Order of Saint Peter

The Order of St. Peter was an order of the Papal States . It was founded by Pope Leo X in 1521.

The knights had to pay an entry fee. The knights and their eldest sons received financial support through interest payments. They were also granted a higher rank of nobility. They were also allowed to call themselves Count Palatine of the Lateran . Another source of money was the papal goods and alum works in Tolfa .

Pope Pius curtailed the rights of knights.

Order classes

The twenty-four chosen were civil servants and called themselves Knights of the Order of St. Peter .

Order decoration

The decoration of the order was a gold medal with St. Peter depicted on the front. The reverse showed the papal coat of arms. The medal was worn on a gold chain.

The decoration of the order also included two differently colored order clothes . One of the festive attire was black, the other red. The point was to be dressed appropriately on the days of the death and coronation of a Pope.

literature

• Gustav Adolph Ackermann: Order book of all in Europe flourishing and extinct orders and decorations. Publisher von Rudolph & Dieterici, Annaberg 1855, page 181.