Vitézi Rend
March 1, 2024
Our Captain General’s statement on hate speech can be read at the links below, in Hungarian and English.
https://www.vitezi-rend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fokapitanyi_nyilatkozat_2024_02_26_HU.pdf
https://www.vitezi-rend.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fokapitanyi_nyilatkozat_2024_02_26_EN.pdf
January 22, 2024
With deep sorrow, we announce that Captain Sebestyén Sándor, the Seat Captain of Northeast Hungary Region, passed away on January 19, 2024. On January 27, 2024, Saturday, at 11:00 in the morning, we bid farewell to him in Gégény, at the cemetery, according to Catholic ceremony. (17 Rákóczi Street, Gégény, 4517.) On behalf of Order of Vitéz, our comrade vitéz István Fülöp Lieutenant, retired vice chairman of the county assembly, bids farewell as the oldest friend among us. The grieving family invites members of the Vitézi Order to an agape after the ceremony. Dress code for members: Bocskai suit, grand badge, without decorations. We will cherish his memory in our hearts.
“I have fought a good fight: I have finished my course: I have kept the faith. As to the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of justice which the Lord the just judge will render to me in that day: and not only to me, but to them also that love his coming”. (2 Timothy 4:7–8)
Rest in peace, Nemzetes Seat Captain. The Order of Vitéz thanks him for everything he did for the Order tirelessly and enthusiastically, always with a smile on his face.
January 21, 2024
Nemzetes Confreres,
Based on the decision of the Captain General and the Seat of Vitéz, the previous system of the annual membership fee will be abolished.
The contribution for 2024 is optional, but should be at least EUR 50,00.
The contribution shall be deposited at Nordea Bank, no later than March 30, IBAN account number:
SE8795000099603400019554.
Beneficiary: Vitezi Rend, Kyles vag 8, 192 76 Sollentuna, Sweden.
Mark the payment with your name. The respective officer in each country will be given the responsibility to ensure that the contributions are collected in time.
The Order of Vitéz is financed neither by government grants nor foundation returns, but is entirely dependent on member income and donations. How the money is used is reported in the open annual report that is published on the website.
The use of the money is reported in the open annual report published on the website.
Document issued by the Seat of Vitéz in Hungarian:
Document issued by the Seat of Vitéz in English:
January 16, 2024
Photo: www.cbc.ca
On December 31, Queen Margrethe II announced her abdication in her New Year’s speech. According to her decision, her son, Prince Frederik, assumed the leadership of the Danish royal family. During the Council of State meeting on January 14, 2024, Queen Margrethe II officially signed the declaration of her abdication, and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen proclaimed Prince Frederik as King Frederik X from the balcony of Christianborg Palace.
On behalf of our Captain General and Grand Master of the Order of Vitéz, Joseph Karl von Habsburg-Lorraine, Archduke of Austria, Royal Prince of Hungary, the officers and all members of the Order, best wishes are extended to Denmark’s new king and his family.
January 4, 2024
Photo: Wikipedia
On December 30, 1916, in the Coronation Cathedral of Buda, Charles IV, the then Austrian Emperor and Hungarian King, was ceremoniously crowned, which temporarily distracted the focus from the horrors of World War I. In the days leading up to the event, an unknown perpetrator nearly cut the wires holding the heavy chandeliers above the place of the coronation ceremony, but thanks to the actions of mechanical engineer László Bánó, a tragedy was averted. The coronation proceeded smoothly, and in the history of Hungarian coronations it was the first time the Hungarian national anthem was heard instead of the imperial anthem.
107 years later, on December 30, 2023, many gathered for the memorial mass of Blessed Charles IV, initiated by Vitéz Ádám Berniczei-Roykó, the Deputy Captain General of the Order of Vitéz, and his wife Ágnes for the purpose of establishing a tradition. The Latin mass was celebrated by priests László Süllei and Vitéz Zsolt Szerencsés, with the participation of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. Among the attendees were private individuals such as György Bakondi, the Prime Minister’s chief security advisor, along with numerous members and officials of the Order of Vitéz. Besides Captain General Josef Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen, the organizers included Vitéz Marquise Zita Pallavicini, Vitéz Countess Margit Batthyány-Schmidt, Vitéz Lóránd Baron Riedel, Vitéz László Kóczy, and Vitéz Imre Vejkey staff captains. Represented were the Hungarian Parliamentary Prayer Group Foundation, the Otto von Habsburg Foundation, the Hungarian Paneuropean Union, the Hungarian Batthyány Foundation, the Andrássy Salon Foundation, and the Hungarian Association of Historical Families.
Countess Pallavicini Zita stated: “In today’s challenging world, when we live in uncertain times, strength can be drawn from the exemplary life of Charles IV. He was courageous, and despite facing a difficult political situation, his faith, perseverance, love, and his marvellous marriage to Zita of Bourbon-Parma… these can definitely provide strength even today. Past role models offer hope.”
Charles IV sought to end World War I through a peace treaty and prohibited attacks against civilians. He generously contributed to the welfare of the poor from his own wealth and established the world’s first social ministry. In exile, he faced life’s challenges with his wife and children, praying for unity before his death.
From now on, every December 30th, we can remember him during the festive masses at Matthias Church.
An excellent article was published in Magyar Nemzet, entitled “Utolsó királyunk emlékmiséje a Mátyás-templomban” from the pen of our Historian Staff Captain Vitéz Attila Bánó de Kükemeze et Tapolylucska. The article can be viewed at the following link:
https://magyarnemzet.hu/velemeny/2024/01/utolso-kiralyunk-emlekmiseje-a-matyas-templomban
On the website of Euronews Nóra Shenouda’s article can be found on the subject.
https://hu.euronews.com/2024/01/03/magyarorszag-utolso-kiralya-iv-karoly