Order of Saint George (House of Habsburg)

For other uses, see Order of Saint George (disambiguation).

The Order of Saint George of Carinthia (Latin: Ordo militaris Sancti Georgii is an Austrian order of chivalry founded by Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Pope Paul II in the Lateran basilica 1 January 1469.^[1] Its current Grand Master is Karl von Habsburg. Established to advocate the Christian faith, its original implicite goal was to combat the Ottoman Empire. Its first Grand Master was Johann Siebenhirter.

References

↑ "Habsburg Heir Installed as Knight in the Order of St. George". 9 May 2016.

External links

http://www.georgsorden.at/

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