Saxe-Ernestine House OrderSachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden Grand Cross sash with badge
Type Dynastic Order Ribbon Purple with narrow Green stripes on either side. Motto Fideliter Et Constanter ("Faithful and Steadfast")Status Currently constituted Sovereigns Konrad, Prince of Saxe-MeiningenAndreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Grades Grand Cross Grand Officer Grand Commander Commander Officer Knight/Dame Medal Next (higher) None 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 [ edit ] 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.
In 1864, a silver-gilt medal was added but subsequently suppressed in 1918, at the end of World War I.[3] Gold and silver medals were also associated with the Order.
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha revival (2006) [ edit ] In 2006, the head of the former ducal family of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Andreas , created the "Ducal Saxe-Coburg-Gotha House Order" (Herzoglich Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha'sche Hausorden ).[1] It is based on the old Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order.
Recipients
Recipients [ edit ] Grand Crosses Abbas II of Egypt Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828–1875) Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948) Duke Adam of Württemberg Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Afonso, Duke of Porto Albert I of Belgium Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis Prince Albert of Prussia (1809–1872) Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg Albert of Saxony Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale Albert, Prince Consort Prince Albert of Prussia (1837–1906) Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon Alexander II of Russia Alexander III of Russia Alexander of Battenberg Prince Alexander of Prussia Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804–1881) Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804–1885) Alexander Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse Alexis, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld Prince Alfons of Bavaria Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia Infanta Antónia of Portugal Aoki Shuzo Prince Aribert of Anhalt Prince Arnulf of Bavaria Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince August, Duke of Dalarna Prince August of Württemberg Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra Abu Bakar of Johor Carl Johan Bernadotte Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1792–1862) Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg Herbert von Bismarck Otto von Bismarck Boris III of Bulgaria Bernhard von Bülow Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen Carl XVI Gustaf Carlos I of Portugal Carol I of Romania Charles I of Württemberg Charles XV Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1844–1894) Charles Egon III, Prince of Fürstenberg Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Charles of Prussia Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Chlodwig, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld Christian IX of Denmark Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein Duke Constantine Petrovich of Oldenburg Henri de Brouckère Felix de Muelenaere [4] Rudolf von Delbrück Karl Ludwig d'Elsa Edouard d'Huart Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg Eduard, Duke of Anhalt Edward VII Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia Emich, Prince of Leiningen Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover Prince Ernest Augustus, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen Archduke Eugen of Austria Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria Ferdinand I of Austria Ferdinand I of Bulgaria Ferdinand I of Romania Ferdinand II of Portugal Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Francis V, Duke of Modena François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Franz Joseph I of Austria Archduke Franz Karl of Austria Prince Franz of Bavaria Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Frederick Augustus II of Saxony Frederick Augustus III of Saxony Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden Frederick III, German Emperor Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern Prince Frederick of Württemberg Frederick William III of Prussia Frederick William IV of Prussia Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828–1885) Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg Gaston, Count of Eu Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Georg, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Prince Georg of Bavaria Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz George I of Greece George V of Hanover George V George Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Prince George of Prussia George, King of Saxony George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Auguste Goffinet Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz Günther Friedrich Karl II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Gustaf V Gustaf VI Adolf Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten Prince Gustav of Denmark Otto von Habsburg Wilhelm von Hahnke Jakob von Hartmann Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz Heinrich LXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929) Prince Heinrich of Bavaria Heinrich VII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale Prince Henry of Battenberg Prince Henry of the Netherlands (1820–1879) Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1825–1901) Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld Paul von Hindenburg Dietrich von Hülsen-Haeseler Isma'il Pasha Archduke John of Austria Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg John of Saxony Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Hans von Kirchbach Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Prince Kraft of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen Leopold I of Belgium Leopold II of Belgium Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt Prince Leopold Clement of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt Prince Leopold of Bavaria Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Charles Liedts Eugène, 8th Prince of Ligne Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden Prince Louis of Battenberg Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours Louis Philippe I Ludwig I of Bavaria Ludwig II of Bavaria Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria Prince Ludwig Gaston of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria Luís I of Portugal Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel Marie of Romania Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria Prince Maximilian of Baden Maximilian II of Bavaria Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Emperor Meiji Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly, Prince von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly Klemens von Metternich Richard von Metternich Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia Milan I of Serbia Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg Napoleon III Nicholas I of Montenegro Nicholas I of Russia Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831–1891) Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau Jean-Baptiste Nothomb [4] Olav V of Norway Archduke Otto of Austria (1865–1906) Otto of Greece Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Pedro II of Brazil [5] Pedro V of Portugal Prince Pedro Augusto of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Duke Peter of Oldenburg Nicolae Petrescu-Comnen Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Duke Philipp of Württemberg Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders Hans von Plessen Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria Charles Rogier Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe Count d'Arschot Schoonhoven [4] Albert Joseph, 1st Count Goblet d'Alviela.[4] Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia Sir Francis Seymour, 1st Baronet Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Duke Siegfried August in Bavaria Archduke Stephen of Austria (Palatine of Hungary) Otto Graf zu Stolberg-Wernigerode Alfred von Tirpitz Umberto I of Italy Prince Valdemar of Denmark Sylvain Van de Weyer [4] Victor I, Duke of Ratibor Victor II, Duke of Ratibor Victoria, Princess Royal Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov Alfred von Waldersee Wilhelm II, German Emperor Wilhelm, German Crown Prince Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783–1851) Prince Wilhelm of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach William I, German Emperor William II, Elector of Hesse William II of Württemberg William III of the Netherlands William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Prince William of Baden (1829–1897) Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld Duke William of Württemberg William, Duke of Brunswick William, Prince of Hohenzollern William, Prince of Wied Woldemar, Prince of Lippe Friedrich Graf von Wrangel Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1846–1877) Ferdinand von Zeppelin Grand Masters Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Commanders, 1st Class Commanders, 2nd Class Knights, 1st Class Knights, 2nd Class Unclassified
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