Knights of Cardone
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The Knights of Cardone were a Medieval order of chivalry. They are noted for their role in the Siege of Negroponte (1470).[1] Under the Venetian command of Admiral Pierre d'Aubusson the Knights of Cardone prepared for battle against Ottoman forces led by Mehmed II.[1] Unfortunately Venetian General Nicolo da Canale lost his nerve and ordered d'Aubusson to retreat which resulted in the loss of Negroponte, and the island of Euboea.[1] Subsequently during the Siege of Rhodes (1480), d'Aubusson and his Knights successfully defended against another Ottoman attack by Mehmed II.[2]
Lexicon Tetraglotton
The Lexicon Tetraglotton is an English-French-Italian-Spanish dictionary published in 1660.[3] Contained within the seventh section of the Lexicon Tetraglotton is a reference to the Knights of the Thistle. The Italian representation is "Cavalieri del cardone nella cafa de Bourbonia" (Knights of Cardone of the House of Bourbon), with the motto "Nemo me impune lacessit".[3] The motto is Latin which translates to "No one provokes me with impunity". This motto is shared with the present Order of the Thistle which was established in 1687.
See also
External links
- Lexicon Tetraglotton. 1660.
References
- ^ a b c Vertot,, & Vertot. (1728). The history of the Knights of Malta. G. Strahan in Cornhil; F. Gyles over-against Grey's-Inn in Holborn; Mess. Woodman and Lyon in Russel-Street, Cove.
- ^ Taaffe, John (1852). The History of the Holy, Military, Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Vol. 3. London: Hope and Co. pp. 53–67.
- ^ a b Howell, J. 1660. Lexicon Tetraglotton: an English-French-Italian-Spanish Dictionary.
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