Order of Saint Michael

French dynastic order of knighthood in one class founded in 1469 by King Louis XI of France
Organization order_of_chivalry Q1347889
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Order of Saint Michael

Summary

Order of Saint Michael is an order of chivalry[1]. It draws 414 Wikipedia views per month (order_of_chivalry category, ranking #19 of 64).[2]

Key Facts

  • Order of Saint Michael is in the country of France[3].
  • Order of Saint Michael's instance of is recorded as order of chivalry[4].
  • Order of Saint Michael's instance of is recorded as religious military order[5].
  • Order of Saint Michael's instance of is recorded as dynastic order of knighthood[6].
  • Order of Saint Michael's founder is recorded as Louis XI of France[7].
  • Archangel Michael is named after Order of Saint Michael[8].
  • Order of Saint Michael's Commons category is recorded as Order of Saint Michael[9].
  • Order of Saint Michael comprises Knight of the Order of Saint-Michel[10].
  • 1469 marks the founding of Order of Saint Michael[11].
  • Order of Saint Michael's location of formation is recorded as Château d'Amboise[12].
  • Order of Saint Michael's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Order of Saint Michael[13].
  • Order of Saint Michael's Commons gallery is recorded as Order of Saint Michael[14].
  • Order of Saint Michael's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ordre de Saint-Michel'}[15].
  • Order of Saint Michael's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Order of Saint Michael[16].
  • Order of Saint Michael's next lower rank is recorded as Order of Saint Louis[17].
  • Order of Saint Michael's next higher rank is recorded as Order of the Holy Spirit[18].

Body

Founding

Order of Saint Michael's founder is recorded as Louis XI of France[7]. 1469 marks the founding of it[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as Château d'Amboise[12].

Why It Matters

Order of Saint Michael draws 414 Wikipedia views per month (order_of_chivalry category, ranking #19 of 64).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . commons.wikimedia.org. commons.wikimedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Next lower rank Order of Saint Louis
    Category for recipients of this award Category:Order of Saint Michael
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