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October 30, 2021

The Order of Vitéz held investiture (avatás) in Stockholm on October 30, 2021. The knighting ceremony by the Captain General vitéz József Károly von Habsburg-Lothringen archduke of Austria and royal prince of Hungary together with his family and members of the Seat of Vitéz- was followed by a white tie gala dinner at the Royal Officers Club. Master of Ceremonies and host was vitéz Robert Boronkay International Seat Staff Captain and the members in Stockholm. Among the many distinguished guests were representatives from the Embassy of Hungary, the Swedish and European nobility.

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October 23, 2021

Author: Vitéz Gábor von Hegyi

The Hungarians in Cologne also commemorated the 1956 revolution. The program began with a wreath-laying ceremony at the 56th Memorial Cross in the Hungarian House, where the Hungarian Catholic Church and the Order of Vitéz placed a wreath.

The program continued in the Basilica of the Holy Apostles, where those gathered prayed at a festive Mass for the victims of the 1956 revolution, and then we were able to listen to a festive concert.

Cologne is the fourth largest city in Germany, in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The town on the Rhine is home to the famous Cologne Cathedral, the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne. Today, more than half of the population is Catholic. And the church operates a number of schools and social homes. The University of Cologne is one of the oldest universities in Europe.

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21 October, 2021

On the ecclesiastical holiday of beatific King Charles IV, we commemorate the fact that the last, holy monarch of Hungary spent his last days in Hungary at the Tihany Abbey, 100 years ago, on 26–31 October, 1921. then he was forced into exile.

Among the participants, representing the Association of Hungarian Historical Families was vitéz Archduke József Károly von Habsburg-Lothringen, royal prince of Hungary, Captain General of the Order of Vitéz and his eldest son vitéz Archduke József Albert, royal prince of Hungary, dr. vitéz nob. chev. Ádám Berniczei-Roykó and his wife, vitézt nob. dame Ágnes Berniczei-Roykó.

The Mass can be viewed on the abbey’s Youtube channel.

The Magyar Kurír Catholic News Portal published a long report on the festive event, with a picture gallery.

https://www.magyarkurir.hu/hirek/a-bekere-torekedett-minden-erejevel-iv-karolyra-emlekeztek-tihanyban

September 24, 2021

On 24 September the Portuguese Seat Captaincy of the Order of Vitéz held investiture led by Captain General and the Seat of Vitéz, in Fatima, Portugal at the Hungarian Chapel. A video of the event can be viewed on Facebook at the following link:
https://fb.watch/8mS-8fNAue/

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August 29, 2021

On 28 August, the Order of Vitéz’s festive ceremony of investiture was taken place in the church in Máriapócs. About the event Magyar Nemzet published an excellent article by historian seat captain vitéz Attila Bánó.

The article can be found at the link below:
https://magyarnemzet.hu/belfold/2021/08/mariapocson-vitezeket-avattak

The Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County News Portal also reported on the event, which also includes a rich image gallery by Sándor Pusztai.

The article and gallery can be found at the following links:
https://szon.hu/kozelet/helyi-kozelet/amig-vilag-a-vilag-vitezekre-szukseg-lesz-534101

https://szon.hu/galeria/vitezavatas-mariapocson-fotok-pusztai-sandor/

The Kölcsey TV of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County published a report on the event, which can be viewed here:

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