List of knights of the Golden Fleece

This article contains a list of knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

Burgundian Golden Fleece

15th century

Habsburg Golden Fleece

15th century

16th century

17th century

Spanish Golden Fleece

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

Austrian Golden Fleece

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

Rival branches

Josephine branch of the Spanish Golden Fleece (1809–1813)

Carlist branch of the Spanish Golden Fleece (1836–1931)

Carloctaviste branch

On 29 June 1943 Archduke Karl Pius of Austria, Prince of Tuscany issued a manifesto in which he claimed to be the legitimate successor to the Spanish throne. At the time, he had three older brothers still living, but none of these had shown an interest in claiming the throne for himself. In 1947 Karl's older brothers Leopold and Franz Josef formally renounced their rights in New York. In 1948 his other brother Anton verbally renounced his rights in Barcelona. (Both Anton and Franz Josef would take up the claim after Karl died, and Anton's son Dominic is the current claimant.)

Karl was recognised by his supporters as Carlos VIII; his movement is therefore called carloctavismo or octavismo. He used the title Duke of Madrid as his grandfather had done. Karl received the support of some of the most conservative Carlist leaders. He also received a certain level of support from some of General Franco's officials in the Movimiento Nacional; the followers of the Carlist regent Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma claimed that the Francoist support was merely an attempt to divide Carlists.

Karl moved to Andorra and then returned to Barcelona.