Order of Duke Ketel
The Order of Duke Ketel (Hungarian: Ketel Vezér Lovagrend) is a distinction awarded by the head of the House of Cseszneky, who is also the chief of the Koppán-Bana clan. The order is considered a dynastic or house order.
History
The Order of Duke Ketel was established in the last century, under the auspices of the House of Savoy, by a Hungarian-Croatian aristocrat Count Gyula Cseszneky as a dynastic honour of his lineage, which is one of the most ancient noble families of Hungary and Croatia. The name of the Order refers to a legendary ancestor of the House of Cseszneky: Duke Ketel was a Khazar-Pecheneg leader who, according to mediaeval chronicles, at the end of the 9th century joined the Magyar confederation led by Grand Prince Álmos, and then participated in the conquest of Hungary. The Grand Cross is the most prestigious grade of the Order, inferior only to the Grand Collar, which is reserved for heads of state and the Holy Father.
Grand Master
The current Grand Master of the Order is Count Miklós Cseszneky.
Grades
- Grand Collar
- Grand Cross
- Commander
- Officer
- Knight
Recipients
- Erik Wiegardt, American Stoic philosopher, writer, sculptor
- Sándor Lajos Pályi, Hungarian lawyer and philanthropist[1]
- István Vajda, Hungarian community leader in Argentina
- Francisco José Contreras, Spanish lawyer, lecturer, politician
References
- ↑ Pannon Panda (2023-02-18). "Rangos kitüntetést kapott Pályi Sándor Lajos mezőtúri ügyvéd" (in hu). Pannon Panda. https://pannonpanda.blogspot.com/2023/02/rangos-kituntetest-kapott-palyi-sandor.html. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
