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Person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity.
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Homage (feudal)
2 linksThe ceremony in which a feudal tenant or vassal pledged reverence and submission to his feudal lord, receiving in exchange the symbolic title to his new position (investiture).
The ceremony in which a feudal tenant or vassal pledged reverence and submission to his feudal lord, receiving in exchange the symbolic title to his new position (investiture).
The implication was that no "knights service" was owed for the English lands.
Edmund FitzGibbon
1 linksEdmund Fitzgibbon, 11th White Knight (c.
Edmund Fitzgibbon, 11th White Knight (c.
1552 – 23 April 1608), was an Irish nobleman of the FitzGerald dynasty, who held a Hiberno-Norman hereditary knighthood.
Edler
1 linksEdler was until 1919 the lowest rank of nobility in Austria-Hungary and Germany, just beneath a Ritter (hereditary knight), but above untitled nobles, who used only the nobiliary particle von before their surname.
Tabard
0 linksType of short coat that was commonly worn by men during the late Middle Ages and early modern period in Europe.
Type of short coat that was commonly worn by men during the late Middle Ages and early modern period in Europe.
By the second half of the 15th century, tabards, now open at the sides and so usually belted, were also being worn by knights in military contexts over their armour, and were usually emblazoned with their arms (though sometimes worn plain).
Fief
2 linksThe central element of feudalism.
The central element of feudalism.
In 13th-century Germany, Italy, England, France, and Spain the term "feodum" was used to describe a dependent tenure held from a lord by a vassal in return for a specified amount of knight service and occasional financial payments (feudal incidents).
Ridder (title)
0 linksRidder (English: "Knight") is a noble title in Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands.
Falconry
0 linksHunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey.
Hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey.
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Imperial, royal and noble ranks
2 linksRooted in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Rooted in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Knight is the central rank of the Medieval aristocratic system in Europe (and having its equivalents elsewhere), usually ranking at or near the top of the Minor Nobility
Order (distinction)
2 linksVisible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic house or organisation to a person, typically in recognition of individual merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as collars, medals, badges, and sashes worn by recipients.
Visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic house or organisation to a person, typically in recognition of individual merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as collars, medals, badges, and sashes worn by recipients.
Orders often come in multiple classes, including knights and dames in imitation of the original chivalric orders.
Barding
0 linksBody armour for war horses.
Body armour for war horses.
Though its historical roots lie in antiquity in the regions of what was once the Persian Empire, barded horses have become a symbol of the late European Middle Ages chivalry and the era of knights.