Jacques de Lalaing
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Jacques de Lalaing was a 15th century knight of Burgundy and was reportedly one of the best medieval tournament fighters of all time. A Walloon knight, he began his military career in the service of A
Jacques de Lalaing (1421–1453)
Jacques de Lalaing was one of the most accomplished knights with a lance and won numerous tournaments and pas d'armes bouts.
Jacques de Lalaing was killed by gunfire during the suppression of the Revolt of Ghent in 1453.
Order of the Golden Fleece
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The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in 1430 in Bruges by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, to celebrate his marriage to Isabella of Portugal. Today, t
Jacques de Lalaing
…the "Bon Chevalier" due to his military prowess in tournaments and battles. Jacques was inducted into the prestigious Burgundian chivalric order, the Order of the Golden Fleece, in 1451. Jacques' deeds in tournaments and battles were recorded in the Livre des Faits de Jacques Lalaing (The Book of the Deeds of Jacques de Lalaing…
Collar and badges of a knight of the Spanish order
Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, with the collar of the order (portrait in c. 1450 by Rogier van der Weyden)
The order was founded by Philip the Good to celebrate his marriage to Portuguese princess Isabella of Avis.
Baudouin de Lannoy, c. 1435, one of the first knights of the Golden Fleece, inducted in 1430