Order of St. Michael (Bavaria)

This article is about the Bavarian order. For other uses, see Order of Saint Michael (disambiguation).
Order of St. Michael
Orden zum Heiligen Michael

Badge of a knight of the order
Awarded by Archbishop of Cologne
King of Bavaria
Country Electorate of Cologne
Kingdom of Bavaria Kingdom of Bavaria
Type Military order 16931803
Merit order 18081918
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

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

  1. Robertsom, Megan C. "Kingdom of Bavaria: Royal Merit Order of St Michael". Medals of the World. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
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