Order of Concord (Spain)

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The Order of Concord ( Orden de la Concordia ) was a Spanish knightly order .

It was founded in 1261 by King Ferdinand of Castile and Leon . It was understood as a sign of victories over the Moors , the regaining of the kingdom of Granada and the consolidation of Christian sovereignty in the kingdom. The admission of knights was limited to 154.

Nothing is known about the whereabouts of the order.

literature

  • Ferdinand von Biedenfeld, history and constitution of all spiritual and secular, extinct and flourishing knight orders ..., Volume 1, Verlag Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Weimar 1841, p. 93
  • Pierer's Universal-Lexikon der Past und Gegenwart or ..., Volume 4, Verlagbuchhandlung APPierer, Altenburg, 1858, p. 153