Book of Chivalry member of the nobility to one of the most respected knights in France, especially under the kingship of Jean II of France. Jean created the Company of the Star in 1352, intending the chivalric order to outshine that of his rival, Edward III of England, who had shortly before created the Order of the Garter. Charny was promptly made a member of the Company of the Star, and it is believed that he wrote his "Book of Chivalry" in this context. However, the Company began to lose members immediately due to losses on the battlefield, both in civil wars and
Order of Saint Joachim Knight of the Order of Saint Joachim ("K.J.") were listed in "Debrett's Baronetage of England" between 1815, and around 1840, and were similarly published in the 1832 "A Key to Both Houses of Parliament". A modern writer on Orders of Knighthood, Guy Stair Sainty, considers the present-day order to be a "self-styled" order and describes it as primarily a charitable institution. Like all non-national awards, The Order of Saint Joachim and its insignia are not recognized within the English or Commonwealth honours system. Order of Saint Joachim The Order of Saint Joachim was an order of chivalry founded in 1755