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The Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of Malta:
  • Extract 1
  • Extract 2		   The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
  • Illustration 1
  • Illustration 2
The Most Illustrious Order of the Golden Fleece, The Spanish Order
  • Extract
  • Illustration (plus caption)		   The Most Illustrious Order of the Golden Fleece, The Austrian Order
 • Illustration
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
  • Extract		   The Imperial Order of Saint Andrew the First Called
  • Extract
  • Illustration
The Order of the Legion of Honour
  • Extract
  • Illustration		   The Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
  • Extract
  • Illustration
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Extract
  • Illustration		   The House Order of Orange (The Netherlands)
  • Extract
The Order of the Aztec Eagle (Mexico)
  • Extract		   The Military Order of Saint George (Russia)
  • Extract
The Royal Corporation of the Nobility of Catalonia (Spain)
  • Extract		   The Society of the Cincinnati (USA)
  • Extract
Knighthood and Nobility
  • Extract
  • Illustration