Order of the Star (France) eight-pointed star worn on the left breast became very influential in the design of the insignia of many later orders of chivalry and still later orders of merit. The Order also had a red banner sprinkled with white eight-pointed stars and bearing an image of the Virgin at its center. 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
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