Saxe-Ernestine House Order
| Saxe-Ernestine House Order Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden |
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Awarded by The Heads of the: House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha House of Saxe-Meiningen |
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| Type | Dynastic Order |
| Ribbon | Purple with narrow Green stripes on either side. |
| Motto | Fideliter Et Constanter ("Faithful and Steadfast") |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Sovereigns | Prince Michael, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Prince Andreas, Hereditary Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Konrad, Hereditary Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
| Grades (w/ post-nominals) | Grand Cross Grand Officer Grand Commander Commander Officer Knight/Dame Medal |
| Established | 25 December 1833 State order: 1833–1918 House order: 1918–present |
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| Next (higher) | Order of the White Falcon (Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach) |
| Next (lower) | None |
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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
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.[3]
In 1864, a silver-gilt medal was added but subsequently suppressed in 1918, at the end of World War I.[4] Gold and silver medals were also associated with the Order.
There are mentions of awards of the Order to the Nazi hierarchy in the 1930s[citation needed].
Saxe-Coburg revival (2006)
In 2006, the head of the ducal family of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Andreas, created the "Ducal Saxe-Coburg and Gotha House Order" (Herzoglich Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha'sche Hausorden).[1] It is based on the old Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order.
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- House Orders - Website of the Ducal House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (in German)
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