Eagle Society

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The eagle society or the order of the eagle is one of the extinct German knight orders. The date of its extinction is not known. This society was founded in 1433 by Emperor Albrecht III.

The sign of the order was a gold or silver eagle with outspread wings, which held a piece of paper in its claws. The motto was "Do right".

literature

  • Johann Georg Krünitz : Economic Encyclopedia. Volume 125, Joachim Pauli, 1817, p. 560.
  • Johann Samuel Publication : General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts in ... , Volume 1, Johann Friedrich Gleditsch, Leipzig 1818, p. 421.
  • Julian-Feodor Chownitz: magazine for the orders of knights . Volume 1, year 1873, Genossenschafts-Buchdruckerei, Vienna 1873, p. 18.
  • Ferdinand von Biedenfeld : History and constitution of all spiritual and secular, extinct and prosperous knight orders ... , Volume 1, Weimar 1841, p. 118 ( limited preview )