The Order of the Band, Knights of the Band, or Equites Bindae, was a
military order in
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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, instituted by
Alfonso XI
Alfonso XI (13 August 131126 March 1350), called the Avenger (''el Justiciero''), was King of Castile and León. He was the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and his wife Constance of Portugal. Upon his father's death in 1312, several disputes en ...
,
King
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of
Castile in 1332.
[''The New Cambridge Medieval History, vol. 6: c. 1300 - c. 1415'', Michael Jones (ed.) (Cambridge, 1998), p. 209.] It took its name from the ''banda'', band, sash or red ribbon which was once worn by knights belonging to the order.
Membership of the order was awarded to certain distinguished knights and squires of the king, and had roots back as far as 1324.
This order was only for nobility; the eldest sons of
grandees were excluded; and a prerequisite to admittance was to have served at least ten years either in the army, or at court. They were bound to take up arms for
Catholicism
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against infidels. The King himself was Grand Master of the order. After a period of decline it is considered to have been extinct by 1474.
See also
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Female order of the Band
The Female order of the Band is a female honorific order founded in 1387, bestowed upon the women of Palencia, in Castile and León (Crown of Castile, current Spain). It was founded by John I of Castile in 1387 in order to honor the memory of th ...
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Royal Bend of Castile
The Royal Bend of Castile (''Banda Real de Castilla'') was the heraldic flag of the monarchs of the Crown of Castile, a personal banner of military use, distinctive indicating to the troops the presence of the monarch and allowed them to have ...
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Members of the Order of the Band
Band
Band or BAND may refer to:
Places
*Bánd, a village in Hungary
*Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
* Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania
*Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, I ...
Orders of chivalry of Spain
14th-century establishments in Castile
History of Catholicism in Spain
Catholic orders of chivalry
1332 establishments in Europe
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