Medieval Glossary
Annunciada
An order of military knighthood in Savoy, first instituted by Amadeus I in the year 1409; their collar was of fifteen links, interwoven one with another, and the motto "F.E.R.T.," signifying fortitudo ejus Rhodum tenuit.
Related term(s): None
Category: Knighthood and Chivalry
Added: 08.05.05
Source information:
Wilhelm, Thomas. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer. Philadelphia: L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1881. 23.
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