Medieval Secular Order Names: Courtly Orders and Awards
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Medieval Secular Order Names: Courtly Orders and Awards

by Juliana de Luna (Julia Smith), Siren Herald

© 2008-2009 by Julia Smith. All rights reserved.
Version 1.3, updated 04 May 2009
 
Band, Bend, or Sash (Spain) - This order was founded in 1330 by Alfonso XI of Castilla and Leon, according to Boulton. It slowly fell into disuse over time, as more kingdoms were united under one sovereign; it was effectively out of use by the latter part of the fifteenth century. Its badge was a heraldic bend or else a sash worn over clothing.
 
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La orden de la Banda (or Vanda) 'order of the band' 1330 Spanish Boulton
Los cavalleros de la Vanda 'the knights of the Band' 1503 Spanish Domínguez Casas
La Banda de Kastilla 'the band of Castilla' 1457 German Boulton
Milites Fasciae sive Della Banda 'Knights of the Band or of the Band' 1604 Latin (English) Ursula
 
 
Belt (France) - This "pseudo-order" is found in images c. 1400, according to Boulton.
 
 
Black Swan (Italy) - This order was founded in 1350 by the count of Savoy, Amé VI. It was a more or less fraternal group, and was shortly replaced by the Order of the Collar, according to Boulton.
 
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Companie du Cigne Noir 'Company of the Black Swan' 1350 French Cox
lordre de la Compaignie du Cine 'the order of the Company of the Swan' 1350 French Cox
 
 
Broom-Pod (France) - This "pseudo-order" (award rather than corporate group) was founded in France around 1388, by Charles VI, according to Boulton. A broom-pod is the seed of the broom plant (the Latin planta genista gave the Plantagenet dynasty its name). Various forms of it were used as badges by prominent nobles and members of the royal family in France and England.
 
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Colers de son liveree de broincoddes 'Collars of his livery of broom-pods' c. 1396 French Boulton
Nostre Ordre de la Coste de Genestre 'Our Order of the Pod of the Broom-plant' 1406 French Boulton
 
 
Buckle (Germany) - This order was founded 1355 by the Emperor Karl IV von Luxemburg, according to Boulton.
 
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... und das ein Geselschafft sein soll an uns zu tragen ein Furgespan stettigs 'a Society ... of the Buckle ...' 1392 German Ranft
Gesellscafft des Furspanns 'Society of the Buckle' c. 1392 German Ranft
Gesellen des Furspans 'Companions of the Buckle' c. 1400 German Ranft
Geselschafft mit dem Furspann 'Society with the Buckle' 1411 German Ranft
Die Geselschaft des Furespanns angenomen 'The Society which takes the Buckle' 1476? German Ranft
Die Geselschaft mit dem Furspang 'The Society with the Buckle' 15th c. German Ranft
Die Geselschafft der Furspangen 'The Society of the Buckles' 1511 German Ranft
Der Furspanger 'The One who wears a buckle' 1511? German Ranft
Bruderschafft der Fürspangenn 'Brotherhood of those who wear the buckle' 1524? German Ranft
 
 
Camail and Porcupine [or Camail or Porcupine] (France) - This award/order was founded by the Duke of Orleans (brother of the king) in or around 1394 according to Boulton. A camail is the mail hood which hangs down from a helmet (like a basinet).
 
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son order du Porc espic 'his order of the Porcupine' 1570 French du Tillet
 
 
Chestnut Leaf or Beech Leaf (Navarre) - This "pseudo-order" (award rather than corporate group) was founded in Navarre by 1393 according to Boulton. Domínguez Casas describes it as "Hoja de Castaña."
 
 
Collar or Annunciation (Italy) - This order was founded by the count of Savoy, Amé VI (also known as Amédée and Amadeo), around 1364.
 
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Ordre du Collier de Savoye 'order of the Collar of Savoy' 15th c. French Boulton
Ordre de l'Annunciation Notre Dame 'order of the Annunciation [of] Our Lady' 1518 French Boulton
L'Ordre du Collier de Savoie dict de l'Annonciade 'the Order of the Collar of Savoy, also called the Annunciation' 1654 French Boulton
L'Ordre de Savoie dit de l'Annonciade 'The Order of Savoy also called the Annuncication' 1657 French Boulton
Ordinis Colaris (genitive) [Ordo Colaris] 'order of the Collar' 1366 Latin (French or Italian) Boulton
Milites Annunciationis 'Knights of the Annunciation' 1604 Latin (English) Ursula
 
 
Convent of Our Lady at the Sand (Germany) - This order was founded by Adolf von Egmont, Duke of Gelders, in the second half of the 1460s. It probably did not last past 1471, according to Boulton. Kruse et al. are comfortable with a date of 1468.
 
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Ritterbruder[schaft] des Conventes unseres lieben Frau Ingensande 'Knightly Brotherhood of the Convent of Our Lady at the Sand' 1460s German Boulton
 
 
Cord [or Cord Belt] (France) - This order was founded in Brittany in the 1470s to replace the Order of the Ermine and the Order of the Ear of Wheat Ear, according to Jones Signes.
 
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Une chesne d'or a cordeliere 'a gold chain of a cord' 1490 French Jones Signes
 
 
Crescent (France) - This confraternal order was founded in 1448 by Rene I, Duke of Anjou and nominal king of mainland Sicily (Naples), according to Boulton.
 
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Ordre du Croissant 'Order of the Crescent' 15th c. French Boulton
 
 
Crown (France) - This order was founded in 1379 by Enguerrand, lord of Coucy, a vassal of the king of France. This is the only order founded by a count in France, though this creation might be related to his claim to a duchy in the Holy Roman Empire, according to Boulton. Boulton says that this order was probably dissolved by his death in 1397.
 
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Ordre de la Couronne 'Order of the Crown' 1390 French Boulton
 
 
Double Crown (Spain) - This devisa was given as an award by Joan I of Aragon starting in 1392, according to Boulton.
 
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Corona Doble 'Double Crown' 1392 Catalan? Boulton
 
 
Dragon (Hungary) - This order was founded by Sigismund von Luxemburg in 1408. It came to an end by c. 1500. It was not known as the Dragon Overthrown in period.
 
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Societatis nostrae Draconicae (genitive) [Societas nostra Draconica] 'our dragonly society' 1413 Latin (German or Hungarian) Boulton
Draconis Torquae (genitive) [Draconis Torqua] 'collar of the dragon' 15th c. Latin (German or Hungarian) Von Hye
Divisa seu Societate Draconia (ablative) [Divisa seu Societas Draconia] 'Device or Society of the Dragon' 15th c. Latin (German or Hungarian) Boulton
Societate Draconia seu Draconistarum (ablative) [Societas Draconia seu Draconistarum] 'Draconic Society or of the Dragonly ones' 15th c. Latin (German or Hungarian) Boulton
Fraternitas Draconum 'Brotherhood of the Dragons' 15th c. Latin (German or Hungarian) Boulton
Gesellschaft mit dem Trakchen 'Society with the Dragon' 1409 German Boulton
Devisas ... la del Dragon 'devices ... the one of the Dragon' 1438-9 Spanish Boulton
 
 
Eagle (Austria) - This order was founded by duke Albrecht V of Austria in 1433.
 
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Adler 'Eagle' 1433 German Ranft
[Adlergesellschaft] 'eagle society' 15th c. German Boulton
Collar de las disciplinas con la aguila blanca 'collar of the disciples with the white eagle' 1430s Spanish Boulton
Devisas ... com la del Aquila 'devisas, like the one of the eagle' 1438 Spanish Boulton
devisam draconiam et eciam Aquile (accusative) [devisa draconia et [etiam] Aquile] 'device of the dragon and also the Eagle' 1438 Latin (German) Kruse et al.
 
 
Ear of Wheat (France) - This order was used from 1447-88 by Francois I of Brittany to replace the earlier Order of the Ermine, according to Boulton.
 
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Collier a l'Espy 'collar of the ear of wheat' 1447 French Jones Signes
Collier de l'Epi (may be modernized) 'collar of the ear of wheat' 15th c. French Boulton
 
 
Ermine (France) - This order was founded by Jean IV, duke of Brittany in 1381. While wheat-ears (epi) are used in the collar of the order, and gave their name to a herald, the name is associated with a later order which replaced this one, according to Boulton.
 
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Le collier et l'emblème de l'herimine 'the collar and the emblem of the ermine' 1433 French Jones Signes
Un Ordre de son collier 'an order of his collar' 1437 French Jones Signes
Un collier de l'ordre A ma vie 'a collar of the order "A ma vie"' (motto of the Order) 1470 French Jones Signes
 
 
Ermine (Italy) - This order, which bore the same name as the more famous order of Brittany, was founded around 1465 by Ferrante, king of Naples, according to Boulton. It seems to have fallen into disuse by c. 1500, according to Boulton (either with the death of its founder, or the fall of Naples to Aragon). The patron of the order was the archangel Michael.
 
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Enpresa de lo Armellino 'The impresa of the ermine' 1474 Italian Boulton
La impresa del signor Re l'Armellino 'the impresa of the lord King, the Ermine' 1487 Italian Boulton
Ordine del Arminio 'Order of the Ermine' 15th c. Italian Boulton
 
 
Garter or Saint George (England) - This order was founded by Edward III of England, sometime in the 1340s, according to Boulton. It continues in use to the present day. It was also known as the Order of Saint George or by some combination of the two. Its badge was a blue garter.
 
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Milites de Societate Garterii 'knights of the society of the garter' 1348 Latin (English) Boulton
Ordinis Garterii (genitive) [Ordo Garterii] 'order of the garter' 15th c. copy from 1348 Latin (English) Boulton
Ordo Sancti Georgii sive Societas Garterii 'Order of Saint George or the Society of the Garter' 15th c. copy from 1348 Latin (English) Boulton
Societate ... de Garteris (ablative) [Societas ... de Garteris] 'society of the garters' 1349 Latin (English) Boulton
Milites Periscelidis 'Knights of the Garter' 1604 Latin (English) Ursula
Garteriorum Ordo 'Order of the Garters' 1582 Latin (Danish) Gairdner and Brodie
Comitivam sancti Georgii de la gartiere (accusative) [Comitiva sancti Georgii de la gartiere] 'company of Saint George of the Garter' 1360 Latin and Anglo-French Boulton
un des Chivalers de la Garter 'one of the Knights of the Garter' 1376 Anglo-French AND
Compaigniouns de la Garder 'Companions of the Garter' 1376 Anglo-French AND
Compaignons de la Gartiere 'Companions of the Garter' c. 1376 Anglo-French AND
La tres noble Compaignie et Ordre du Jartier 'the very noble Company and Order of the Garter' 1377 Anglo-French Boulton
Chivalers du Jarter 'Knights of the Garter' 14th-15th c. Anglo-French AND
la Compaignie de la Gartier 'the Company of the Garter' 14th-15th c. Anglo-French AND
Compaigne del Gartier 'Company of the Garter' 14th-15th c. Anglo-French AND
Ordre del Jartier 'Order of the Garter' 14th-15th c. Anglo-French AND
lordes of the garter 1422 English MED s.n. garter
the honurable Ordre of the Gartier 1429 English MED s.n. ordre
ordre ... of þe gartere c. 1435 English MED s.n. garter
The Felship of the Garter 'the fellowship of the Garter' 1450 English MED s.n. felauship(e)
knites of the gartere a. 1464 English MED s.n. garter
a felow of the Garter c. 1475 English MED s.n. felau(e)
knightys of the order and felouship of saint George c. 1475 English MED s.n. felauship(e)
Order of the Garter 1533 English Gairdner and Brodie
ordre of the Garter 1548 English OED s.n. garter
the noble ordre of the gartier 1548 English OED s.n. collar
The societe of saynct George vulgarely called the order of the garter a. 1548 English OED s.n. society
Knight of the Noble Order of S. George 1591 English OED s.n. Fleece
la orden de la jaretera 'the order of the garter' 1534 Spanish Gairdner and Brodie
Chevaliers de St George de la Compagnie du Gartier 'knights of Saint George of the Company of the Garter' 15th c. copy from 1348 French Boulton
l'ordre du Bleu-Gertier 'order of the Blue Garter' c. 1400 French Froissart
l'ordre des chevaliers du Bleu-Gartier 'order of the knights of the blue Garter' c. 1400 French Froissart
l'ordre de la Jarretiere 'order of the Garter' c. 1400 French Froissart
Chevalier de la Garetiere de l'ordre du noble et puissant Roy d'Engleterre 'Knight of the Garter of the order of the noble and powerful King of England' 1513 French Gairdner and Brodie
l'ordre du Roy d'Angleterre 'the order of the king of England' 1533 French Gairdner and Brodie
l'Ordre du Roy 'the Order of the King' 1544 French Gairdner and Brodie
 
 
Gold(en) Fleece (France) - This order was founded in 1430 by Philip III of Burgundy. The Burgundian title would become a Hapsburg possession in 1477, and would become the preeminent order of the Hapsburg domains (Holy Roman Empire, Spain, etc.).
 
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Un ordre que est appellé 'la Thoison d'or' 'An order whch is called "the Gold(en) Fleece"' 1429 French Le Fèvre
Ordre de la Thoison d'Or 'order of the Gold(en) Fleece' 1430 French Boulton
L'Ordre de la Thoison d'or 'the order of the Gold(en) Fleece' 1431 French Le Fèvre
La noble ordre et confrairie de la Thoison d'or 'the noble order and fraternity of the Gold(en) Fleece' 1431 French Le Fèvre
La noble compaignie de la Thoison d'or 'the noble company of the Gold(en) Fleece' 1434 French Le Fèvre
Ordre du Thoison d'Or 'Order of the Gold(en) Fleece' 1543 French Gairdner and Brodie
Chevalliers de l'Ordre de la Thoison d'Or 'Knights of the Order of the Gold(en) Fleece' 1546 French Gairdner and Brodie
ordoure of the Empriour with the goldin fleis (this refers to the insignia, not the order itself) 1539 English OED s.n. fleece
the golden Flees (this refers to the insignia, not the order itself) 1548 English OED s.n. fleece
Knight of ... the Golden Fleece 1591 English OED s.n. fleece
Ordinis Aurei Velleris (genitive) [Ordo Aurei Velleris] 'Order of the Gold(en) Fleece' 1519 Latin (Catalan) Domínguez Casas
Milites Aurei Velleris 'Knights of the Gold(en) Fleece' 1604 Latin (English) Ursula
del Tosone 'of the Fleece' 1593 Italian Medici
 
 
Gold(en) Shield (France) - This order was founded by Duke Louis III of Bourbon in 1367. It seems to have been replaced by the late 1370s by a new order, the Order of Hope (Esperance), according to Boulton.
 
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Ordre de l'Escu d'Or 'Order of the Gold(en) Shield' 1367 French Boulton
 
 
Gold(en) Spur (Italy) - This papal order was founded in 1539, according to de Ceballos-Escalera y Gila. At its founding a more ancient origin was asserted but cannot be confirmed. It is also known as the Gold(en) Militia, though it's not clear if it was so known before 1600.
 
 
Grail-Templars of Saint George (Austria) - This order was founded around 1337 by Otto von Hapsburg, who was at the time Duke of Austria according to Boulton. The term "templois" or "templais" seems to have been based on the usage in Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival for the protectors of the Holy Grail, rather than the Templar order (Barber).
 
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Geselleschaft der Tempellaist 'society of the Grail-Templars' 1337 German Kruse et al.
geselleschaft der Tempellaise 'society of the Grail-Templars' 1341 German Kruse et al.
Capelle sancti Georgi seu societas Templois 'chapel of Saint George or society of the Grail-Templars' c. 1337 Latin (German) Boulton
Societas capelle dominorum Templois 'society of chapel of the lords of the Grail-Templars' 14th c. Latin (German) Boulton
Societas capelle sancti Georgii Templois 'society of the chapel of Saint George of the Grail-Templars' 14th c. Latin (German) Boulton
 
 
Holy Spirit (Spain) - Also known as the Order of the Dove, this order was founded by Juan I, c. 1390. It never functioned as a true order, but rather as an award or collar, according to Boulton. Its badge was a dove descending.
 
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[There was on the said collar] una paloma blanca 'a white dove' c. 1390 Spanish Boulton
 
 
Holy Spirit (France) - This order was founded in 1578; it is explicitly not a chivalric order in Boulton's terms, according to Boulton. After 1650, it begins to also be known as le cordon bleu, from which all uses of that term rise.
 
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Milites Sancti Spiritus 'Knights of the Holy Spirit' 1604 Latin (English) Ursula
 
 
Hope (France) - This order seems to have replaced the Order of the Gold(en) Shield by the late 1370s in the duchy of Bourbon, according to Boulton. Some Victorian sources give the name of this order as the Thistle (a Bourbon badge) or the Order of Bourbon, but there is no evidence of either usage.
 
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Son ordre d'Esperance 'his order of hope' 1379 French Boulton
 
 
Jar (Spain) - This order was founded by Fernando, then heir to the throne of Aragon in 1403. It would fall out of use with the unification of Spain under the Hapsburgs. The badge was a griffin hanging from a collar which included one or more jars. Later a stole worn across the body was added. Both these elements were sometimes used in the order name.
 
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stolae seu amprisiae charissimi fratris nostri Regis Aragoniae (genitive) [stola seu amprisia charissimi fratris nostri Regis Aragoniae] 'the stole or dearest emprise of our brother the king of Aragon' 1413 Latin (German or Hungarian) Boulton
La Stola et Jarra 'the stole and jar' 1446 Latin (Spanish) Boulton
Stola Aragoniae Regis 'the stole of the king of Aragon' 15th c. Latin (German) Von Hye
Su Orden de Cavalleria de la Jarra, y Lirios, y un Grifo 'his order of knighthood of the Jar, and Lilies, and a Griffin' Early 17th c. Spanish Domínguez Casas
Su devisa del collar de las Jarras y Gryfo 'his devisa of the collar of the Jars and Griffin' Early 17th c. Spanish Domínguez Casas
 
 
Knot or Holy Spirit of Right Desire (Italy) - This order was founded in 1352 by Loysi di Taranto, king of mainland Sicily (or, as it was often known, the kingdom of Naples), according to Boulton. It did not last after his death.
 
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Societate nodi illustrus Ludovici Regis Sicili (ablative) [Societas nodi illustrus Ludovici Regis Sicili] 'Society of the Knot of our illustrious Ludovicus (Loysi), king of Sicily' 1360s Latin (Italian) Boulton
Societate Nodi (ablative) [Societas Nodi] 'Society of the Knot' 14th c. Latin (Italian) Boulton
Chevaliers de la Compagnie du Saint Esperit au Droit Desir 'Knights of the Company of the Holy Spirit of Right Desire' 14th c. French Boulton
Cavalieri del santo spedito 'knights of the Holy Spirit' 14th c. Italian (Tuscan) Boulton
Quella del Nodo 'that [order] of the knot' 1539 Italian Boulton
 
 
Loreto (Italy) - This order (Cavelieri Lauretani) was established by Pope Paul III in 1545, according to Guidi Bruscoli. Loreto is the name of a town; the location of an important shrine to the Virgin Mary.
 
 
Lily (Italy) - This order was founded in 1546 by Pope Paul III, according to Stinger; they were referred to as Cavalieri di Giglio 'knights of the Lily.' The reference is to the fleurs-de-lys in the Farnese arms (Paul was a member of the Farnese family). Guidi Bruscoli suggests it was sometimes known as the Red Lily or Fleur-de-lys.
 
 
Our Lady of Gelders (Netherlands) - This order was founded in 1468 in Gelders, according to Boulton.
 
 
Pomegranate (Spain) - This award was given to Jorg von Ehingen at the same time as the Band and the Scale in 1457; it seems to be essentially just the badge of Enrique IV, according to Boulton. It appears in a contemporary royal grant regarding the same event as "la nuestra devisa" (again, according to Boulton).
 
 
Saint Anthony [1] (Germany) - This order was founded in 1384 by Albrecht I, Duke of Bavaria, according to Boulton.
 
 
Saint Anthony [2] (Germany) - This order was founded between 1420 and 1435 (more likely the latter than the former) by the duke of Cleves (they were counts until 1417). It continued until 1483, according to Boulton.
 
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Confraternitas 'brotherhood' 15th c. Latin (German) Boulton
Oirden van sent Anthonius 'order of Saint Anthony' 1451 German Kruse et al.
St. Anthony orden ducis Adolphi 'Saint Anthony order of duke Adolph' 1451 German Kruse et al.
Bruederschap Sent Anthony 'brotherhood of Saint Anthony' 15th c. German Boulton
 
 
Saint Catherine (France) - This order was founded, perhaps in the 1330s, in the Dauphiné de Viennois, by Humbert, according to Boulton.
 
 
Saint George [1] (Germany) - This order was founded by the Holy Roman Emperor Friderich III and proclaimed by the pope in 1469. It ceased to exist in 1541, according to Boulton.
 
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Ordo militaris sancti Georgii 'Military order of Saint George' 1469 Latin (German) Boulton
Sannd Jorgen orden 'saint George's order' c. 1469 German Boulton
Der Ritterlich Orden Sant Georgen 'the Knightly Order of Saint George' 1555 German Kruse et al.
 
 
Saint George [2] (Germany) - This order was founded by the Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich III in 1468, according to Boulton. It was reorganized by his son, Maximilian, in 1503 in a broader form. The 1492 citation may be from yet another order of Saint George.
 
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Ritterorden St. Jörgens 'Knightly Order of Saint George' 15th c. German Boulton
Teurlich löblich Sanct Georgen Gesellschaft 'dear honorable Society of Saint George' c. 1503 German Boulton
Fraternitas equestris S. Georgii 'Knightly Order of Saint George' c. 1492 Latin (German) Kruse et al.
Confraternitas ... sancti Georgii 'fraternity of Saint George' c. 1493 Latin (German) Kruse et al.
milites coronati 'knights of the Crown' 1494 Latin (German) Kruse et al.
Insignis et laudabilis confraternitas sancti Georgii 'noteworthy and praiseworthy fraternity of Saint George' c. 1503 Latin (German) Boulton
 
 
Saint George (Hungary) - This order was founded in 1325/6 by Karoly I, king of Hungary, according to Boulton. Karoly was a descendant of the Angevins, born in Naples. It seems likely to have been dissolved before 1400.
 
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Universitas societatis fraternalis militiae titulo Sancti Georgii insigniti 'community of the fraternal society of knighthood named for the notable Saint George' 1326 Latin (Hungarian) Boulton
Societatem beati Georgii (accusative) [Societas beati Georgii] 'society of the Blessed George' 1326 Latin (Hungarian) Boulton
Societate beati Georgii martyris (ablative) [Societas beati Georgii martyris] 'society of the blessed George martyr' 1326 Latin (Hungarian) Boulton
 
 
Saint George (Spain) - The empresa de sant Jordi (Enterprise of Saint George) was founded in the 1370s by king Pere the Ceremonious, according to Boulton.
 
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Cavallers del orde nostre de Sant Jordi 'Knights of our order of Saint George' 1379 Catalan Boulton
Los cavallers de sant Jordi 'knights of Saint George' 1379 Catalan Boulton
 
 
Saint George with the Pelican (Germany) - This order was founded by Ludwig IV von Wittelsbach, duke of Upper Bavaria and Elector-Count Palatine of Franconia or the Rhine, in 1444. It did not last long, ending by c. 1449, according to Boulton.
 
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Ordo de Pellicano 'Order of the Pelican' 1444 Latin (German) Boulton
Gesellschaft mit dem Pelikan 'Society with the Pelican' 1444 German Boulton
Gesellschaft St. Georges mit dem Pelikan 'Society of Saint George with the Pelican' 1444 German Boulton
Gesellschaft St. Jörgens mit dem Pelikan 'Society of Saint George with the Pelican' 1444 German Boulton
St Pelikan 'Holy Pelican' 1444 German Ranft
 
 
Saint George (Italy) - This order was founded by Pope Paul III in 1545, according to Guidi Bruscoli.
 
 
Saint Hubert [or Horn] (Germany) - This order was founded in 1444 by Gerhard V, duke of Jülich and Berg and Count of Ravensberg, according to Boulton. It continued until around 1511, according to Boulton.
 
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Equitum S. Huberti ordo 'Order of the knights of Saint Hubert' 1444 Latin (German) Kruse et al.
St. Hubertus-Orden 'St Hubert Order' 15th c. Latin (German) Boulton
Sent Hubertz orden 'Saint Hubert's order' c. 1444 German Boulton
Sent Huprechtz Broderschaft 'Saint Hubert's Brotherhood' c. 1444 German Boulton
Ritterbruderschaft von Horn 'Knightly Brotherhood of the Horn' c. 1444 German Boulton
 
 
Saint Jerome (Germany) - This order was founded in 1450 by Friderich II, Elector-Duke of Saxony, according to Boulton.
 
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Gesellschaft Sente Jeronimi 'Society of Saint Jerome' c. 1450 German Boulton
 
 
Saint Martin (Germany) - This society was founded by Bertold, the Elector-Archbishop of Mainz, in 1496, according to Boulton.
 
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Fraternitas S. Martini 'Brotherhood of Saint Martin' c. 1496-7 Latin Boulton
St. Martins Bruderschafft 'Brotherhood of Saint Martin' c. 1496-7 German Boulton
gesellschaft St. Martins 'Society of Saint Martin' 1497 German Boulton
 
 
Saint Michael Archangel (France) - This order was founded by Louis XI of France in 1469, according to Boulton. It continued in use in some form until the French Revolution.
 
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Ordre Monsieur Saint Michel Archange 'order of my lord Saint Michael archangel' 15th c. French Boulton
the order of saynt Michaell 1530 English OED s.n. knight
the Order of France 1540 English Gairdner and Brodie
the order of St. Michael 1536 English Gairdner and Brodie
Knight of ... Worthy S. Michael 1591 English OED s.n. Fleece
Milites D: Michaelis 'Knights of St. Michael' 1604 Latin (English) Ursula
 
 
Saint Paul (Italy) - This order was founded in 1540 by Pope Paul III; they were referred to as the Cavalieri di S. Paolo, according to Stinger. These knighthoods were purely honorary.
 
 
Saint Peter (Italy) - This order was founded in 1520 by Pope Leo X, according to Partner. These knighthoods were purely honorary.
 
 
Saint Stephen (Italy) - This order was founded by Cosimo de'Medici in 1561, according to Boulton.
 
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Cavalieri di Santo Stefano 'knights of Saint Stephen' 1562 Italian Medici
dell'habito di Santo Stefano 'of the habit of Saint Stephen' 1562 Italian Medici
Collegio de' Cavalieri 'College of Knights' 1562 Italian Medici
nostra Religione di Santo Stefano Papa 'our religious-order of Saint Stephen, pope' 1563 Italian Medici
I Cavalieri dell'Ordine di Santo Stefano 'the knights of the Order of Saint Stephen' 1565 Italian Medici
Religione di santo Stefano 'Religious-order of Saint Stephen' 1567 Italian Medici
Caval.re ... della religione di San Steffano 'Knight of the religious-order of Saint Stephen' 1575 Italian Medici
Religione di Santo Stefano 'religious-order of Saint Stephen' 1593 Italian Medici
Milites D: Stephani 'Knights of St. Stephen' 1604 Latin (English) Ursula
De Santo Estevan '[Order] of Saint Stephen' 1620 Spanish Medici
 
 
Scale (Spain) - It fell out of use under the Catholic kings (1470s). Its badge was a circle of overlapping rows of scale (as in scale mail), according to Boulton.
 
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Devisa del collar del escama 'device of the collar of the scale' c. 1437 Spanish Boulton
El colar del escama 'the collar of the scale' 1457 Spanish Boulton
 
 
Ship (Italy) - This order was founded by King Carlo III in 1381 to replace the defunct Order of the Knot, according to Boulton. By 1642, it was also referred to as the Order of the Argonauts of Saint Nicholas, but does not seem to have been known that way during its existence, according to Boulton.
 
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Ordre de la Nef 'Order of the ship' 1381 French Boulton
Compagnia chiamandola della nave 'Company called of the ship' 1539 Italian Boulton
 
 
Sign (Spain) - This devisa was given as an award by Joan I of Aragon in the late 14th century (probably starting in 1387), according to Boulton (on the basis of an article by Theophilus Britten). It was abandoned in 1392.
 
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[devisa del] senyal 'sign' 1392 Catalan? Boulton
Cinyel 'sign' 1392 Catalan? Boulton
 
 
Spool (Italy) - This order was founded in 1388 by Margherita, regent of Naples, according to Boulton. This order is often translated as "reel."
 
DATED FORM: TRANSLATION: DATE: LANGUAGE: SOURCE:
La compagnia dell'Argata 'the company of the spool' 1624 Italian Boulton
 
 
Star (Germany) - This order was founded by Otto II, "co-Duke" of Brunswick according to Boulton.
 
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Gesellschaft von den Sterren 'Society of the Stars' 14th c. German Boulton
[Gesellschaft] mit dem Sterne '[Society] with the Star' 14th c. German Boulton
 
 
Star or Lady of the Noble House (France) - This order was planned from 1344 and came to fruition in 1352. It was founded by Jean II of France, though planned while he was Duke of Normandy and heir, according to Boulton.
 
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Compagnie de le Estoille 'Company of the Star' 1361 French Boulton
Les chevaliers de l'Etoile 'knights of the star' 1373 French Boulton
Les Chevaliers de Nostre Dame de la Noble Maison 'Knights of Our Lady of the Noble House' 1351 French Boulton
Consortium seu societatem militem Beate Marie Nobilis Domus apud Sanctum Odoenum prope Sanctum Dyonisium in Francia (accusative) [Consortium seu societas milita Beate Marie Nobilis Domus apud Sanctum Odoenum prope Sanctum Dyonisium in Francia] 'the company or knightly society of the Blessed Mary of the Noble House at Saint Ouen near Saint Denis in France' 1351 Latin (French) Boulton
Inclite Stellifere Congregationis nostre militaris apud Sanctum Audoenum in Domo Nobili (ablative) [Inclita Stellifera Congregatio nostra militaris apud Sanctum Audoenum in Domo Nobili] 'Our Illustrious Starbearing Knightly Congregation in the Noble House at Saint Ouen' 1356 Latin (French) Boulton
Societate Stelle (ablative) [Societas Stelle] 'Society of the Star' 1358 Latin (French) Boulton
Milites Stellae 'Knights of the Star' 1604 Latin (English) Ursula
 
 
Sword (Cyprus) - This order was founded in the late 1340s or 1350s by Pierre de Poitiers-Antioch, of the Lusignan dynasty. In more recent times, this is also called the order of silence, but there's no evidence that it was so known in period, according to Boulton. The 19th century Portuguese Order of the Sword claims to have medieval routes, but there is not evidence for this according to Boulton.
 
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Son gracieux order de l'espee 'his gracious order of the sword' ante 1400 French Boulton
La sua divisa della spada 'his device of the sword' 1413 Italian Boulton
Societatem Regum Cypri (accusative) [Societas Regum Cypri] 'Society of the Kings of Cyprus' 1480 Latin (French)? Boulton
 
 
Thistle [or Saint Andrew] (Scotland) - This order was founded around 1470 by James III of Scotland, according to Boulton. The order collar includes sprigs of rue, but it has never been known by a name like Rue.
 
DATED FORM: TRANSLATION: DATE: LANGUAGE: SOURCE:
ordour of the thrissell a. 1623 English OED s.n. order
 
 
Towel (Germany) - This society was founded by Duke Albrecht of Austria, though this order seems to have been associated with his Bohemian holdings. We only know of it from 1438, and it seems to have been short-lived.
 
DATED FORM: TRANSLATION: DATE: LANGUAGE: SOURCE:
Devisas ... como el Tusenique, que quiere dezir tovaja 'devisas, like the Tusenique, which is to say towel' Between 1365 and 1438 Spanish Boulton
Tusinique untranslatable 1430s-1440s Spanish Boulton
 
 
True Cross (France) - This order was founded between 1365 and 1375 by Lois I of Anjou; it seems to have ceased at his death in 1384.
 
DATED FORM: TRANSLATION: DATE: LANGUAGE: SOURCE:
Ordre de la Vraie Croix 'Order of the True Cross' Between 1365 and 1384 French Boulton
 
 
Unicorn (Scotland) - This "order" only appears once, and is probably a simple award of the right to display a royal badge.
 
DATED FORM: TRANSLATION: DATE: LANGUAGE: SOURCE:
Ordre de la Licorne 'order of the unicorn' 15th c. French Boulton
 
 
Virgin Mary [or Elephant] (Denmark) - This order was founded by Christian I, king of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, probably around 1457. While its official name was not the elephant in our period, the elephant badge was used for it no later than 1508 (probably from the start, but Boulton cannot prove it). The name Elephant would not be used until its revival in 1693.
 
DATED FORM: TRANSLATION: DATE: LANGUAGE: SOURCE:
[?] 'confraternity of the Virgin Mary' 1474 Latin Boulton
 
 
White Greyhound (Navarre) - This Navarese order was created as the "lebrel blanco" according to Domínguez Casas by Carlos II of Navarre (died 1387). This seems likely to be a period form.
 

Loblich (or löblich) has several possible translations. The normal modern translation is 'praiseworthy, laudable, commendable' (from lob 'praise, honor', which appears here as lobe); as an archaic form of address it's also 'estimable, honourable, worthy.' (from Cassell's German).