• The Fraternal Society of Knighthood of St George - Hungary 1325/6-c1395?; the Order of the Band - Castile-Leon 1330-1474?; the Society of St George or Order of the Garter - England 1344/9-present; the Company of Our Lady of the Noble House commonly called the Company of the Star - France 1344/52-1364/80?; the Company of the Holy Spirit of Right Desire commonly called the Company of the Knot - mainland Sicily (Naples) 1352/3--1362?; the Order of the Sword - Cyprus 1347/59-1489?; the Order of the Collar from 1518 called the Order of the Annunciation of Our Lady - Savoy, 1364?-present; French princely orders founded before 1430; the Enterprise of the Knights of St George - Aragon, 1371/9-1410?; the Order of the Ship - mainland Sicily (Naples) 1381-1386?; monarchical and quasi-monarchical orders founded in Spain and Europe c1380-1433; the Order of the Golden Fleece - Burgundy and the netherlands 1430/1-present; the Order of the Ermine - mainland Sicily (Naples) 1465-1494/1501; the Order of St Michael the Archangel - France 1469-1790; epilogue - developments from 1469 to 1525; conclusion - the monarchical orders of knighthood.

A significant contribution to the history of the political life and culture of the later medieval aristocracy.