Order of the Star (France) Order of the Star (France) The Order of the Star () was an order of chivalry founded on 6 November 1351 by John II of France in imitation of the Order of the Garter founded in 1347 by Edward III of England. The inaugural ceremony of the order took place on 6 January 1352 at Saint-Ouen, from which it is sometimes called the Order of Knights of the Noble House of Saint Ouen. The order was inspired by the Geoffroy de Charny, theoretician of chivalry. In part it was intended to prevent the disaster of Crécy and to this end
Order of the Holy Sepulchre shown the official titles of the ranks in English ("Italian, French, German, Spanish"): In English, a female member of this Order is sometimes titled "Lady". In accordance with standard chivalric practice in English, female members may be called "Dame" (from the Latin title "Domina", Italian "Dama", etc.) and this is the usual practice in most Lieutenancies: "Dame" is the usual English title of a female member of an order of chivalry; a "Lady" in terms of orders of chivalry is usually the wife of a member although there are exceptions, for example female members of the U.K. Order of the