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The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Fleece, Order of the Golden

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The Encyclopedia Americana
Fleece, Order of the Golden

Edition of 1920. See also Order of the Golden Fleece on Wikipedia, and the disclaimer.

740369The Encyclopedia Americana — Fleece, Order of the Golden

FLEECE, Order of the Golden, a military order instituted by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, at Bruges, 10 Jan. 1429, on the occasion of his marriage with the Portuguese princess Isabella. The order now belongs to both Austria and Spain. See Golden Fleece, Order of.