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List of the Knights of the Garter (1348-present) - Heraldica A list of all knights from 1348 to 1939, adapted from Edmund H Fellowes: The Knights of the Garter 1348-1939, which is a catalogue of the stall-plates in St George's chapel, Windsor
Women Knights - Heraldica Women Knights in the Middle Ages Were there women knights in the Middle Ages? Initially I thought not, but further research yielded surprising answers There were two ways anyone could be a knight: by holding land under a knight's fee, or by being made a knight or inducted into an order of knighthood There are examples of both cases for women
Orders of Chivalry in France - Heraldica Listing of the knights with coats of arms and brief notices, based on an 18th c manuscript by a French king of arms Herman, Charles Wendell: Knights and Kings in Early Modern France: Royal Orders of Knighthood, 1469-1715
Knighthood and Orders of Chivalry - Heraldica 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 D Burtchaell
Revived Orders: the Order of Saint Lazarus - Heraldica The archives of the order had been lost, and he relied on other sources to find names of knights: mentions of the order in biographical dictionaries or family monographs, even the presence of the cross in painted portraits
Knighthood and Chivalry - Heraldica Terminology The terms are often confused, and often needlessly distinguished The term knighthood comes from the English word knight (from Old English cniht, boy, servant, cf German Knecht) while chivalry comes from the French chevalerie, from chevalier or knight (Low Latin caballus for horse) In modern English, chivalry means the ideals, virtues, or characteristics of knights The phrases
Nobility and Titles in France - Heraldica Chevaliers (knights) were a subset of the nobility, which included all titled nobility, members of the orders of knighthood of the king, but also members of families of ancient nobility, even untitled The legal definition of a chevalier was very unclear, whether it was a matter of ancestry or a matter of eminence
A Glossary of European Noble, Princely, Royal and Imperial Titles While the noble owed allegience to the king (or Holy Roman Emperor), the holder of a palatine had absolute authority, including the right to grant titles of nobility, create knights, raise armies, coin money -- i e , powers normally reserved to a sovereign
French Heraldry and Related Topics The Old Regime (before 1789) Heraldry started in France more or less at the same time as elsewhere, in the middle of the 12th century Originally associated with the feudal system, it extended quickly (as elsewhere) to social classes beyond knights and nobility: bourgeois, peasants, moral entities (cities, trade corporations), church (individuals and communities), etc (see the discussion of
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