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1. Order Of The Golden Fleece

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   Foundation and Early Statutes
   The Order was formally founded by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, on January 10, 1430, in Bruges, during the celebration of his marriage to Isabella of Portugal. The initial motivation was twofold: to provide a secular, martial fraternity for his most esteemed knights, and potentially to serve as a military precursor to a new Crusade against the Ottoman Empire. The formal statutes were finalized shortly thereafter, defining membersh…