His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias visited the exhibition, La Orden del Toisón de Oro: 1430-2011, at the Fundación Carlos de Amberes on February 15, 2012.  The heir to the Spanish throne was accompanied by the president of the Fundación Carlos de Amberes, Mr. Miguel Aguilar, and the curator of the exhibition, Mr. Joaquín Martínez-Correcher.

La Orden del Toisón de Oro: 1430-2011 displays the history, prestige, and traditions of the Order which began in 1430 by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy to, “… uphold the knightly ideals and whose sovereignty passed to the Crown of Castilla when Philip the Handsome, son and heir of Mary of Burgundy, married Juana I de Castilla.”

To learn more about this exhibition please click here.

Source and photo courtesy of: Casa de Su Majestad el Rey