House Order of the Wendish Crown

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House Order of the Wendish Crown
Hausorden der Wendischen Krone Komturkreuz.JPG
Badge of the Order
Awarded by the House of Mecklenburg
Type House Order
Royal house House of Mecklenburg
RibbonLight blue with inner yellow and outer red side stripes
Motto Per aspera ad astra
StatusCurrently constituted [1]
Head Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of the Griffon
MKB Order of the Wendish Crown ribbon.svg
Ribbon of the Order

The House Order of the Wendish Crown (German : Hausorden der Wendischen Krone) is a dynastic order that was jointly instituted on 12 May 1864 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. It is the oldest and most senior order of the House of Mecklenburg. [2]

Contents

Classes

The Order has four classes:

  1. Grand Cross, with two sub-classes:
    • with the Crown in Ore
    • with the Crown in Gold
  2. Grand Commander
  3. Commander
  4. Knight/Dame

Gold and silver Merit Crosses were also given.

Notable recipients

Grand Crosses

Grand Commanders

Chain of the Mecklenburg-Schwerin version of the Order Keten van Mecklenburg Schwerin.jpg
Chain of the Mecklenburg-Schwerin version of the Order

Commanders

Knights

Dames

Unknown class

References

  1. ↑ "House Order of the Wendish Crown". Archived from the original on 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  2. ↑ International Commission for Orders of Chivalry
  3. ↑ Written Answers to Questions: Column 383W, Hansard, 10 March 2010
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