Order of the Three Golden Fleeces

Order of the Three Golden Fleeces
Ordre des Trois-Toisons d'Or
Proposals of the insignia
Awarded by the Emperor of the French
TypeOrder of chivalry
Established15 August 1809
Royal houseHouse of Bonaparte
Religious affiliationCatholicism
RibbonRed, fringed gold
StatusNever awarded and dissolved
FounderNapoleon I
Grand MasterNapoleon I
Precedence
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Ribbon of the Order

The Order of the Three Golden Fleeces (French: Ordre des Trois-Toisons d'Or) was an order of chivalry instituted by Napoleon I at Schönbrunn by letters patent dated 15 August 1809. It was never awarded, ending up being dissolved by Napoleon on 27 September 1813.