Saxe-Ernestine House Order Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden | |
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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-Meiningen Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
Grades | Grand Cross Grand Officer Grand Commander Commander Officer Knight/Dame Medal |
Precedence | |
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.
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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". Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Almanach royal de Belgique: Classé Et Mis En Ordre Par H. Tarlier /p. 140
- ^ Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1890), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 45
External links
[edit]Media related to Saxe-Ernestine House Order at Wikimedia Commons
- House Orders – Website of the Ducal House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (in German)