Knight of the Golden Spur (Hungary)

Badge of the Knight of the Golden Spur
Badge of the knights of golden spur
Badge, front side
Badge, back side
Badge 1918
Ribbon, 1918
Military ribbons of Count József Cziráky, beginning with the knight of the golden spur from the left
Military ribbons of Zoltán Farkas, beginning with the knight of the golden spur in the upper left corner.
Ribbon
Giovanni Francesco Capodilista (between 1434 and 1440), knighted in 1434. The horse cloth is semé by golden spurs. (He also shows the badges of the Order of the Dragon, Order of the Jar, and the devise of House of Lancaster the so-called SS-chain.)
Knighting of the Swiss envoy, Melchior Russ by King Mathias Corvinus in 1488
Knighting at the coronation of Joseph I, 1687
Knighting at the coronation of Maria Theresa, 1740
Knighting at the coronation of Ferdinand V, 1830
Knighting at the coronation of Franz Joseph I, 1867
Knighting in 1916
Some of the last knights of golden spur in 1916
Some of the last knights of golden spur in 1916

Knights of the Golden Spur (Hungarian: aranysarkantyús lovag, Latin: eques auratus, or eques aureatus) were persons knighted during the ceremony of Hungarian kings' coronations. It was not a regular knightly order, its membership did not result in any special privileges or duties. The knightly title was not hereditary, it was given only for a personal use. However, the knights were authorized, to wear real golden spurs, attached to their boots at the ceremony, and they also wore a small golden spur on their hats.


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