Saxe-Ernestine House Order

Saxe-Ernestine House Order Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden
Grand Cross sash with badge
Awarded by Saxe-Meiningen Saxe-Altenburg (extinct 1991) Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Type	Dynastic Order
Ribbon	Purple with narrow Green stripes on either side.
Motto	Fideliter Et Constanter ("Faithful and Steadfast")
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereigns	Konrad, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen Hubertus, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Grades	Grand Cross Grand Officer Grand Commander Commander Officer Knight/Dame Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)	None
Next (lower)	None
The ribbon of the order

The Saxe-Ernestine House Order (German: Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden)^[1] was an order of merit instituted by Duke Friedrich of Saxe-Altenburg, Duke Ernst I of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and Duke Bernhard II of Saxe-Meiningen on 25 December 1833 as a joint award of the Saxon duchies.^[2]

Classes

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At first, the Order consisted of five classes: Grand Cross, Commander's Cross with Star in First and Second Classes, and Knight's Cross in First and Second Classes. Awards were reserved for officers.

In 1864, a silver-gilt medal was added but subsequently suppressed in 1918, at the end of World War I.^[3] Gold and silver medals were also associated with the Order.

Recipients

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References

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^ Hausorden. Herzogliche Haus Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
^ "Star of the Saxe-Ernestine Order". Royal Collection. 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
^ "Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order". Retrieved 11 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Almanach royal de Belgique: Classé Et Mis En Ordre Par H. Tarlier /p. 140
^ Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1890), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 45

External links

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Media related to Saxe-Ernestine House Order at Wikimedia Commons
House Orders – Website of the Ducal House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (in German)

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