Order of the Ladies of the Cord

The Order of the ladies from the knitting or as he called himself, who belted ladies, was donated in 1498 by the Duchess Anne of Brittany as Lady North.

Various reasons are accepted as a foundation occasion. Thus, the Order should remember to commemorate the bonds ( ropes ) of the Saviour. According to another view, the religious honored the rope of St. Francis of Assisi by. Also, the Order should have symbolized the bonds of marriage. The latter reflects the fact that difficulties stood in the way of the re-marriage of Anna. Charles VIII of Anna had coveted, this triggers the betrothal to Archduke Maximilian of Austria, although he was engaged to Mary of Burgundy. The problem in the associated land reclamation. The peaceful attempt ended after violent solution of an agreement dated December 6, 1491, after which Brittany fell to France. Already in 1499 married Anna Louis XII ..

Derived from marriage bondage, ropes and chains are in French Heraldry for noble ladies, especially widows, came to the crest.