Knight of the Order of the Broom-Pod (Cosse du Genet), 13th century.

---

Knight of the Order of the Broom-Pod (Cosse du Genet), 13th century. He wears the necklace of broom-pods, fleurs de lys and a cross, a violet chaperon or hood, long white damask coat of arms, gold belt, sword and dagger, blue stockings and gold shoes. The order was created by King Louis IX on his wedding to Margeret of Provence in 1234. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days, Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834.

---

Size: 4262px × 6890px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 13th, 19th, arms, belt, broom-pod, century, chaperon, clovis, coat, copperplate, cosse, costumes, cross, dagger, damask, days, de, depuis, du, engraving, fashion, fleurs, francais, french, genet, gold, handcoloured, history, hood, illustration, jours, jusqu, knight, leopold, lys, massard, necklace, nos, order, portrait, shoes, stockings, sword