Order of St. Michael (Bavaria)

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This article is about the Bavarian order. For other uses, see Order of Saint Michael (disambiguation).
Order of St. Michael
Orden zum Heiligen Michael
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Badge of a knight of the order
Awarded by Archbishop of Cologne
King of Bavaria
Country Black St George's Cross.svg Electorate of Cologne
Kingdom of Bavaria Kingdom of Bavaria
Type Military order 1693–1803
Merit order 1808–1918
Status No longer awarded
Statistics
Established 29 September 1693
Last awarded 1918
Precedence
Next (higher) Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown
Next (lower) Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
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Ribbon of the order

The Order of St. Michael (German: Orden zum Heiligen Michael) or Royal Merit Order of St Michael (German: Königlicher Verdienstorden vom heiligen Michael) was founded in 1693 [1] by Joseph Clemens of Bavaria, then Archbishop-Elector of Cologne, as a Military order. Initially, this order was only open to the Catholic nobility.

References

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