Order of the Lily

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Various orders of knights have been established under the Order of the Lily in Europe at different times. Many of these orders were relatively insignificant and only had a short existence. Orders from Navarre , Spain , Italy and France are known.

  • The Order of the Lily , also known as the Order of St. Mary of the Lily , was founded as an order of knights. Founder in 1048 was the King of Navarre Garcia IV. After recovering from a serious illness, he honored 30 knights of the nobility of the regions of Biscay , Navarre and Castile . The order to combat the Moors was intended . The order soon expired. Later, in memory of this, Ferdinand of Castile founded the short-lived Order of the Lily Vessel in the 15th century . The knights wore a lily embroidered in silver on their chests and, on high feast days, a gold chain with a drooping gold, white enameled lily.
  • The Order of the Lily was an Italian order established by Pope Pius V in 1546. Ten years later, the Pope's successor Paul IV confirmed the order and placed it above the other knightly orders in the country. A blooming lily on a medallion formed the sign of the order . In the obverse it showed St. Ambrose and in the reverse the Apostle Peter .
  • The Order of the Lily or Flower Pots was an order of knights in Spain. Founder in 1412 was Ferdinand I , King of Aragon. The knights wore a gold chain made of small flower pots filled with white lilies. On this hung the image of the Mother of God with the baby Jesus in her arms. The motto of the order was: Keep measure.
  • The order of the lilies in France had a silver lily on a white ribbon as a sign of the order.

literature

  1. ↑ a b The symbolism and mythology of nature, by Johannes Baptista Friedreich, published by Verlag der Stahel'chen Buch- und Kunsthandlung, Würzburg 1859, page 343
  • Carl Julius Weber's Complete Works, by Karl Julius Weber, published by Hallberger, 1837
  • Pierer's Universal Lexikon, Volume 10. Altenburg 1860, pp. 377-378.