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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—G

Golden Fleece

An order of knighthood by this title was instituted by Philip III., Duke of Burgundy, in 1429. The selection of the fleece as a badge is perhaps best explained by the fact that the manufacture of wool had long been the staple industry of the Low Countries, then a part of the Burgundian possessions.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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