Saxe-Ernestine House Order

Saxe-Ernestine House Order Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden

Grand Cross sash with badge
Awarded by The Heads of the: House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha House of Saxe-Meiningen
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
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the White Falcon (Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)
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]

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.

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

1 2 Hausorden. Herzogliche Haus Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
↑ "Star of the Saxe-Ernestine Order". Royal Collection. 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
↑ "Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order". The Aerodrome. 1997. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
↑ "Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order". Retrieved 11 June 2010.

External links

Media related to Herzoglich Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden at Wikimedia Commons
House Orders - Website of the Ducal House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (in German)

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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