Order of the Dragon

Introduction: In this blog I am going to discuss the Order of the Dragon (Orden des Drachen):  This is one of the oldest orders issued in the Austro- Hungarian Empire. This order which was founded by Sigismund of Luxembourg who was King of Hungary at the time,

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Order of the Braid

Introduction: The Order of the Braid (Zopf-Orden) is one of the oldest and certainly strangest looking orders associated with the Austrian empire. It was created in 1367 by Albrecht III duke of Austria as an order of knighthood to create a fellowship of knights that would honor

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