Order of St. Simplicius
The Order of St. Simplicius , actually Order of the Society of the Holy Knight St. Simplicius , was an order of knights .
Two foundation dates are listed:
- Abbot of Fulda, Johann von Merlawe in 1403, who must be doubted and
- donated by the 62nd abbot of Fulda in 1492. It was Johann II. von Henneberg-Schleusingen , who was ruled as a count
The deed of foundation stipulated that four generations had to be noble ( helmet and shield ) and that a corresponding admission fee was due.
Four gentlemen were assigned to a custodian of the company:
- Simon von Slits (Schlitz), called von Gore (Gorizia)
- Hans von Ebersperg (Marshal of the Abbot)
- Walther von Morle (Merle), called Behem (Böhm)
- Caspar von Buchenaw (Buchenau)
The order was intended for men and women. The bearers of this order should never give up "holy faith". There was the possibility of inheritance or return of the order.
Order decoration
The decoration of the order was a silver chain on which the letters SS (for St. Simplicius) alternated with ribbon. On this strip with the words of the Christian rules and the three lilies of the donor's coat of arms hung the image of the knight St. Simplicius. Below was the name and seven more chains with the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit as a souvenir.
The order was worn as a neck medal .
The order went out at the time of the Reformation .
Individual evidence
literature
- Carl von Rotteck, Karl Theodor Welcker, Das Staats-Lexikon: Encyclopedia of all political sciences for all classes, Volume 10, Verlag Johann Friedrich Hammerich, Altona 1848, p. 165
- CFF von Strantz, History of the German Nobility: documented evidence from its origin to the most recent times, LMR Kühn'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Breslau 1845, p. 173
- 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. 122