Order of Louise ( German: Luisenorden ) - ladies' order, the highest award of the Kingdom of Prussia .
| Order of Louise | |||
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| him. Luisenorden | |||
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| A country |  Prussia | ||
| Type of | order | ||
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| Established | August 3, 1814 | ||
| Last reward | 1918 | ||
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Description
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
History
The order was established on August 3, 1814 by King Frederick William III [1] during the war of liberation against Napoleon in memory of his wife, Queen Louise , who died in 1810. The Order was awarded as a reward for women for their services in caring for wounded and sick military personnel during the war of 1813-1814.
Originally had one class.
The order was renewed in 1850 under King Frederick Wilhelm IV , in 1865 under Wilhelm I and in 1890 under Wilhelm II .
On October 30, 1865, King William I divided the order into two classes: gold and silver, which was smaller in size and was not covered with enamel.
Description
The badge of the Order was a small golden cross, covered with black enamel with a gold edging. On the medallion of the order was placed the monogram “L” on a blue background - “Louise”. On the reverse of the first orders, the dates "1813-1814" were indicated. The Order was attached to a white ribbon with black rims, which should be worn on the bodice of the left chest, however, the badge of the Order was actually worn not on the bodice, as established by the Statutes, but practically on the left shoulder of the cavalier lady. The status of the Order was very high, in fact only members of the royal or imperial families and wives of the highest dignitaries were awarded. The number of members of the order who were to have Prussian citizenship was limited and did not exceed 100. Non-Christians received instead of the cross a gold medal with the same medallion in the middle as on the front side of the cross. The Grandmaster of the Order was the wife of the reigning monarch [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Louise Order // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ Khazin, 2017 .
Literature
- Gustav Adolph Ackermann: Ordensbuch sämtlicher in Europa blühender und erloschener Orden und Ehrenzeichen. Rudolph und Dieterici, Annaberg 1855, S. 28f., Online .
- Louis Schneider: Der Louisen-Orden (Die Preussischen Orden, Ehrenzeichen u. Auszeichnungen: Geschichtlich, bildlich, statistisch; Bd. 4), Berlin: Hayn, 1867.
- A. L. Khazin . Calendar 2018. Higher Orders of Prussia (from the collection of Andrei Khazin). - Moscow, 2017 .-- S. 3 .-- 12 p.