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The Order of the Dragon (Latin Societas Draconistrarum, German Drachenorden, Hungarian Sárkány Lovagrend, Romanian Ordinul Dragonului) was an elite Chivalric order for selected royalty and nobility of Europe. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance Chivalric orders are orders of Knights that were created by European monarchs in imitation of the Military orders of the Crusades. [1] Founded in 1408 by Emperor Sigismund, King of Hungary, the Order primarily flourished in Germany and Italy. For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund. Sigismund ( February 14, 1368 – December 9, This is a list of all rulers of Hungary since Árpád See Heads of state of Hungary for a list of post-1918 presidents The Kingdom of Hungary (short form Hungary) was a considerable state in Central Europe that existed from 1001 to 1918 then from 1919 to 1946 The members of the Order were known as Draconists. [2] According to a surving copy of its statute, the Order required its initiates to defend the Cross and fight the enemies of Christianity. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings [3]


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History

The Order of the Dragon was first created on December 12, 1408 by Emperor Sigismund, then King of Hungary, and his wife Queen Barbara of Celje following the battle for possession of Bosnia. For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund. Sigismund ( February 14, 1368 – December 9, Barbara of Celje ( Croatian and Slovenian Barbara Celjska; Hungarian Cillei Borbála) or Barbara of Cilli (c Historically and geographically the Region known as Bosnia (natively Bosna; Cyrillic: Босна lies mainly in the Dinaric Alps, ranging [4] [5] From 1408-1437, the Order of the Dragon was the most important noble political association in Hungary and served as its main political force. The Order was only second in power to the King. The Order of the Dragon was inspired from the Order of St. George (Socitas Militae Sancti Georgii), created by King Carol Robert of Anjou in 1318. Charles I of Hungary (Károly Róbert Karlo Robert Karol Róbert (1288 Naples, Italy &ndash 16 July 1342, Visegrád, Its statute from 1326 required protection of the King from any plot against him, principles also upheld in Sigismund's Order. [6] The Order of the Dragon was quickly recognized internationally, and in 1409, it inspired the Spanish Order of Calatrava. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. [7] There was an initial group of inductees for Sigismund's Order, from 1408-1418, 24 in number. A second group of inductees were initiated between 1431-1437. [8] Following the death of Sigismund, the Order lost prominence. However, the prestigious Order's emblem was retained on the coat of arms of several noble families, including Bathory, Bocskay, Bethlen, Szathmary, and Rakoczi. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people [9]

Selected list of inductees from 1408:

Selected list of inductees from after 1431:

Symbol of the Order

Reconstruction of the order patch (I) based on existing Austrian museum artifacts.
Reconstruction of the order patch (I) based on existing Austrian museum artifacts. Stefan Lazarević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Лазаревић 1374 &ndash 19 July, 1427) was a Serbian Despot. For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund. Sigismund ( February 14, 1368 – December 9, Alfonso the Magnanimous (also Alphonso; Catalan: Alfons) (1396 &ndash 27 June 1458) was the King of Aragon (as Jogaila, later Władysław II Jagiełło (b about 1362 d 1 June 1434 was Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland. Vytautas the Great ( Lithuanian:; Vitaŭt; Latin: Alexander Vitoldus; Witold Ruthenian: Vitovt; c Ernest the Iron, officially Ernest Duke of Inner Austria ( German: Ernst der Eiserne; 1377 - June 10, 1424) was the ruler Christopher of Bavaria known by his Danish and Norwegian title as Christoffer (III af/av Bayern and by his Swedish title as Kristofer Henry V (16 September 1386 &ndash 31 August 1422 was one of the most significant English warrior kings of the 15th century Pipo of Ozora (born Filippo Buondelmonti degli Scolari; known as Ozorai Pipó in Hungarian; Filippo Scolari, Lo Scolari or Pippo Garay or Garai (Croatian and Serbian Gorjanski) were a noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary, a branch of the Dorozsma (Duružmić Nicholas II Garay (Nikola II Gorjanski Garai Miklós II 1367-1433 was the ban of Mačva, Usora, Soli (modern Tuzla) Slavonia Stibor of Stiboricz (Stiborici Stibor (cca 1348 &ndash February 1414 also Stibor, was an aristocrat of Polish origin in the Kingdom of Hungary. List of rulers of Transylvania, from the first mention of a ruler in the tenth century until 1918. Vlad II (c 1390 – December 1447 known as Vlad Dracul ("Vlad the Dragon" was a Voivode (duke of Wallachia. Oswald von Wolkenstein (born 1376 or 1377 possibly in the Puster (Pusteria Valley; died August 2 1445 in Merano) was a poet

For its symbol, the Order designed an insignia of a dragon with its tail coiled around its neck; on the back of the dragon, from the base of the neck to the tail, is the Red Cross of Saint George, with the entire image on an argent field. The musical instrument is spelled Cymbal. A symbol is something --- such as an object, Picture, written word a sound a piece The St George's Cross (or the Cross of St George is a centred red cross on a white background In Heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals" A University of Bucharest annotation to the original edict, which established the Order, reads O Quam Misericors est Deus, Pius et Justus, which may been officially part of the emblem. The University of Bucharest (Universitatea din Bucureşti in Romania, is a University founded in 1864 by Decree of Prince Alexander John Cuza [25]

Reconstruction of the emblem (II) based on the sketches in Austrian Museum custody; the original badge is missing.
Reconstruction of the emblem (II) based on the sketches in Austrian Museum custody; the original badge is missing.

The various classes of the order had a slight variation of the dragon symbol. Common changes included the addition of inscriptions like O Quam Misericors est Deus ("Oh, how merciful God is") and Justus et Paciens ("Justifiably and peacefully"). One of the highest classes may have worn a necklace with a seal, [26] while a period painting of Otto von Wolkenstein depicts another type of class variation. [27]

Artifacts

Few historical artifacts of the Order remain, although the Order's dragon emblem has been referenced on coins, art, and in writing. A copy, dating to 1707, of the edict forming the Order is the oldest known literary artifact of the society. Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Today, known materials are archived within the University of Budapest and the University of Bucharest. The University of Bucharest (Universitatea din Bucureşti in Romania, is a University founded in 1864 by Decree of Prince Alexander John Cuza The Order was also inspirational for the writing of Dracula by Bram Stoker. Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary Antagonist the vampire Count Dracula. Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912 was an Irish writer of novels and short stories who is best known today for his 1897 horror [28] Interest in this mysterious knighthood and its members continue on today through scholarly research, entertainment, and popular culture and subcultures. Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages.

References

  1. ^ Florescu, Radu, Dracula: Prince of Many Faces (Boston, Little Brown, 1989) pp40-42
  2. ^ Florescu, pp40-42
  3. ^ http://www.rodoslovlje.com/medieval_serbia/eng/history-dragon.htm
  4. ^ Rodoslovlje
  5. ^ http://barcelona.esoterismo.tripod.com/id17.html
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  7. ^ http://barcelona.esoterismo.tripod.com/id17.html
  8. ^ http://barcelona.esoterismo.tripod.com/id17.html
  9. ^ Florescu pp40-42, Rodoslovlje
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  17. ^ http://barcelona.esoterismo.tripod.com/id17.html
  18. ^ http://barcelona.esoterismo.tripod.com/id17.html
  19. ^ http://barcelona.esoterismo.tripod.com/id17.html
  20. ^ http://barcelona.esoterismo.tripod.com/id17.html
  21. ^ http://barcelona.esoterismo.tripod.com/id17.html
  22. ^ Rodoslovlje
  23. ^ http://aeiou.iicm.tugraz.at/aeiou.encyclop.data.image.o/o874125a.jpg
  24. ^ Prince Dracula - Florescu
  25. ^ Rodoslovlje
  26. ^ Rodoslovlje
  27. ^ http://aeiou.iicm.tugraz.at/aeiou.encyclop.data.image.o/o874125a.jpg
  28. ^ Rodoslovlje
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