On This Day: 10 January 1430 The Order of the Golden Fleece

Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy founded an order of chivalry in 1430 that still survives today. To celebrate his marriage, he created the Order of the Golden Fleece. Prestigious and exclusive, it made a bold statement of Burgundian policy.

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