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Description of The Order of the Dragon and its founding in 1408

Description of The Order of the Dragon and its founding in 1408

The Order of the Dragon (Latin: Societas Draconistarum, literally "Society of the Dragonists") was a monarchical chivalric order only for selected higher aristocracy and monarchs, founded in 1408 by the King of Hungary and Croatia It was fashioned after the military orders of the Crusades, requiring its initiates to defend the cross and fight the enemies of Christianity, particularly the Ottoman Empire See more