June 4, 2023 On the occasion of the National Togetherness Day, the Order of Vitéz held a solemn commemoration in Legénd on June 4 2023. The event began with a celebratory service in the Catholic Church of Our Lady. The holy mass was celebrated by Zsolt Szerencsés (priest of St. Borbála church in Dorog). Afterwards […]
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A Vitézi Rend
A Vitézi Rendet Magyarország kormányzója alapította „a legbátrabbak tiszteletére és az áldozatok emlékére”. A Vitézi Rend hisz a vallás, a nemzet és a család mint alapelvek fontosságában. Mindenekelőtt fontosnak tartja Magyarország nemzeti szuverenitásának megőrzését, a nemzeti értékek tiszteletben tartását, valamint a keresztény életmód ösztönzését.
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The Order of Vitéz
The Order of Vitéz was founded by the Regent of Hungary “to honor the bravest and remember their sacrifice”. The Order of Vitéz believes in the importance of fundamental principles such as religion, nation and family. First of all, it considers it important to preserve Hungary’s national sovereignty, the national values and to encourage a christian way of living.
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Our History
In 1928, in the preface to the large volume titled A magyar nemzet hadtörténelme (A military history of the Hungarian nation), Archduke and Field Marshal Vitez Joseph August of Habsburg-Lorraine wrote, “In most cases, the past is but a mirror of the future which gives a clear picture of how to avoid big troubles and how serve a better future. Let us learn from this work, and let us not be disheartened, because the strong Hungarian spirit is is still alive.”
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The Values
The Order of Vitéz is a Military Order based on Christian confession and encouraging a life with the highest ethical values.
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The Mission
The Order of Vitéz was founded by the Regent of Hungary “to honor the bravest and remember their sacrifice.”
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Organizational Structure
Főkapitány (Captain General): HIRH Vitéz Joseph Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen, Archduke of Austria, Prince of Hungary.
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News
Wreath-laying in the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Cologne
May 27, 2023 It has been four years since the memorial plaque of Cardinal Mindszenty’s visit to Cologne was inaugurated in the crypt of the cathedral. This time – 27th of May – we were in the chapel of the Cathedral to pray together for the beatification of our last prince-primate. As the last point […]
Investiture of Vitéz in Casale Monferrato
May 25, 2023 On Saturday, May 13, 2023, the investiture of nine new members of the Order of Vitéz took place in the splendid halls of the Philharmonic Academy of Casale Monferrato, by Vitéz Archduke József Károly of Habsburg-Lothringen, Royal Prince of Hungary, Captain General of the Order of Vitéz. On the same day and […]
The Order of Vitéz in Muravidék – once and today
May 23, 2023 An article written by Seat Captain Vitéz Márton Inkei-Farkas, titled “The Order of Vitéz in Muravidék – once and today”, was published in Népújság, the weekly newspaper of the Hungarians in Slovenia. The article can be read at the following link: https://www.nepujsag.net/horizont/14269-a-vit%C3%A9zi-rend-a-muravid%C3%A9ken-%E2%80%93-egykor-%C3%A9s-ma
Invitation to Legénd
May 16, 2023 Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Confreres! On the occasion of the National Togetherness Day, on Sunday, June 4, 2023, the Order of Vitéz will hold a solemn commemoration, to which we warmly invite and await everyone. Please indicate your intention to participate and your relatives at: tamas.tunkel@vitezi-rend.com. Program: 10.00 a.m.Festive worshipin the […]
The Order of Vitéz was founded by the Governor of Hungary, admiral Miklós Horthy, in 1920. Its Captain General from 1977 to 2017 was József Árpád, Royal Prince of Hungary, and now his son, Prince József Károly.

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- A brief history of the Order of Vitéz
- Accreditation
- Casale Monferrato – December, 2021
- Casale Monferrato – May, 2023
- Commemorating 80 years since the Don Disaster 1943
- Contact
- Fatima – September, 2021
- Heraldic usage in the Order of Vitéz
- Holidays of the Order of Vitéz
- How to join
- Hungary’s history in a nutshell
- Legénd – June, 2021
- Malta – March, 2022
- Máriapócs – August, 2021
- Máriapócs – September, 2022
- Oath of the Vitéz
- Order of Vitéz – Questions and Mistakes
- Organizational Structure
- Pécs – November, 2022
- Portrait Gallery of Famous Members
- Statement about the policy of the Order of Vitéz concerning nobility, nobiliary titles and membership in chivalric organisations
- Statements
- Stockholm – October, 2021
- The Mission and Values
- The Vitézi Rend (Order of Vitez), an honour superior to a Chivalric order
- Törökszentmiklós, Kenderes – May, 2022
- Video