Saxe-Ernestine House Order Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden | |
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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 Andreas, 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]
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.
In 2006, the head of the former ducal family of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Andreas, created the "Ducal Saxe-Coburg-Gotha House Order" (Herzoglich Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha'sche Hausorden). [1] It is based on the old Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order.
Ernest I served as the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld from 1806 to 1826 and the first sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1826 to 1844. He was the father of Prince Albert, who was the husband of Queen Victoria. Ernest fought against Napoleon Bonaparte, and through construction projects and the establishment of a court theatre, he left a strong imprint on his residence town, Coburg.
Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, KG,, was the son and heir apparent of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He died aged 24 under circumstances still not entirely clear. He was a first cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, King George V of the United Kingdom and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
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