Orders of Württemberg - insignia ( orders ) from the award system of the Kingdom of Württemberg .
The Kingdom of Württemberg is one of the German states, the territory of which is now part of the federal state of Germany Baden-Württemberg .
The predecessor of the kingdom was the duchy of the same name . Kingdom status obtained in 1806. The capital of the kingdom was Stuttgart . Despite its small size, Württemberg, like other German states, reproduced "in miniature" all the major traditions of the larger monarchies of Europe, including the presence of its own reward system.
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Orders of Württemberg
| Sign | Order | Based | Abolished | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order of the Golden Eagle | 1702 | September 23, 1818 | Until March 6, 1807, the Hunting Order of St. Hubert was called, also the Order of the Great Hunt . Abolished in the formation of the Order of the Württemberg Crown . | |
| Order of Civil Merit | November 1806 | September 23, 1818 | Abolished in the formation of the Order of the Württemberg Crown . | |
| Order "For Military Merit" [1] | February 11, 1759 | Formed under the name of the Military Order of Charles . November 6, 1799 reformed and received a new name. Had three degrees. | ||
| Order of the Württemberg Crown [1] | September 23, 1818 | Formed by the merger of the Order of the Golden Eagle and the Order of Civil Merit . Had a complex system of degrees and medals, replacing the lower degree. | ||
| Order of Frederick [1] | January 1, 1830 | Originally he had one class, on January 3, 1856, he was divided into four classes. | ||
| Order of Olga [1] | June 27, 1871 | Named after the wife of the Württemberg king, the Russian Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna . Had one degree. Could be given to both men and women. |
Other awards.
In addition to orders, the award system of Württemberg included a number of medals and crosses, awarded on various occasions. Examples of such awards are the Charles and Olga Medal and the Charlotte Cross .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Württemberg // Encyclopedic dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extras). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Literature
- Württemberg // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : 86 t. (82 t. And 4 extra.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Spassky I. G. Foreign and Russian orders until 1917 / Il. artist V. Trofimov. - SPb. : Dorval Publishing House Breeze LLP, jointly with League AO, 1993. p. 73-74. - 196 s. - ISBN 5-8308-0042-x .
- Luigi Cibrario. Descrizione storica degli ordini cavallereschi. - Torino: Stabilimento Tipografico Fontana, 1850. - Vol. 2. - p. 51-55.
- Maximilian Gritzner. Handbuch der Ritter- und Verdienstorden aller Kulturstaaten der Weltnerhalb des XIX. Jahrhunderts. - Leipzig, 1893. - S. 592-606.