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According to our article on Mariano Rampolla, that cardinal's expected election to the papacy in 1903 was thwarted by a veto by the Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph, through the Polish cardinal Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko, who was later awarded the highest Austro-Hungarian decoration, the Grand Cross of State, red-linked at this date. J S Ayer (talk) 01:51, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Looking into it. The odd thing is that the receipt of this honour is not listed in Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko's own article. To my limited knowledge and a quick look at a few references, there does not seem to be an order/award called the Grand Cross of State. I will dig around and see what I can find. EricSerge (talk) 13:47, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'm glad you cleared that up. J S Ayer (talk) 17:56, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
