Riddergordel St George, bruin Renaissance & Tudor kleding now held in the Biblioteca

now held in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan

Charles V was king of The Netherlands

The greaves are equipped with straps and buckles and can be properly secured

green and beige

The front of the legs is decorated with forged fleurs-de-lys and streamlined ribs running across the thighs and ending just below the knee caps (poleyns)

Riddergordel St George, bruin Renaissance & Tudor kleding now held in the BibliotecaThis elegant medieval belt is named after Saint George (George of Lydda), a Roman officer of Greek origin who served in the Praetorian Guard for Emperor Diocletian and was executed in 303 AD for refusing to renounce his Christian faith. Canonized as a saint in 494 AD, his veneration as a Great Martyr spread throughout the Middle East and Europe over the centuries. By the time of the crusades (11th 12th c.), Saint George had become one of the most