{"id":3342,"date":"2023-03-20T12:14:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T12:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fraternitasdraconis.com\/chapters-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T17:19:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:19:48","slug":"chapters-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fraternitasordodraconis.com\/en\/chapters-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapters."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2,\r\n                .tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }.tdi_2,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_2:before,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_2:after{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: table;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_4  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span3\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - 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<\/u><u>Ordo &#8211; Draconis&#8221;<\/u><\/strong>.\u00a0As its first new Grand Master \u201cCommendatory\u201d was appointed the <strong>Baron Stephen<\/strong> <strong>Peter (V) Mercury.<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"tdi_37\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_38  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_38,\r\n                .tdi_38 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }.tdi_38,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_38 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_38 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_38:before,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_38:after{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: table;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_40  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_40{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_40 > .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_40 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_40 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_40 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_40 > .wpb_wrapper{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t    height: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_separator td_block_wrap vc_separator tdi_42  td_separator_solid td_separator_align_left\"><span style=\"border-color:juicy_pink;border-width:1px;width:100%;\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"tdi_43\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_44  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_44,\r\n                .tdi_44 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }.tdi_44,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_44 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_44 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_44:before,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_44:after{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: table;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_46  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_46{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_46 > .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_46 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_46 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_46 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_46 > .wpb_wrapper{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t    height: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_empty_space td_block_wrap vc_empty_space tdi_48 \"  style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]\r\n<h3>Later, in the <strong>second Chapter<\/strong>, held at Viglas Castle on 13 November 2021, the <strong>Grand Council<\/strong>, having regard to the prerogative of orders of chivalry, which states <em>\u201cthat the sovereignty of an Order also derives from the ownership of ancient possessions\u201d<\/em> considering that Viglas Castle belonged to Emperor Sigismund and later to his wife Barbara von Celje, founders of the Order of the Dragon, <strong>unanimously decided<\/strong> to consider the Order as a subject of international law, naming it <strong>\u201cSovereign International Ordo Draconis\u201d.<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_column tdi_50  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_50{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_50 > .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_50 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_50 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_50 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_50 > .wpb_wrapper{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t    height: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" >[vc_single_image image=&#8221;3008&#8243; 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