Ludwig Order

Ludwig Order Ludwigsorden

The badge of the Grand Cross
Awarded by The Grand Duke of Hesse
Type	Order
Eligibility	soldiers and civilians
Awarded for	merit
Status	defunct
Sovereign	Grand Duke of Hesse
Grades (w/ post-nominals)	• Grand Cross • Commander 1st Class • Commander 2nd Class • Knight 1st Class • Knight 2nd Class
Established	1807
Last induction	1918
Precedence
Next (higher)	House Order of the Golden Lion
Next (lower)	Order of Philip the Magnanimous

Ribbon bar of the order

The Ludwig Order (German:"Ludwigsorden"), was an order of the Grand Duchy of Hesse which was awarded to meritorious soldiers and civilians from 1807 to 1918.

History

The order was founded by Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine as an order of merit without name or statute on August 25, 1807. On December 14, 1831 statutes were adopted for the order, giving it its formal name, dividing it into five classes, and setting the terms for award. It was to be awarded to meritorious soldiers and civilians "von den obersten Stufe bis auf die unterste" (from the highest level to the lowest).

The order became obsolete with the abdication of the last Grand Duke of Hesse in November 1918.

Classes

The order was divided into five classes:

Grand Cross
Commander 1st Class
Commander 2nd Class
Knight 1st Class
Knight 2nd Class

Notable recipients

William I, German Emperor (1838) - German Emperor (1871-1888) and King of Prussia (1861-1888).
Alexander II of Russia (1839) - Tsar of Russia (1855-1881).
Adolph, Duke of Nassau (1843) - last Duke of Nassau (1839-1866), later Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905)
Franz Joseph I (1851) - Emperor of Austria (1848-1916)
Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov (1857) - Russian minister of foreign affairs and later chancellor of Russia (1863-1882).
William III of the Netherlands (1858) - King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1849–1890).
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1862) - later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.
Ludwig II of Bavaria (1863) - King of Bavaria (1864-1886)
Leopold II of Belgium (1865) - King of the Belgians (1865-1909)
Carol I of Romania (1869) - Prince and later King of Romania (1866-1914)
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (1870) - nephew of Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse
Alexander, Prince of Bulgaria (1870) - nephew of Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse
Otto von Bismarck (1871) - Chancellor of Germany (1871-1890)
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1871) - German field marshal and strategist; Chief of the Prussian General Staff during the wars of German unification.
Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld (1871) - German field marshal during the wars of German unification.
Benedict Samuel Levi (1872) - Rabbi at Giessen and Professor at the University of Würzburg.
Karl Schlösser (1874) - German artist living in London.

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References

Maximilian Gritzner,Handbuch der Ritter- und Verdienstorden", Leipzig 1893

Orders, decorations, and medals of Imperial Germany

Kingdom of Prussia	Order of the Black Eagle · Order of the Red Eagle · Order of the Crown · Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown · House Order of Hohenzollern · Pour le Mérite · Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg) · Order of Louise · Wilhelm-Orden :

Kingdom of Bavaria	Military Order of Max Joseph · Military Merit Order (Bavaria) · Order of Theresa · Order of Saint Elizabeth · Royal Order of Saint George · Order of St. Michael (Bavaria) · Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown · Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art · Order of Louis (Bavaria) · Medical military Order

Kingdom of Saxony	Order of the Rue Crown · Military Order of St. Henry · Albert Order · Civil Order of Saxony · Order of Sidonia · Order of Maria Anna

Kingdom of Württemberg	Order of the Crown (Württemberg) · Military Merit Order (Württemberg) · Friedrich Order · Order of Olga

Kingdom of Hanover	Order of St. George · Royal Guelphic Order · Order of Ernst August

Grand Duchy of Baden	Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order · Order of Berthold I · Order of the Zähringer Lion · House Order of Fidelity

Grand Duchy of Hesse	House Order of the Golden Lion · Ludwig Order · Order of Philip the Magnanimous · Order of the Star of Brabant · General Honor Decoration

Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel	House Order of the Golden Lion · Wilhelmsorden · Order of the Iron Helmet

Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt	Order of Philip the Magnanimous

Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg) · House Order of the Wendish Crown

Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg) · House Order of the Wendish Crown

Grand Duchy of Oldenburg	House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis · Friedrich-August Cross

Duchy of Saxe-Weimar	Order of the White Falcon

Duchy of Brunswick	Order of Henry the Lion

Duchy of Nassau	Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau · Order of Adolphe of Nassau

Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg	Saxe-Ernestine House Order

Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha	Saxe-Ernestine House Order ( 2006 : Saxe-Coburg-Gotha House Order )

Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen	Saxe-Ernestine House Order

Duchy of Anhalt	Order of Albert the Bear · Order of Merit for Science and Art

Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen	House Order of Hohenzollern

Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen	House Order of Hohenzollern

Principality of Lippe-Detmold	Order of the Cross of Honour (Lippe) · Order of Leopold (Lippe) · Order of Berta · Order of the Rose of Lippe

Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe	Order of the Cross of Honour (Lippe)

Principality of Reuss	Order of the Cross of Honour (Reuss)

Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt	Order of the Cross of Honour (Schwarzburg)

Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen	Order of the Cross of Honour (Schwarzburg)

Free cities of the Hanseatic League, of Bremen, Hamburg and Lubeck	Hanseatic Cross

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