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Order of the Ermine (Naples)

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The Order of the Ermine (L’Ordre de l’Hermine) was a chivalric order created in 1464 by king Ferdinand I of Naples. The motto was "Malo mori quam foedari" ("I would rather die than be dishonored").

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  1. ^ The ermine in Leonardo's portrait Lady with an Ermine may be a reference to it.