Knight of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Knight of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Ordre de Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel) in ceremonial robes with feather cap, embroidered mantle and tunic. French military and hospitaller order founded by Henry IV in 1607 to prove the sincerity of his conversion and prevent the extinction of the Order of St. Lazarus. Copied from an illustration by Christoph Weigel in Philipp Bonanni's Ritter-Ordern, 1728. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1802

Antique Print Ceremonial Robes Chivalry Christoph Weigel Feather Cap King Henry Iv Mantle Middle Ages Philipp Bonanni Ritter-ordern Robert Spallart Robert Von Spalart

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