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See here an online representation of the Grand armorial équestre de la Toison d'or, one of the finest late medieval manuscripts available today. Written and drawn between 1430-1461, it shows the arms as well as the knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece. (Voice commentary in French only).
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Many Knights of the Order have recently died, and political troubles impede the organisation of chapters where new Knights can be elected. Grand Master Felipe II de Habsburgo thus obtains a papal dispensation in 1578 from the Order's statutes, allowing him to directly select new knights, without elections. The following list gives the knights selected by the Grand Master until his death in 1598.
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