Knights of St. Stephen

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The Knights of St. Stephen were a Tuscan Catholic military order founded in the 16th century to combat Ottoman and Barbary piracy in the Mediterranean.

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Knights of St. Stephen canonical 4
Knights of Saint Stephen 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic military order
chivalric order
activity naval expeditions against Barbary corsairs
naval expeditions against Ottoman Empire
participation in Mediterranean naval warfare
affiliation House of Medici
allegiance Grand Duke of Tuscany
approvedBy Pope Pius IV
associatedCity Florence
basedIn Livorno
Pisa
ceremonialLanguage Latin
coatOfArms red cross of Saint Stephen on a white field
combatant Barbary corsairs
Ottoman Empire
country Grand Duchy of Tuscany
foundedBy Cosimo I de' Medici
foundingCentury 16th century
foundingLocation Pisa
grantedBy Papal bull
hasPart church of Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri
convent in Pisa
headquartersLocation Livorno
Pisa
heritageDesignation part of Tuscan maritime history
historicalEra Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
ideology Catholic crusading tradition
inception 1561
jurisdiction Tuscan territories
linked to: Tuscany
language Italian
membershipRequirement Catholic nobility
militaryBranch naval forces
motto In hoc signo vinces
namedAfter Saint Stephen
notableCommander Cosimo I de' Medici
Ferdinando I de' Medici
patronSaint Saint Stephen
primaryTheaterOfOperations Central Mediterranean
Western Mediterranean
purpose defense of Christian shipping
protection of Tuscan coasts
to combat Barbary piracy in the Mediterranean
to combat Ottoman piracy in the Mediterranean
region Mediterranean Sea
religion Roman Catholicism
serviceBranch navy
status historical order
typeOfOrganization religious-military order

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Piazza dei Cavalieri namedAfter Knights of St. Stephen
War of Candia belligerent Knights of Saint Stephen
linked to: Knights of St. Stephen
Knights’ Square namedAfter Knights of St. Stephen
Palazzo del Consiglio dei Dodici occupant Knights of St. Stephen