institution
Order of the Golden Fleece
the Golden Fleece
also: the Fleece
A chivalric order founded by the Dukes of Burgundy in 1430; its chain hangs at the young king's chin in 'Der König.'
Reading notes
- New Poems §52 the Fleece
The chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece, the chivalric order of the Burgundian-Habsburg house, cold at the boy-king's chin.