November 1, 2023 Author: Vitéz Levente Hortobágyi At the anniversary celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic organized by the Turkish Embassy, I was able to represent our Vitéz Order among our Turkish friends and numerous ambassadors and tell many people about it, the interest was great. The old Hungarian–Turkish friendship before the […]
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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
Commemorating the 1956 revolution
October 30, 2023 Author: Vitéz Levente Hortobágyi In memory of the 1956 uprising, the Hungarian Embassy in Bern organized a wonderful event where I was able to represent the Order of Vitéz again. I had the possibility to introduce the Order to many diplomats and politicians. (In the picture above, Pál Zsigmond Barna gives a […]
Commemoration of Arad Martyrs in Törökszentmiklós
October 8, 2023 Author: Vitéz Lehel Székely lieutenant On October 6, 2023, members of the Order of Vitéz – from Budapest to Debrecen, from Szeged to Székelyföld – and their friends met at Törökszentmiklós. Local historian Zoltán Galsi presented the recently inaugurated statue of János Almásy II, and then in the hall of the building, […]
Visit in Buenos Aires
October 7., 2023 On October 7, the Vitéz Gábor von Hegyi Chief Ethics Councillor Staff Captain of the Order of Vitéz, visited to Szent László School, Buenos Aires, where the Weekend Hungarian School is also located. The Hungarians in Argentina have operated and maintained the educational institution named after the knight king for 70 years […]
Ceremony of Investiture in Máriapócs
September 2, 2023 (Photo: Magyar Nemzet) Participants from nine countries came to Máriapócs on September 2 for the investiture ceremony of the legitimate Order of Vitéz. The work of the order is wide-ranging: both abroad and in the home country, it helps to maintain the national commitment of Hungarians with lectures, investitures, commemorations, recognition of […]
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
- Máriapócs – September, 2023
- 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 – June, 2023
- Stockholm – October, 2021
- The day of Knightly Order of Saint Michael of the Wing – Alcobaça, Portugal, September 29, 2023
- The Mission and Values
- The Vitézi Rend (Order of Vitez), an honour superior to a Chivalric order
- Törökszentmiklós, Kenderes – May, 2022
- Video