The Knights of the Crown: The Monarchical Orders of Knighthood in Later Medieval Europe, 1325-1520

The Fraternal Society of Knighthood of St George - Hungary 1325/6-c1395? the Order of the Band - Castile-Leon 1330-1474? the Society of St George or Order of the Garter - England 1344/9-present the Company of Our Lady of the Noble House commonly called the Company of the Star - France 1344/52-1364/80? the Company of the Holy Spirit of Right Desire commonly called the Company of the Knot - mainland Sicily (Naples) 1352/3--1362? the Order of the Sword - Cyprus 1347/59-1489? the Order of the Collar from 1518 called the Order of the Annunciation of Our Lady - Savoy, 1364?-present French princely orders founded before 1430 the Enterprise of the Knights of St George - Aragon, 1371/9-1410? the Order of the Ship - mainland Sicily (Naples) 1381-1386? monarchical and quasi-monarchical orders founded in Spain and Europe c1380-1433 the Order of the Golden Fleece - Burgundy and the netherlands 1430/1-present the Order of the Ermine - mainland Sicily (Naples) 1465-1494/1501 the Order of St Michael the Archangel - France 1469-1790 epilogue - developments from 1469 to 1525 conclusion - the monarchical orders of knighthood.