The Order of Saint George is an Austrian chivalric order founded by the Habsburg emperor Frederick III and Pope Paul II in 1469. Established as a military order to advocate the Christian faith, its or
Investiture of the first Grand Master of the Knights of St George by Pope Paul II
Certificate of the papal legate Michael Padena on the inauguration of Grand Master Johann Siebenhirter, 14 May 1469
Siebenhirter Tower, Millstatt Abbey
Saint George's Cross
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In heraldry, Saint George's Cross is a red cross on a white background, which, from the Late Middle Ages, has been associated with Saint George, a military saint who is often depicted as a crusader.
Order of Saint George (House of Habsburg)
…Order of Saint George St George's Cross Active 1469 – 1598 Allegiance Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1469–1493) Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1493–1519) Type Catholic religious order…
Miniature of Saint George and the Dragon, ms. of the Legenda Aurea, dated 1348 (BNF Français 241, fol. 101v.)
Saint George as a crusader knight, miniature from a ms. of Vies de Saints, c. 1310 (Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Ms. 588)
Miniature of Saint George and the Dragon, ms. of the Legenda Aurea, Paris, 1382 (BL Royal 19 B XVII, f. 109).
Saint George with an earl of Lancaster (probably Edmund Crouchback), from an English Book of Hours, c. 1330.