{"id":"3288","t":"Sovereign of the Golden Fleece","t_s":-1,"tags":["3312"],"thumb":{"fid":"4499","styles":{"circle_medium":"circle_medium_4499","circle_mini":"circle_mini_4499"},"ext":"png"},"pics":["4245"],"loc":"3513","loc_map":-1,"body":"<p>The Order of the Golden Fleece is Spain\u2019s highest and most prestigious chivalric order. It was founded in Bruges (then part of the Burgundian Netherlands) in 1430 by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, on the occasion of his marriage to Isabella of Portugal. Its first chapter was held in Lille the following year, 1431. The Order was intended to bring together the nobles in Philip the Good\u2019s Burgundian States and enable the Duke to honour those close to him. In the early 16th century, under the Emperor Charles V, it became the most important Order of the Habsburg monarchy. The Emperor Charles V Foundation supports research and historical, cultural and artistic events associated with the reign of this sovereign, who was born in Ghent in 1500.<\/p>\r\n","fav":"0","fav_l":"0","don":"The Emperor Charles V Foundation","d_y":2003,"d_m":9,"d_d":6,"d_s":-1}