Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown

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Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown
Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone
Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown - Grand Cross Star and Sash.jpg
Star and sash of the order
Awarded forMerit deserving the recognition of the state
Country Flag of Bavaria (striped).svg Bavaria
Presented bythe King of Bavaria
EligibilityCivil servants, non-nobles, and foreigners
Mottovirtus et honor
StatusNo longer awarded
Established19 March 1808
Ridder in de Orde van Verdienste van de Beierse Kroon.jpg
Badge of a knight of the order
Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown ribbon.svg
Ribbon of the Order
Precedence
Next (higher) Military Order of Max Joseph
(Militär-Max-Joseph-Orden)
Next (lower) Order of St. Michael

The Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown (German : Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone) was an order of merit of the Kingdom of Bavaria established by King Maximilian Joseph I on 19 March 1808. The motto of the order is Virtus et Honor ('Courage and Honour').

Contents

The order was awarded in several grades:

History

King Maximilian I Joseph, founded the order to reward civil servants of the state of all classes and other foreigners who were deserving of recognition of the Kingdom of Bavaria. It was created as a civil counterpart to the Military Order of Max Joseph. Both the orders brought non-noble recipients in the collection of personal nobility with the title "Ritter von".

The Order of Merit of the Bavarian crown was initially founded with three grades Grand Cross, Commander, and Knight. King Maximilian II added the grade of Grand Commander in 1855. For each grade there was a fixed number of members. Initially membership in the order was limited to 12 Grand Crosses, 24 Commanders and 100 Knights. Statutes of the order from October 1817 list the limits at 24, 40 and 160. Adjustments to the statutes were also made on 16 February 1824, on 12 October 1834, on 12 January 1835 and in October 1838. The statutes were further modified in 1855 for the addition of the Grand Commander grade, also limited in numbers.

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References

  1. Tags-Blatt für München (in German). 1828-01-24 via Google books.