Foundation Day of the Order of Saint George In Carinthia

The Order of Saint George In Carinthia - The Order was established by Emperor designate Rudolph I of Habsburg (1273-1291) in 1273 to continue the Order of Saint George of Austria.

It was re-established on Christmas night in Rome in the year 1468 by Emperor Frederick III (1452-1493) as lay and religious, military and civil Dynastic Order. The Order was approved on 1st January 1469 by Paul II (1464-1471) and again in 1472 by Sixtus IV (1471-1484). It was amplified by Emperor Maximilian I (1493-1519) and approved Alexander VI (1492-1503) in 1493 together with the Confraternity of St. George in Carinthia, to which he asked to be admitted as a member together with the Sacred College. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the Order was described as one of the most important of the Holy Roman Empire. www.OrderofSaintGeorge.com

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• This Tuesday, 29th July, 12:00 pm, Investiture of Knights of the Order of Saint George In Carinthia in London