Self-styled order
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A self-styled order or pseudo-chivalric order is an organisation which claims to be a chivalric order, but is not recognised as legitimate by countries or international bodies. Most self-styled orders
Insignia of the Order of St. Bridget of Sweden, a self-styled order
Proclamation of Sandor Habsburg as "Grandmaster of the Knights of the Golden Spur" in the Franciscan Church of Esztergom, 2012
The Russian tradition of the Knights Hospitaller is a collection of charitable organisations claiming continuity with the Russian Orthodox grand priory of the Order of Saint John.
A portrait of Russian Admiral Fyodor Ushakov, Commander of the Black Sea Fleet. He is shown wearing the regalia of a Knight of Malta. The Knights moved to Russia during the times of the Revolution and Napoleon.
Emperor Paul wearing the Crown of the Grand Master of the Order of Malta (1799).
Count Vassiliev, a 19th-century Knight Commander, and Minister of Finance under Alexander I of Russia