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Order of knighthood of the Kingdom of Saxony
The Order of the Rue Crown (German : Hausorden der Rautenkrone ) or Order of the Crown of Saxony was a dynastic order of knighthood of the Kingdom of Saxony . The order takes its name from the green floral crown of rue (crancelin ) found in the coat of arms of Saxony . It occupies the highest rank of the former Saxon honour system.
History
The order was created to be the civil counterpart to the Military Order of St. Henry , the only order previously at the disposal of the new king. It was established in 1807 by Frederick Augustus I , the first King of Saxony.[ 1] The order was originally limited to 24 knights, but exceptions were made for members of ruling houses and those whose membership in the order would add to its prestige.
The Order of the Rue Crown was presented in a single grade, Knight. Twice, the order was granted in a special grade with diamonds, to Portuguese Prime Minister Dom Nuno José de Moura Barreto, Duke of Loulé in 1859 and Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in 1885. From its founding to the fall of the Kingdom of Saxony in 1918, the order was presented 332 times.[ 2]
Appearance
The badge of the order is a gold Maltese cross , enameled in green with a white border. The white center medallion features the crowned monogram of Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, encircled by a green crown of rue . Between the arms of the cross is a golden crown of rue.
The star of the order is made of silver, and has eight points. The center of the star bears a gold medallion with the motto of the order, PROVIDENTIÆ MEMOR , inside a ring of green rue leaves.
The badge of the order is borne on a riband of grass green, worn over the right shoulder.
Knights
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Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948)
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Albert I of Belgium
Prince Albert of Prussia (1809–1872)
Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg
Albert of Saxony
Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen
Albert, Prince Consort
Prince Albert of Prussia (1837–1906)
Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Alexander II of Russia
Alexander III of Russia
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
Alexander, Margrave of Meissen
Alfonso XIII
Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg
Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1792–1862)
Jérôme Bonaparte
Walther Bronsart von Schellendorff
Bernhard von Bülow
Karl von Bülow
Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen
Infante Carlos María Isidro of Spain
Charles I of Austria
Charles I of Württemberg
Charles X
Charles XIV John
Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1844–1894)
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Charles of Prussia
Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Christian IX of Denmark
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
Constantine I of Greece
Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg
Edward VII
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Ernest Augustus, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony
Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Ferdinand I of Austria
Ferdinand II of Portugal
Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta
Francis II of the Two Sicilies
Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Franz Joseph I of Austria
Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
Prince Franz of Bavaria
Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt
Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden
Frederick III, German Emperor
Prince Frederick of Württemberg
Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828–1885)
Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia
Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony
Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
George V of Hanover
George V
George, King of Saxony
Gustaf V
Gustaf VI Adolf
Gustav, Prince of Vasa
Max von Hausen
Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)
Heinrich VII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1825–1901)
Paul von Hindenburg
Prince Joachim of Prussia
Archduke John of Austria
Prince Johann Georg of Saxony
Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
John of Saxony
Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg
Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria
Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria
Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria
Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia
Hans von Koester
Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia
Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Leopold I of Belgium
Leopold II of Belgium
Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt
Archduke Leopold Ferdinand of Austria
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Prince Leopold of Bavaria
Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême
Ludwig I of Bavaria
Ludwig II of Bavaria
Ludwig III of Bavaria
Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria
Luís I of Portugal
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen
Prince Maximilian of Baden
Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
Prince Maximilian of Saxony (1870–1951)
Klemens von Metternich
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia
Milan I of Serbia
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
Napoleon III
Napoléon, Prince Imperial
Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia
Oscar II
Archduke Otto of Austria (1865–1906)
Otto of Greece
Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg
Pedro II of Brazil
Pedro V of Portugal
Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duke Philipp of Württemberg
Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders
Hans von Plessen
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria
Duke Robert of Württemberg
Albrecht von Roon
Rudolf, Prince of Liechtenstein
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa
Umberto I of Italy
Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889–1945)
Alfred von Waldersee
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach
William I of Württemberg
William I, German Emperor
William II of Württemberg
William III of the Netherlands
William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Prince William of Baden (1829–1897)
William, Prince of Hohenzollern
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
References
^ a b Kibbey, Stephen (February 2010). "Order of the Crown of Rue or Crancelin" (PDF) . The Seaxe . p. 13. Retrieved 18 November 2012 . The Order of the Rue Crown is the highest Order of the Kingdom of Saxony. It was founded on 20th July 1807 by Friedrich Augustus, the first king of Saxony at the Treaty of Tilsit . There is only one class, with the King or Head of the Royal House as Grand Master. The Order is only granted to the highest dignitaries with the royal princes automatically being admitted to the order at birth.
^ "Hausorden der Rautenkrone – Ordenskreuz" (in German). Ehrenzeichen-orden.de. Retrieved 7 May 2012 .