Grand Master of the Order of the Golden Fleece

The Sovereign or Grand Master is the head of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Prior to the Napoleonic wars the Grand Master was always identical with the monarch controlling the Spanish or Austrian Netherlands,[1] although afterwards the order split into separate Austrian and Spanish branches.

The present Grand Master of the Austrian order is Karl von Habsburg; that of the Spanish order is the Felipe VI of Spain.

List of Grand Masters of the Burgundian Golden Fleece

List of Grand Masters of the Habsburg Golden Fleece

List of Grand Masters of the Austrian Golden Fleece

See also

References

  1. Terlinden, Charles. "The Order of the Golden Fleece". The Edinburgh Review, Oct. 1920, pp. 307-315. Op. cit. "Orders of the Golden Fleece, 1430 - Today".
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