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This project is a beginning introduction study of knights in genealogy. The mission is to help form a foundation of such membership and understanding of the family lines source for below: A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a monarch or other political leader for service to the monarch or country, especially in a military capacity. Historically, in Europe, knighthood...
Royal Order of the Sword ‧ since 1522 ‧ Sweden sources Order of the Sword Träger des Schwertordens Kommendörer med stora korset (KmstkSO) Kommendörer av första klassen (KSO1kl) Kommendörer (KSO) Riddare av första klassen (RSO1kl) (RSO) etc. grades Commander Grand Cross Commander 1st Class Commander Knight 1st Class Knight 2nd Class decorati ——A—— ——B...
Knighthoods =Due to a duplication of projects please do not add profiles to this project as it is being merged into Knights >>> ===Please do not link profiles to this project -It is being merged!=== A knighthood (or a damehood, its female equivalent) is one of the highest honours an individual in the United Kingdom can achieve.While in past centuries knighthood used to be awarded solely for mil...
Royal Victorian Order =The Royal Victorian Order is given by The Queen to people who have served her or the Monarchy in a personal way. These may include officials of the Royal Household, family members or perhaps British Ambassadors who have helped organise a State Visit to a particular country. The Order was founded in April 1896 by Queen Victoria as a way of rewarding personal service to her...
Knights of the Garter The Order of the Garter is the most senior and the oldest British Order of Chivalry and was founded by Edward III in 1348. Edward, the Black Prince (son of Edward the III) was the first Knight of the Order of the Garter This project is on History Link The Order, consisting of the King and twenty-five knights, honours those who have held public office, who have contri...
Order of the Golden Spur (Italian: Ordine dello Speron d'Oro, French: Ordre de l’Éperon d’or), officially known also as the Order of the Golden Militia (Latin: Ordo Militia Aurata), is a Papal Order of Chivalry conferred upon those who have rendered distinguished service in propagating the Catholic faith, or who have contributed to the glory of the Church, either by feat of arms, by writings, o...
This is an umbrella project for Papal Orders of Knighthood for the Chivalric Orders only.== Please do NOT add profiles to this project. Please DO add the person to the specific Order listed below. If there isn’t a project already, please make one. The orders, decorations, and medals of the Holy See include titles, chivalric orders, distinctions and medals honored by the Holy See, with the Pope ...
It has been discussed many times and a number of people have often wondered: "What IS my family's Coat of Arms?" and "HOW do I find out?" There are a few key points to keep in mind when doing this kind of specialized research.1. If you are Full-Blooded Eskimo, Aborigine, Pygmy, Neanderthal, Iceman, Hobbit (yes, this was an actual human race), Martian, or any other Race, which does not have dire...