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We often find very contradictory figures in history. In any case, Sigismund of Luxembourg, who ruled Hungary for 50 years, is one of them. Especially due to the influence of old Czech historiography, he was perceived as a "red fox", which was to indicate not only his cunning, but also his inferiority. It is certain that Machiavelli would certainly be happy with this monarch. However, contemporary historiography has largely revised the attitude towards Sigismund.
We often find very contradictory figures in history. In any case, Sigismund of Luxembourg, who ruled Hungary for 50 years, is one of them. Especially due to the influence of old Czech historiography, he was perceived as a "red fox", which was to indicate not only his cunning, but also his inferiority. It is certain that Machiavelli would certainly be happy with this monarch. However, contemporary historiography has largely revised the attitude towards Sigismund.
On December 12, 1408, Sigismund of Luxembourg founded the secular knightly company of the Dragon, later called the Dragon Order. It didn't take even 2 months for Ernest Železný to join the order with all the knights of the Order of Salamander, which further increased the prestige of the Dragon Order. The insignia of the Dragon Order was a coiled dragon with its back torn into a cross shape and the slogan: “ ABOUT QUAM MISERICORS DEUS? IUSTUS AND PATIENS '.
Heraldic questions of the Dragon Order
Catholic symbolism
Dragon as a non-Catholic symbol
Today, you will not find a psychologist who deals with a certain person or personality and at the same time would not deal with his family environment, the environment in which he grew up, or his parents. Since this work attaches great importance to the psychological point of view - it seeks to find the causes and reasons that led Sigismund not only to the creation of a secular order, but also to the creation of the Dragon Order - he must also take into account Sigismund's family, but especially his father Charles IV. - a great monarch and at the same time a great mystic.
When Sigismund was born in February 14, 1368, to King Charles IV. and Elizabeth of Pomerania, King Charles IV. he already had a son, Václav, whom he clearly preferred as a firstborn to Sigismund. It did not hurt Sigismund, on the contrary, he did not become a spoiled child on the throne, but a shrewd politician.
When creating this order, we must pay more attention to the relationship between Sigismund and the Roman Catholic Church, which is more important than it might seem at first glance.
If we want to deal with the relationship between Sigismund of Luxembourg and the Church, we must realize exactly what period it was in the history of the Church and how the Church itself affected the surrounding world.
The first case when Sigismund got into a dispute with the church is in the period when Sigismund had to fight with the troops of Ladislav of Naples, the son of Charles the Little, who landed in Dalmatia in 1402.
Based on what I have presented so far about Sigismund and his attitude towards the church, or about the mythology that influenced him, it is time to close the question of Sigismund's faith.
When we showed the relationship between Sigismund and the church, the work of his father or educators, the varied symbolism of the Dragon and we proved that Sigismund was a man of believers, we must unconditionally open the question of archetypes.
Archetype as part of the subconsciousness
If we want to see another reason for the creation of the Dragon Order, we must go back a few years before its actual creation.
In his court we find a large number of knights, typically medieval, just like Sigismund liked. They were knights who lived quite a bit in the world of medieval myths and followed up on the myths about Parsifal.
We have already sketched that Sigismund excelled above all in diplomacy, and the Dragon Order is no exception, but rather an obvious proof of Sigismund's ingenuity and diplomatic skills, which no other ruler of his time could have probably described. In the history of diplomacy ( especially the medieval one ), Sigismund undoubtedly has an important place.
Just as Sigismund of Luxembourg is not a one-sided figure, and it is not easy to explain this personality in detail, so it is no easier task for order of Dragon.
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