Order of the Star of Ethiopia

Order of the Star of Ethiopia
Ribband of the order
Type	Order
Country	Ethiopian Empire
Religious affiliation	Ethiopian Orthodox
Emperor of Ethiopia
Badge of the order

The Order of the Star of Ethiopia was established as an order of knighthood of the Ethiopian Empire, founded by the Negus of Shoa and later emperor of Ethiopia Menelik II in 1884-1885. It is currently awarded as a house order by the Crown Council of Ethiopia.

The Order was established to honor foreign and domestic civilian and military officials and individuals for service to the country, and was considered the fifth ranking order of the Empire of Ethiopia alongside the Order of Menelik II.

Grades

First Class

1. Grand Cross (GCSE)

Second Class

1. Grand Officer (GOSE)
2. Commander (CSE)

Third Class

1. Officer (OSE)
2. Member (MSE)

References

• ethiopiancrown.org

Literature

• Honneur & Gloire. Les trésors de la collection Spada, Paris: Musée national de la Légion d’honneur et des ordres de chevalerie, 2008, p. 354–355.
• «Ethiopian Imperial Orders» i Guy Stair Sainty og Rafal Heydel-Mankoo: World Orders of Knighthood and Merit, andre bind, Buckingham: Burke's Peerage, 2006, p. 779–781.
• Gregor Gatscher-Riedl: Die Orden des äthiopischen Kaiserreichs und der salomonidischen Dynastie. In: Zeitschrift der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Ordenskunde, Nr. 91, Wien, August 2013, p. 1-22.