News

December 18, 2021

Author: Vitéz Gábor von Hegyi

The Protestant Hungarian church get together for an Advent service on Saturday, December 18, in Cologne. The music of the ceremony was once again undertaken by the German staff captain of the Order, Vitéz Gábor von Hegyi, and the cantor of the Hungarian Catholic Church in Cologne, Edit Mustos. The program was “do it yourself” for the little ones during the holiday, and then again this year Santa Claus came to give presents to the children of our community. The service was part of the Hungarian Days in Düsseldorf, because the organizer – the Hungarian Consulate General in Düsseldorf – do special attention to supporting the churches.

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December 04, 2021

On December 4, 2021 in the magnificent halls of the Philharmonic Academy in Casale Monferrato HIRH vitéz József Károly von Habsburg-Lothringen, archduke of Austria and royal prince of Hungary knighted new members of the Order of Vitéz. Dr. Vitéz Count Pierfelice degli Uberti stated in his speech that the Order of Vitéz is the most important knightly Order in the world. While all other chivalric orders give new members the title knight, the Order of Vitez award the title “vitéz” (“hero”) which is a rare noble honour in Hungarian tradition.

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November 28, 2021

Author: Vitéz Gábor von Hegyi

We organized for the ninth time this year, our charity concert – in Cologne Germany – by the Hungarian Catholic Church and the Vitézi Rend together, where the artists of the Hungarian community in Ruhr and Rhineland showed their knowledge. Because the strict epidemiological regulations, the concert was embedded in a celebratory Mass. On the end of the Mass Edit Mustos – the secretary and organist of the ministry – received the Silver Cross of the Hungary. This year, with the full receipt of the concert, which was bit more like 3200€, we supported the István Regőczi Foundation in Budapest.

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November 19, 2021

As a result of the cooperation of the recognized Knightly Orders in Germany, on 19 November this year, the Order of Vitéz was invited to the 800th anniversary of the founding of the German Order (Deutscher Orden), where our order was represented by Levente Hortobágyi, Honorary Vitéz from Switzerland. The ceremony began with a gala dinner at Beugen Castle, which was the seat of the German Order in South Germany for more than 600 years. On the round anniversary, the Grand Master of the Order gave a solemn speech. At the dinner, all the chivalry orders recognized in Germany were represented.

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October 30, 2021

The Order of Vitéz held investiture (avatás) in Stockholm on October 30, 2021. The knighting ceremony by the Captain General vitéz József Károly von Habsburg-Lothringen archduke of Austria and royal prince of Hungary together with his family and members of the Seat of Vitéz- was followed by a white tie gala dinner at the Royal Officers Club. Master of Ceremonies and host was vitéz Robert Boronkay International Seat Staff Captain and the members in Stockholm. Among the many distinguished guests were representatives from the Embassy of Hungary, the Swedish and European nobility.

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