Order of William

By 1945, the following classes of the Order of William were in existence. Grand Cross - wears the badge on a sash on the right shoulder, plus the star on the left chest; Commander - wears the badge on a necklet, plus an identical breast cross on the left chest; Knight 3rd Class - wears the badge on a ribbon with rosette on the left chest; Knight 4th Class - wears the ...

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The badge of the Order is a gilt, white-enamelled Maltese Cross, with the monogram "W" (for King William I) between the arms of the cross. The orverse central disc is in blue enamel, bearing the motto Virtus Nobilitat (Virtue Ennobles). The reverse central disc is plain golden, with the lion from the Dutch coat-of-arms. The badge is topped by a crown. The star of the Grand Cross is a gilt 8-pointed star with straight rays; the obverse of the badge of the Order, minus the crown and the monograms, appears at its centre. The breast cross of the Commander is completely ...

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The following classes and grades exist for the Order of Orange-Nassau Grand Cross - wears the badge on a sash on the right shoulder, plus the star on the left chest; Grand Officer - wears the badge on a necklet, plus the star on the left chest; Commander - wears the badge on a necklet; Officer - wears the badge on a ribbon with rosette on the left chest; Knight - wears the badge on a ribbon on the left chest; Member - wears the badge on a narrow ribbon on the left chest; Gold ...

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The badge of the Order is a blue-enamelled, white enamel-bordered Maltese Cross, in gilt for the officers and above, in silver for knights and members. The obverse central disc has the lion from the Dutch coat-of-arms of the Netherlands in gold and blue enamel, surrounded by a white enamel ring bearing the Dutch national motto Je Maintiendrai (I shall persevere). The reverse central disc has the crowned monogram "W" (for Queen Wilhelmina) surrounded by the motto God Zij Met Ons (God be with us). The badge is topped by a crown. The civil division has a wreath of laurel between the arms of the cross ...

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Associated with the Order of the Dutch Lion is the grade known as the Brother, which has not been conferred in living memory. It was awarded to those, usually of a lower social class, who performed useful acts, self-sacrifice or other acts of kindness towards fellow human beings (for example, risking one's life to save others from grave danger). The award came with an annual payment of 200 guilders, of which half would be paid to the widow(er) at the death of the award holder. The bagde of honour for Brothers was a silver medal, with the lion from the Dutch coat-of-arms on the obverse, and the ...

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During the High Middle Ages, it was technically possible for every free man to become a knight, but the process of becoming (and the equipping of) a knight was very expensive; thus it was more likely that a knight would come from a noble (or wealthy) family. They went through a long process to become a knight involving three stages: start as a page, moving on to be a personal squire, and after they have p ...

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Knighthood was closely connected with the feudal system. Originating largely in what later became known as France, this was a social organization in which warfare and the protection of the common people became the specialised skill of a select group. Instead of having them paid in cash — of which everyone, even the monarch, was short — they were paid in land. These rather extensive pieces of land were the fiefs. Though a fief did not have to be land — it could be any payment — it is generally thought of as being the land that the kni ...

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From roughly 1560, purely honorific orders were established, designed as a way to confer prestige and distinction, unrelated to military service or chivalry in the more narrow sense. Such orders were particularly popular in the 17th and 18th centuries, and knighthood continues to be conferred in various countries: The United Kingdom (see British honours system) and some Commonwealth of Nations countries; Most European countries, such as The Netherlands (see below). Malaysia — see Malay titles; Thailand ...

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Other orders were established in the Iberian peninsula in imitation of the orders in the Holy Land, in Avis in 1143, in Alcantara in 1156, in Calatrava in 1158, in Santiago in 1164. ...

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Knighthood was closely connected with the feudal system. Originating largely in what later became known as France, this was a social organization in which warfare and the protection of the common people became the specialised skill of a select group. Instead of having them paid in cash — of which everyone, even the monarch, was short — they were paid in land. These rather extensive pieces of land were the fiefs. Though a fief did not have to be land — it could be any payment — it is generally thought of as the land that the knights w ...

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The origin of heavily armoured cavalry (Cataphractes) lies in Sassanid Persia, and medieval chivalry absorbed many Persian traditions in the course of the Perso-Byzantine wars. For example, Ammianus Marcellinus, a Roman general and historian, who served in the army of Constantius II in Gaul and Persia, fought against the Persians under Julian the Apostate and took part in the retreat of his successor, Jovian. He describes the Persian knight as: "All their companies clad in iron, and all parts of their bodies were co ...

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Knight, Knight - History, Knight - Early heavy cavalry, Knight - Becoming a Knight, Knight - Knighthood and the Feudal system, Knight - Chivalric code, Knight - Military-monastic orders, Knight - Honorific orders, Knight - Literature

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