Saxe-Ernestine House Order
Saxe-Ernestine House Order Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden | |
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Grand Cross sash with badge | |
Awarded by the heads of the: House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha House of Saxe-Meiningen Award of | |
Type | Dynastic Order |
Ribbon | Purple with narrow Green stripes on either side. |
Motto |
Fideliter Et Constanter ("Faithful and Steadfast") |
Status | Currently constituted |
Sovereigns |
Prince Michael, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Prince Andreas, Hereditary Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Konrad, Hereditary Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
Grades |
Grand Cross Grand Officer Grand Commander Commander Officer Knight/Dame Medal |
Statistics | |
Established |
25 December 1833 State order: 1833–1918 House order: 1918–present |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) |
Order of the White Falcon (Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach) |
Next (lower) | None |
The ribbon of the order |
The Saxe-Ernestine House Order (German: Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden)[1] was an order of merit instituted by Duke Friedrich of Saxe-Altenburg, Duke Ernst I of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and Duke Bernhard II of Saxe-Meiningen on 25 December 1833 as a joint award of the Saxon duchies.[2]
Classes
At first, the Order consisted of five classes: Grand Cross, Commander's Cross with Star in First and Second Classes, and Knight's Cross in First and Second Classes. Awards were reserved for officers.[3]
In 1864, a silver-gilt medal was added but subsequently suppressed in 1918, at the end of World War I.[4] Gold and silver medals were also associated with the Order.
Saxe-Coburg revival (2006)
In 2006, the head of the ducal family of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Andreas, created the "Ducal Saxe-Coburg and Gotha House Order" (Herzoglich Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha'sche Hausorden).[1] It is based on the old Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order.
Recipients of the knight Grand Cross
- Leopold I of Belgium
- Leopold II of Belgium
- Olav V of Norway
- jhr. Henri de Brouckère
- Baron Auguste Goffinet
- Sylvain Van de Weyer
- Curt von Morgen
References
- 1 2 Hausorden. Herzogliche Haus Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
- ↑ "Star of the Saxe-Ernestine Order". Royal Collection. 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ↑ "Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order". The Aerodrome. 1997. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ↑ "Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order". Retrieved 11 June 2010.
External links
- Media related to Herzoglich Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden at Wikimedia Commons
- House Orders - Website of the Ducal House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (in German)