Order of the Three Golden Fleeces Ordre des Trois-Toisons d'Or | |
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Awarded by the Emperor of the French | |
Type | Order of chivalry |
Established | August 15, 1809 |
Royal house | House of France |
Religious affiliation | Catholicism |
Ribbon | Red, fringed gold |
Status | Never awarded and dissolved |
Founder | Napoleon I |
Grand Master | Napoleon I |
Precedence | |
Next (lower) | Legion of Honour |
Ribbon of the Order |
The Order of the Three Golden Fleeces (French: Ordre des Trois-Toisons d'Or) was an order of chivalry instituted by Napoleon I at Schönbrunn by letters patent[1][2] dated 15 August 1809. It was never awarded, ending up being dissolved by Napoleon on 27 September 1813.