The Royal Ghassanid Institute of Chivalry and Heraldry

The vision is to expand this site to include the registries of other dynastic Houses recognized by this Royal House, the ICOC, and The Augustan Society through the Royal Ghassanid Institute of Chivalry and Heraldry. The Royal Institute aims to increase and extend interest in and knowledge of heraldry, armory, chivalry, nobility and royalty, and allied subjects. The collegium of professional and amateur scholars and enthusiasts will not only focus on matters of European origin, but also on other parts of the world where the monarchy, nobility, chivalry, and heraldry have been culturally and locally expressed. It is the hope that the Institute will not compete with other societies and institutions but be a connecting point of intersecting interests and scholarship.

Future membership levels:

Member: Open to all with an interest in chivalry and heraldry.

Senior Member: Senior Members hold either a knighthood in an Order recognized by the Institute, OR have registered arms with the Institute.

Fellow: Fellows of the Institute hold a knighthood in an Order recognized by the Institute AND have registered arms with the Institute. Fellows may use the post-nominal FRGI.

Sovereign Fellow: Members of the Institute who are recognized sovereigns of ruling or non-ruling Royal Houses and may use the post-nominal SFRGI.

Online a-syncretist courses include:

  • History - Monarchies since the dawn of time.

  • Religion - Detailed study of how the principle of divine right has influenced monarchies throughout history.

  • Heraldry, Genealogy, Dynastic, and Noble Law - Research and study of shields and coats of arms, succession of titles in the different sovereign houses vis-a-vis current international law.

  • Chivalry - The various chivalric orders, their relevance, and performance today.

  • Protocol - How to treat sovereigns, princes, nobles, etc. How to write official correspondence, how to organize and behave at official events, etiquette, etc.

  • Philosophy - The sovereign perspective. How to think and act based on the way of thinking of Kings and Queens, regardless of the situation or political regime.

  • Geopolitics - Analysis of the political situation in the world.