Does anyone have any information or can anyone point me in the direction of more information about this chivalric order? At this point here is all I know:Ordre du Croissant: said to have been created in 1272 by Charles d'Anjou, brother of Saint-Louis and king of Naples; the Order was revived on 11 Aug 1464 by René d'Anjou of the second house of Anjou, and placed under the patronage of Saint Maurice; it disappeared soon after his death in 1481. The collar is reported to have consisted of a gold chain intertwined with a ribbon of black silk, and the pendant, a silver crescent inscribed with the motto "Los en croissant".
One of the things I'd like to know specifically is what the crescent on the livery collar looked like.
Any help appreciated-
Thanks!
Gwen