The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... (1858)
Burke, Bernard, Sir, 1814-1892 · London : Hurst and Blackett · leaf 26
of the Order, the inauguration of which he solemnizedthere, in 1713, with vast splendour; but Philip V. of Spaindeclared himself Grand Master, and formally protested, at theCongress of Cambrai, (1721), against the pretensions of theGerman Emperor. The dispute, though subsequently settledby the…
Orders of knighthood and chivalry · Military and religious orders · Heraldry
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