October 2, 2025 Author: Sandro Baricevic Sandro Baricevic, an international expert in Orders of Chivalry and awarding systems; Commissioner of the International Commission for Orders of Chivalry (ICOC) has published an article with the title “105 Years of the Enduring Legacy of the Order of Vitéz: A Distinction Beyond Chivalry” The article is available at: […]
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In 1928, in the preface to the large volume titled A magyar nemzet hadtörténelme (A military history of the Hungarian nation), Archduke and Field Marshal Vitez Joseph August of Habsburg-Lorraine wrote, “In most cases, the past is but a mirror of the future which gives a clear picture of how to avoid big troubles and how serve a better future. Let us learn from this work, and let us not be disheartened, because the strong Hungarian spirit is is still alive.”
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The Order of Vitéz was founded by the Governor of Hungary, admiral Miklós Horthy, in 1920. Its Captain General from 1977 to 2017 was József Árpád, Royal Prince of Hungary, and now his son, Prince József Károly.
The International Commission for Orders of Chivalry (I.C.O.C.) – a privately funded organization of experts in knightly orders, based in Milan – recognized the Order of Vitéz in 1962 and added it among its members.
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