The knighthood order counted, except the Grand Master, twelve knights, and was aimed at defending and protecting women. This courtly ideal, in which knights were protecting vulnerable women, was typical of the culture and chivalrous self-image of the late Middle Ages. The motto of the order was "Allons" (''Let's go''). The order is also called the "Order of the Green Shield." Ackermann mentions this chivalric order as historical order of France. Louis II's honour system was completed with the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of the Thistle in 1370. Sources * Gustav Adolph Ackermann, " ''Ordensbuch, Sämtlicher in Europa blühender und erloschener Orden und Ehrenzeichen'' ". Annaberg, 1855, p 209 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis II, Duke Of Bourbon
Louis de Bourbon, called the Good (4 February 1337 – 10 August 1410), son of Peter de Bourbon and Isabella de Valois (the sister of French King Philip VI), was the third Duke of Bourbon. Louis inherited the duchy after his father Duke Peter I died at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356. On 19 August 1371 Louis married Anne of Auvergne (1358–1417), Countess of Forez and daughter of Beraud II, Dauphin of Auvergne, and his wife the Countess of Forez. They had: # Catherine of Bourbon (b. 1378), d. young # John of Bourbon (1381–1434), Duke of Bourbon # Louis of Bourbon (1388 – 1404), Sieur de Beaujeu # Isabelle of Bourbon (1384 – aft. 1451) In 1390, Louis launched the Barbary Crusade against the Hafsids of Tunis, in conjunction with the Genoese. Its objective was to suppress piracy based in the city of Mahdia, but the siege was unsuccessful. Louis died at Montluçon Montluçon (; oc, Montleçon ) is a commune in central France on the river Cher. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Bourbon
Duke of Bourbon (french: Duc de Bourbon) is a title in the peerage of France. It was created in the first half of the 14th century for the eldest son of Robert of France, Count of Clermont and Beatrice of Burgundy, heiress of the lordship of Bourbon. In 1416, with the death of John of Valois, the Dukes of Bourbon were simultaneously Dukes of Auvergne. Although the senior line came to an end in 1527, the cadet branch of La Marche-Vendome would later succeed to the French throne as the Royal House of Bourbon, which would later spread out to other kingdoms and duchies in Europe. After this date, the title was given to several Princes of Condé and sons of the French Royal family. Dukes of Bourbon First creation: 1327–1523 – House of Bourbon # 1327–1341 : Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1279–1341), ''the lame'' or ''the great'', father of # 1341–1356 : Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (1311–1356), father of # 1356–1410 : Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (1337–1410), father of # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John II Of France
John II (french: Jean II; 26 April 1319 – 8 April 1364), called John the Good (French: ''Jean le Bon''), was King of France from 1350 until his death in 1364. When he came to power, France faced several disasters: the Black Death, which killed nearly 40% of its population; popular revolts known as ''Jacqueries''; free companies (''Grandes Compagnies'') of routiers who plundered the country; and English aggression that resulted in catastrophic military losses, including the Battle of Poitiers of 1356, in which John was captured. While John was a prisoner in London, his son Charles became regent and faced several rebellions, which he overcame. To liberate his father, he concluded the Treaty of Brétigny (1360), by which France lost many territories and paid an enormous ransom. In an exchange of hostages, which included his second son Louis, Duke of Anjou, John was released from captivity to raise funds for his ransom. Upon his return to France, he created the franc to stab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages. Population decline, counterurbanisation, the collapse of centralized authority, invasions, and mass migrations of tribes, which had begun in late antiquity, continued into the Early Middle Ages. The large-scale movements of the Migration Period, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the 7th century, North Africa and the Middle East—most recently part of the Eastern Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Adolph Ackermann
Gustav Adolph Ackermann (16 January 1791 – 19 February 1872) was a German lawyer and author of a notable book on European knightly orders. Ackermann was born in Auerbach in Vogtland, Saxony. He was ''Königlich Sachsischer Appelationsrat'' oyal Saxon appeal councillorat the courthouse in Dresden, Saxony and a great connoisseur of the 19th-century and medieval German and European knightly orders. In 1855 his ''Ordensbuch'' rders bookappeared in Annaberg with the subtitle ''Sämtlicher in Europa blühender und erloschener Orden und Ehrenzeichen'' omplete gathering of flourishing and extinct orders and honorific decorations in Europe Despite its title, the book is not a complete description of orders and decorations, but it is a valuable resource for researchers. As a lawyer he also published in his field. In 1849 his ''Rechtssätze aus Erkenntnissen des Königl. Oberappelationsgerichts zu Dresden'' aw sets about findings of royal high appeal court in Dresden a work on the the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chivalric Order
An order of chivalry, order of knighthood, chivalric order, or equestrian order is an order of knights, typically founded during or inspired by the original Catholic military orders of the Crusades ( 1099–1291) and paired with medieval concepts of ideals of chivalry. Since the 15th century, orders of chivalry, often as dynastic orders, began to be established in a more courtly fashion that could be created ''ad hoc''. These orders would often retain the notion of being a confraternity, society or other association of members, but some of them were ultimately purely honorific and consisted of a medal decoration. In fact, these decorations themselves often came to be known informally as ''orders''. These institutions in turn gave rise to the modern-day orders of merit of sovereign states. Overview An order of knights is a community of knights composed by order rules with the main purpose of an ideal or charitable task. The original ideal lay in monachus et miles (monk and knig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Orders Of France
This page is a list of the orders of chivalry and orders of merit awarded by France, in the order they were established or incorporated in France, and their origins. Kingdom of the Franks, Merovingian and Carolingian periods (485–987) * Order of Saint Remigius 485 (probably a legend) * Order of the Rooster and the Dog 496 (probably a legend) * Order of the Oak 723 (probably a legend) Kingdom of France, Capetian period (987–1328) * Order of the Lion 1080 *Order of Saint Lazarus 1099 *Order of the Temple, also known as the Templars, set up in Jerusalem by 7 French knights in 1118. The Order had its headquarters in Paris but was so spread across Europe it cannot be accounted a solely French order * Order of Our Dear Lady of the Poor of Aubrac 1120 *Order of the Holy Ghost 1198 *Order of the Faith and Peace 1229 *Militia of the Faith of Jesus Christ (first half of the 13th century) * Order of the Broom-cod 1234 Kingdom of France, Valois period (1328–1589) *Order of Saint Lazar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Our Lady Of The Thistle
The Order of Our Lady of the Thistle was founded in January 1370 in Moulins, Allier, Moulins, by Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, Louis II "the Good", Duke of Bourbon « in the honour of God and the Immaculated Virgin», at the occasion of his marriage with Anne of Auvergne, Heiress Countess of Forez, daughter of Beraud II, List of rulers of Auvergne#Dauphins of Auvergne, Dauphin of Auvergne and Jeanne of Forez; niece of John, Count of Forez. Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, Louis II "the Good" - Anne of Auvergne Award Next to its sovereign, the Duke of Bourbon, the chivalric order had 26 Nobility, noble knights distinguished for their bravoury and for being blameless. It completes the Bourbon honour system next to the order of the Golden Shield founded in 1369. Gustav Adolph Ackermann, Ackermann mentions this chivalric order as Historical orders of France, historical order of France and writes that the order, according to other sources, was founded in the 15th century. Details and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annaberg-Buchholz
Annaberg-Buchholz () is a town in Saxony, Germany. Lying in the Ore Mountains, it is the capital of the district of Erzgebirgskreis. Geography The town is located in the Ore Mountains, at the side of the ''Pöhlberg'' ( above sea level). History The previously heavily forested upper Ore Mountains were settled in the 12th and 13th centuries by Franconian farmers. Frohnau, Geyersdorf, and Kleinrückerswalde—all now part of present-day town—are all attested from 1397. Barbara Uthmann introduced braid- and lace-making in 1561 and it was further developed in the 1590s by Belgian refugees fleeing the policies of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Spain's governor over the Low Countries. The industry was further developed in the 19th century, when Annaberg and Buchholz were connected by rail to Chemnitz and each other and both settlements had specialized schools for lace-making. The population of Annaberg in the 1870s was 11,693. This had risen to 16,811 by 1905, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
