|
Germany:
Orders, Honours, and Decorations |
Name |
Tenure |
Family |
Order
of the Black Eagle (Prussia)
Founded 1701 by King Friedrich I of Prussia
|
Knight |
Carlo
Alberto, K of Sardinia |
†1849 |
Savoy
(254) |
Vittorio Emanuele II, K of Italy |
†1878 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
1869;
†1910 |
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
(724.6) |
|
1872;
†1942 |
Windsor
(724.6) |
|
†1890 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
†1900 |
Köstlin
(5282) |
|
†1913
|
Reuss-Schleiz
(1370.1) |
|
†1931 |
Savoy (254) |
Emanuele
Filiberto of Savoy, 2nd D of Aosta |
†1931 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
†1933
|
Savoy
(254) |
|
†1942 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
†1946 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
†1982
|
Savoy
(254) |
|
†1990 |
Savoy (254) |
|
†1996 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
Order
of Civil Merit (Württemberg)
Founded 1806 by King Friedrich Württemberg.
Amalgamated with the Order of the Crown, 1818.
|
|
Cross
of Honour 1914/18, The
'Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs
1914/1918' - Instituted 1934 by President Paul von Hindenburg.
|
|
1934; †1945 |
Wied
(309) |
|
Crown
of Prussia, The Order of the (Prussia)
Established 1814 by King Frederick III of Prussia.
|
Knight,
Third Class |
|
†1945 |
Wied
(309) |
|
Crown
of Saxony/Rue Crown, The Order of the (Saxony) |
Knight |
|
†1931 |
Savoy (254) |
Emanuele
Filiberto of Savoy, 2nd D of Aosta |
†1931 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
Crown
of Wurttemberg, The Order of the (Wurttemberg)
Established 1818 by the amalgamation of the Order of the Golden
Eagle and the Order of Civil Merit.
|
Knights |
|
1854; †1854 |
Köstlin
(5282) |
|
†1859 |
Köstlin
(5282) |
|
Knights
of the Empire/Imperial Knights |
Knights |
|
1353;
†1355 |
Falier
(2018.1) |
|
1433;
†1482 |
Montefeltro
(402) |
|
†1577 |
Mocenigo
(707) |
|
Friedrich
Order (Württemberg)
Founded 1838 by King Wilhelm I of Württemberg.
|
Grand
Cross |
|
1853; †1880 |
Gramont (1980) |
|
1898; †1945 |
Wied
(309) |
Commanders |
|
†1900 |
Köstlin
(5282) |
|
Générosité,
The Ordre
de la
Established 1667 by Frederich I of Prussia. Superseded by
the Order of Pour le Mérite.
|
|
Golden
Eagle/Chase Horn, The Order of the (Württemberg)
Founded 1702 by Duke Friedrich Karl of Württemberg.
Amalgamated with the Order of the Crown, 1818.
|
|
Guelphic
Order, The Royal |
Knights
Grand Cross |
|
1815;
†1820 |
Hanover
(2857) |
|
Iron
Cross, The |
Second
Class |
|
1914; †1976 |
Ehrenberg
(4314) |
|
|
1870-1946 |
Osborn
(4211) |
|
Iron
Crown, The Order of the (Prussia) |
Knights |
Carlo
Alberto, K of Sardinia |
†1849 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
†1931 |
Savoy (254) |
|
Evangelical
Order of St John (Johanniterorden)
Originally the Bailiwick
of Brandenburg, dissolved in 1811, it was refounded in 1852
under Prussia.
|
►Beginings
of the bailiwick with endowment of church at Werben 1160 to
Order of St John of Jerusalem/Malta by Margrave of Brandenburg
|
►Formally
allied with the Order of St John of Jerusalem/Malta by agreement
1318
|
►Bailiwick
declares itself independent 1319
|
Bailiffs
of Brandenburg |
Gebhard
von Bortfelde (Praeceptor
generalis)
|
1323-36;
†c1349
|
•••• |
Hermann
von Wereberge
|
1351-71†
|
•••• |
Bernhard
von der Schulenburg
|
1371-82;
†1387
|
•••• |
►Bailiwick
granted autonomous power 1382, though still allied with the
Order of St John of Jerusalem/Malta
|
Grand
Masters (Herrenmeister) of Brandenburg |
Bernhard
von der Schulenburg
|
1382-97†
|
•••• |
Detlev
von Walmede
|
1397-99†
|
•••• |
Reimar
von Guntersberg
|
1399-1418
|
•••• |
Busso
von Alvensleben
|
1419-26
|
•••• |
Balthasar
von Schlieben
|
1426-37†
|
•••• |
Nicolaus
von Thierbach
|
1437-55
|
•••• |
Heinrich
von Redern
|
1459-60†
|
•••• |
Liborius
von Schlieben
|
1460-71
|
•••• |
Kaspar
von Guntersberg
|
1471-74
|
•••• |
Richard
von der Schulenburg
|
1474-91†
|
•••• |
Georg
von Schlabrendorff
|
1491-1527
|
•••• |
Veit
von Thumen
|
1527-44†
|
•••• |
►Protestant
after 1538,
but remained allied with
the Order of Malta
|
Joachim
von Arnim
|
1544-45
abd
|
•••• |
Thomas
von Runge |
1545-64†
|
•••• |
Franz
Neumann
|
1564-69
|
•••• |
Martin,
C of Hohenstein
|
1569-1609†
|
•••• |
Friedrich,
Mg of Brandenburg
|
1610-11†
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
Ernst,
Mg of Brandenburg
|
1611-13†
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
Georg
Albrecht, Mg of Brandenburg
|
1614-15†
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
Johann
Georg , Mg of Brandenburg
|
1616-24†
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
Johann
Sigismund , Mg of Brandenburg
|
1624-25†
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
Adam,
C of Schwarzenberg
|
1625-40
|
Schwarzenberg
(2741) |
►Inerregnum
1640-52
|
Johann
Moritz, P of Nassau
|
1652-79†
|
Nassau
(223) |
Georg
Friedrich, P of Waldeck
|
1689-92†
|
Waldeck
(302) |
Carl
Philipp, Mg of Brandenburg
|
1693-95†
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
Albrecht
Friedrich, P of Prussia
|
1696-1731†
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
Friedrich
Karl, P of Prussia
|
1731-62†
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
August
Ferdinand, P of Prussia
|
1762-1811;
†1813
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
►Nominal
reunion with the Order of Malta 1763
|
►Abolished
1811
|
Grand
Masters (Herrenmeister) of the Order of St John |
►Restored
1852 as a Prussian order, and recognised by the Order of Malta
|
Friedrich
Carl, P of Prussia
|
1853-83†
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
Albrecht,
P of Prussia
|
1883-1906
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
Eitel
Friedrich , P of Prussia
|
1906-26
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
►Independent
1918
|
Oskar,
P of Prussia
|
1926-58
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
Wilhelm
Karl, P of Prussia
|
1958-99
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
Oskar,
P of Prussia
|
1999-
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
Commanders |
Carl
Lazarus, C of Henckel von Donnersmarck
|
1859
|
Henckel
(2590) |
Adolph
Friedrich von Rochow
|
1859
|
•••• |
Rudolph,
B Hiller von Gaertringen
|
1859
|
•••• |
Knights
of Justice |
|
†1945 |
Wied
(309) |
Commanders
of Honour |
Friedrich
Karl, P of Prussia
|
1859
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
Knights
of Honour |
Emil
von Troschke, Hr auf Fürstenflagge |
1859;
†1900 |
Troschke (240) |
Ernst,
Fhr von Troschke |
1882;
†1900 |
Troschke (240) |
Members |
Knights
[unspecified rank] |
Erwein
von Seherr-Thoss, Hr auf Schollwitz |
†1886 |
Seherr-Thoss (263.1) |
Hermann,
Gf von Seherr-Thoss |
†1893 |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
Octavius von Seherr-Thoss, Ehr auf Weilgelsdorf |
1800s |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
Hans,
Fhr von Seherr-Thoss |
1800s |
Seherr-Thoss (263A) |
Karl,
Fhr von Troschke |
†1880 |
Troschke (240) |
Stanislaus, Fhr von Seherr-Thoss |
†1907 |
Seherr-Thoss (263A) |
Karl,
Fhr von Troschke |
†1908 |
Troschke (240) |
|
Order
of the Lion of Zahringen (Baden)
Established 1812 by Grand Duke Charles Friederich
of Baden.
|
Grand
Master |
Knight
Grand Cross |
Commander,
first class |
Commander,
second class |
[Commander] |
|
†1913
|
Asser
(2820) |
Knight |
|
Order
of Louise (Prussia)
Established 1914 by King Frederick III of Prussia
in 1814.
|
Dame, first class |
|
1767-1854† |
Wulff (2349) |
|
Order
of Pour le Merite for Science and
the Arts
Established 1842 by King Frederich II of Prussia. Not in use
by 1933. Revived, 1952.
|
|
1887; †1897 |
Brahms
(3378) |
|
1901;
†1921 |
•••• |
|
Order
of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany |
Grand
Cross Special Class |
|
1958; *1921 |
Schleswig-H-S-G-Greece (218.2) |
Grand
Cross Special Issue |
Grand
Cross First Class |
Grand
Coss |
Knight
Commander |
Commander |
Officer |
Member |
Medal |
|
Order
of Pour le Merite
Established 1740 by King Frederich II of Prussia.
|
Military
(1740-1918 abolished)
|
|
1882;
†1942 |
Windsor
(724.6) |
Civil
(abolished, 1810)
|
|
Royal
Prussian Order of Saint John
Founded 1811 by the king of Prussia after abolishing the Johanniterorden.
Abolished 1852.
|
Grand
Masters (Herrenmeister) |
August
Ferdinand, P of Prussia |
1811-13†
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
Heinrich,
P of Prussia |
1813-46†
|
Hohenzollern
(141) |
►Vacant
1846-52 |
►Dissolved
after the restoration of the Johanniterorden 1852
|
Knights |
Leopold
I, K of the Belgians
|
1810;
†1865
|
Saxe-Coburg
(724.4) |
Leopold
Anton Oldwig von Natzmer
|
1810
|
•••• |
Ernst
von Seherr-Thoss, Hr auf Schollwitz |
†1814 |
Seherr-Thoss (263.1) |
Karl
von Troschke, Hr auf Kaufung |
†1818 |
Troschke (240) |
Ernst,
Fhr von Troschke |
†1839 |
Troschke (240) |
Hans
von Seherr-Thoss, Ehr auf Kujau |
†1854 |
Seherr-Thoss (263.1) |
Ernst von Seherr-Thoss, Gf von Seherr-Thoss |
1812;
†1856 |
Seherr-Thoss (263) |
|
Order
of the Red Eagle (Prussia)
Founded 1705 by Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Ansbach as the Order
of Sincerity. Renamed the Order of the Brandenburg Eagle in
1734 by Margrave George Friedrich of Brandenburg. Final change
1791 by Friedrich Wilhelm II.
|
Grand
Cross, first class |
|
1914; †1945 |
Wied
(309) |
Knights |
|
†1828 |
•••• |
|
Order
of Saint Elisabeth (Bavaria) |
Dames |
|
†1856
|
Savoy
(254) |
|
†1971 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
Royal
Order of Saint Hubert (Bavaria) |
Knights |
Carlo
Alberto, K of Sardinia |
†1849 |
Savoy
(254) |
Ferdinando
of Savoy, 1st D of Genoa |
†1855 |
Savoy (254) |
Vittorio Emanuele II, K of Italy |
†1878 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
†1890 |
Savoy
(254) |
Umberto
I, K of Italy |
†1900 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
†1931 |
Savoy (254) |
Emanuele
Filiberto of Savoy, 2nd D of Aosta |
†1931 |
Savoy (254) |
|
†1942 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
†1947 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
†1982
|
Savoy
(254) |
|
†1990 |
Savoy (254) |
|
†1996 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
Royal
Prussian Order of Saint John (Prussia)
Established 1811, replacing the Bailiwick of Brandenburg of
the Order
of St John of Jerusalem (Malta) |
|
Bavarian
Maximilian Order for Science and Art (Bavaria) |
Recipients |
|
1873; †1897 |
Brahms
(3378) |
|
Order
of Theresa (Bavaria) |
Dames |
Pss
Maria Pia of Sardinia |
†1855 |
Savoy (254) |
|
†1971 |
Savoy
(254) |
Pss
Giovanna of Italy |
†2000 |
Savoy (254) |
|
Other
Awards |
|
|
Berlin
Geographical Society |
Gold
Medal |
Luigi of Savoy, D degli Abruzzi |
†1933 |
Savoy
(254) |
Families
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Lands
|
Abbr. and Symbols
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Sources
|
Germany Index |