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Order of the Golden Fleece (Ordre de la Toison d’Or), was founded by Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy on 10 January 1429/1430 in Bruges. The founding date coincides with a period when Burgundy’s political power was rising and court life was becoming distinctly organized. The order is based on written rules regulating loyalty among nobles; membership conditions, meeting procedures, and oath-taking rituals are defined within this framework. The order’s name and emblem is the “Golden Fleece.” The s