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Order Of The Star Of Brabant
The Order of the Star of Brabant (german: Orden "Stern von Brabant") was an order of merit, established on 14 June 1914 by Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse. The order was founded in honour of Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse, founder of the House of Hesse. After the dissolution of the Grand Duchy in 1918 it was no longer awarded. Classes The order was established in two divisions: male and female, with the following structure: Male division: * Grand Cross * Grand Commander with Turquoises * Grand Commander 1st and 2nd Class * Commander 1st and 2nd Class * Honour Cross 1st and 2nd Class * Knight Cross 1st and 2nd Class * Silver Cross 1st and 2nd Class * Silver Medal Female division: * Dame of the Honour Cross * Dame of the 1st and 2nd Class * Dame of the Silver Cross * Silver Medal References *Jörg Nimmergut Jörg or Joerg () is a German name, equivalent to George in English. * Jörg Bergmeister, German race car driver * Jörg Frischmann, German Paralympian athlete * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kruis Van De Orde Van De Ster Van Brabant
Kruis (; en, cross) is a surname of primarily Dutch and Flemish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrea Kruis (born 1962), Dutch comics artist * Deon Kruis (born 1974), South African cricketer * George Kruis (born 1990), British rugby union player * Jan Kruis (1933–2017), Dutch comics artist See also * Zilveren Kruis, Dutch health insurance company {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order (decoration)
An order is a visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic house or organisation to a person, typically in recognition of individual merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as collars, medals, badges, and sashes worn by recipients. Modern honour systems of state orders and dynastic orders emerged from the culture of orders of chivalry of the Middle Ages, which in turn emerged from the Catholic religious orders. Terminology The word order ( la, ordo), in the case referred to in this article, can be traced back to the chivalric orders, including the military orders, which in turn trace the name of their organisation back to that of the Catholic religious orders. Orders began to be created ''ad hoc'' and in a more courtly nature. Some were merely honorary and gradually the ''badges'' of these orders (i.e. the association) began to be known informally as ''orders''. As a result, the modern distinction between ''orders'' and ''decorations'' or ''ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Philip The Magnanimous
The Order of Merit of Philip the Magnanimous (german: Verdienstorden Philipps des Großmütigen) was an order of chivalry established by Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse on 1 May 1840, the name day of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, in his honour to award extraordinary military or civil merit. It was the second-highest order of the Grand Duchy of Hesse before 1876, when it was displaced to third by the revived Order of the Golden Lion, the former paramount order of the Electorate of Hesse. After the First World War and the fall of the German monarchies, the order—along with all other grand ducal decorations—was formally abolished in 1919. Overview The order was initially divided into four grades: Grand Cross, Commanders 1st and 2nd classes, and knight. On the anniversary of its founding in 1849, a new class was created, the Silver Cross, with the introduction of crossed swords in gold or silver for the class. From 10 November 1859 the knight class was further divided i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Honor Decoration (Hesse)
The General Honour Decoration (german: link=no, Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen) was a civil and military decoration of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Established 25 September 1843, the medal could be awarded to recognize several different accomplishments or merits. The reason for the award of the medal was determined by the inscription on the reverse of the medal, with the obverse bearing the effigy of the reigning Grand Duke of Hesse. Recipients of the Hessian Bravery Medal (Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille) *Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse Philipp, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse (6 November 1896 – 25 October 1980) was head of the Electoral House of Hesse from 1940 to 1980. He joined the Nazi Party in 1930, and, when they gained power with the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancel ... * Hauptmann Curt von Brandenstein, 1879-1964, Pour le Me'rite 26.9.1918 Leibregiment Grossherzogin (3. Grossherzoglich Hessisches) Nr.117 References * Notes {{Orders of Imperial Germany Orders, decoratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The Star Of Brabant (Hesse) - Ribbon Bar
The Order of the Star of Brabant (german: Orden "Stern von Brabant") was an Order (honour), order of merit, established on 14 June 1914 by Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse. The order was founded in honour of Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse, founder of the House of Hesse. After the dissolution of the Grand Duchy in 1918 it was no longer awarded. Classes The order was established in two divisions: male and female, with the following structure: Male division: * Grand Cross * Grand Commander with Turquoises * Grand Commander 1st and 2nd Class * Commander 1st and 2nd Class * Honour Cross 1st and 2nd Class * Knight Cross 1st and 2nd Class * Silver Cross 1st and 2nd Class * Silver Medal Female division: * Dame of the Honour Cross * Dame of the 1st and 2nd Class * Dame of the Silver Cross * Silver Medal References *Jörg Nimmergut: ''Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, Band I – Anhalt-Hohenzollern'', Zentralstelle für wissenschaftliche Ordenskunde, München 1997, {{O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
