Order of the Eagle of Georgia and the Seamless Tunic of Our Lord Jesus Christ

The Order of the Eagle of Georgia and the Seamless Tunic of Our Lord Jesus Christ or Order of the Eagle of Georgia is one of the dynastic orders of knighthood of the House of Mukhrani, originally founded by the Saint Queen Tamar of Georgia and later revived by Irakli Bagration of Mukhrani in 1939. The Grand Mastership of the Order has remained with the successors of Irakli and the current Grand Master is David Bagration of Mukhrani.
Original founding and restoration
Tradition holds that Queen Tamar of Georgia created this order to organize Georgian knights in her effort to provide aid to the Empire of Trebizond in the early 13th century.
* Knight/Lady of the Grand Collar
* Knight/Lady Grand Cross
* Knight/Lady Grand Officer
* Knight/Lady Commander
* Knight/Lady
Notable members
Some of the more notable personalities that have accepted membership in the Order of the Eagle are:
* King Umberto II of Italy
* Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria
* Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia
* Leka, Crown Prince of Albania
* Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II
* Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu
* Crown Prince Nicholas II of Montenegro
* Don Carlos Gereda y de Borbon, Marqués de Almazán
* Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville
* H.I.H. Archduke Andreas Salvator of Habsburg-Lorraine, Prince of Tuscany
* HIRH Archduke Carlos of Habsburg-Lorraine and Bourbon
* HIRH Archduke Francis Joseph of Habsburg-Lorraine and Bourbon, Bourbon-Seville
* Duke Francisco de Borbón y de Borbón
* Patriarch Illia II of all Georgia
* Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople
* Patriarch Irinej of Serbia
Heraldry
Knights and dames of the Order have specific heraldic regulations related to how to display their insignia with their coat of arms. Permission to display their insignia is granted via the Royal College of Arms of Georgia that also regulates all heraldry for the House of Mukhrani.
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* Knights Grand Collar and Knights Grand Cross may encircle their arms with the Collar of the Order
* Knights Grand Officer may use a circular ribbon 3/4 around their arms
* Knights Commander and Knights may drape the medal of the Order beneath their arms
 
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