Badge of the Knight of the Golden SpurBadge of the knights of golden spurBadge, front sideBadge, back sideBadge 1918Ribbon, 1918Military ribbons of Count József Cziráky, beginning with the knight of the golden spur from the leftMilitary ribbons of Zoltán Farkas, beginning with the knight of the golden spur in the upper left corner.RibbonGiovanni Francesco Capodilista (between 1434 and 1440), knighted in 1434. The horse cloth is semé by golden spurs. (He also shows the badges of the Order of the Dragon, Order of the Jar, and the devise of House of Lancaster the so-called SS-chain.)Knighting of the Swiss envoy, Melchior Russ by King Mathias Corvinus in 1488Knighting at the coronation of Joseph I, 1687Knighting at the coronation of Maria Theresa, 1740Knighting at the coronation of Ferdinand V, 1830Knighting at the coronation of Franz Joseph I, 1867Knighting in 1916Some of the last knights of golden spur in 1916Some of the last knights of golden spur in 1916
Knights of the Golden Spur (Hungarian: aranysarkantyús lovag, Latin: eques auratus, or eques aureatus) were persons knighted during the ceremony of Hungarian kings' coronations. It was not a regular knightly order, its membership did not result in any special privileges or duties. The knightly title was not hereditary, it was given only for a personal use. However, the knights were authorized, to wear real golden spurs, attached to their boots at the ceremony, and they also wore a small golden spur on their hats.
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