The Order of Carol I (
Romanian
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: Ordinul Carol I) was the highest ranking of the
Romanian honours of the
Kingdom of Romania
The Kingdom of Romania ( ro, Regatul României) was a constitutional monarchy that existed in Romania from 13 March ( O.S.) / 25 March 1881 with the crowning of prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen as King Carol I (thus beginning the Romanian ...
until the abolition of the monarchy in 1947. It was instituted on 10 May 1906
by King
Carol I
Carol I or Charles I of Romania (20 April 1839 – ), born Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, was the monarch of Romania from 1866 to his death in 1914, ruling as Prince (''Domnitor'') from 1866 to 1881, and as King from 1881 to 1914. He w ...
to celebrate the
Ruby Jubilee A ruby jubilee marks a 40th anniversary.
Ruby jubilees in recent history
See also
* Hierarchy of precious substances
* List of longest-reigning monarchs
* Wedding anniversary
A wedding anniversary is the anniversary of the date a weddin ...
of 40 years of his reign.
During its time as a national order, it was widely used to reward members of the
Romanian royal family
The Romanian royal family ( ro, Familia regală a României) was the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Romania, a constitutional monarchy in Central-Eastern Europe. The kingdom existed from 1881, when Carol I of Romania was proclaimed king, until ...
,
Romanian Prime Ministers,
Romanian politicians, foreign monarchs and heads of state, selected consorts and heirs, and other people thought to be worthy of receiving the order by the
King of Romania
The King of Romania (Romanian: ''Regele României'') or King of the Romanians (Romanian: ''Regele Românilor''), was the title of the monarch of the Kingdom of Romania from 1881 until 1947, when the Romanian Workers' Party proclaimed the Romanian ...
.
It is currently a
dynastic order
A dynastic order, monarchical order, or house order is an order under royal patronage. Such an order is bestowed by, as a legitimate , a sovereign or the head of a once-sovereign ruling family. These are often considered part of the cultural ...
of the former Romanian royal family. It is the highest-ranking award among all the
decorations of the Romanian Royal House
The Decorations of the Romanian Royal House are a reward for conspicuous and special merits of the recipients for the Romanian state and the Romanian Royal House.
After the Fundamental Rules of the Royal House of Romania were signed in 2007, and is administered by its head. There are currently no foreign knights or dames of the order, except for members of the Romanian royal family.
Classes
The order has only the superior classes, each of them with limited numbers:
* Grand Cross with Collar (limited to 10)
* Grand Cross (limited to 20)
* Grand Officer (limited to 30)
* Commander (limited to 40)
Posseeders of the order, regardless of degree, call themselves ''Knight of the Order of Carol I''.
Insignia
Collar
The ''Collar'' is in Gold and consists of 8 links of the emblems of the
Danubian Principalities
The Danubian Principalities ( ro, Principatele Dunărene, sr, Дунавске кнежевине, translit=Dunavske kneževine) was a conventional name given to the Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, which emerged in the early 14th ce ...
of The:
Principality of Wallachia
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,
Principality of Moldavia
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,
Principality of Oltenia and
Principality of Dobruja, 4 emblems on either side of the collar with 2 of the emblems of the
House of Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, Prince-elector, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzol ...
between each two Principalities; between each emblem is the monogram of King Carol I. At the back of the collar is the lock which is an Eagle with open wings which suspends in half to wear. At the front of the collar is the
Steel Crown of Romania which the badge of the order suspends from.
Badge
* The ''Badge'' is the
Romanian Eagle on top of a square Gold sunray on top of a Red
Maltese cross
The Maltese cross is a cross symbol, consisting of four " V" or arrowhead shaped concave quadrilaterals converging at a central vertex at right angles, two tips pointing outward symmetrically.
It is a heraldic cross variant which developed f ...
. The Eagle wears the Crown of Romania, holds the
Orthodox cross
The Russian Orthodox Cross (or just the Orthodox Cross by some Russian Orthodox traditions) is a variation of the Christian cross since the 16th century in Russia, although it bears some similarity to a cross with a bottom crossbeam slanted the ...
in its beak, holds the
Sword of King Carol I in its left claw, holds the
Royal Mantle in its right claw and supports the ribbon inscribed "PRIN STATORNICIE LA IZBÂNDĂ" by both its claws whilst on its chest is a small Gold effigy of King Carol I.
On the obverse is the Red Maltese cross on top of the Gold sunray, in the middle of the Maltese Cross is a small Gold monogram of King Carol I.
* The Badge is featured on: The Collar, The Sash, The Medal and The Necklet.
Stars
There are two types of stars of the order: 1st which is for the Grand Cross with Collar/Grand Cross and the 2nd which is for the Grand Officer; both are to worn on the left stomach.
* The 1st ''Star'' is in Gold which is 8-pointed, set in sunray's and is similar in shape of the Swedish
Royal Order of the Seraphim
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; the Eagle which is on the Badge is on top of the star and set in Silver.
* The 2nd ''Star'' is also in Gold and also in sunray's, it is set in a
Rhombus
In plane Euclidean geometry, a rhombus (plural rhombi or rhombuses) is a quadrilateral whose four sides all have the same length. Another name is equilateral quadrilateral, since equilateral means that all of its sides are equal in length. The ...
shape and is similar in shape of the Dutch
Order of the Crown; the Eagle which is on the Badge is on top of the star and set in Gold.
Sash
The ''Sash'' is pale Blue with Gold edges bearing a narrow Red stripe; at the bottom of the sash is a bow which joins both sides together and where the badge hangs from; It is worn from the right shoulder.
Recipients
Grand Cross with Collar
; Romanian royal family
*
King Carol I of Romania
*
Queen Elisabeth of Romania
Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise of Wied (29 December 18432 March 1916) was the first queen of Romania as the wife of King Carol I from 15 March 1881 to 27 September 1914. She had been the princess consort of Romania since her marriage to then-Pr ...
*
King Ferdinand I of Romania
Ferdinand (Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad; 24 August 1865 – 20 July 1927), nicknamed ''Întregitorul'' ("the Unifier"), was King of Romania from 1914 until his death in 1927. Ferdinand was the second son of Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern and ...
*
Queen Marie of Romania
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*
Prince Carol of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen - revoked
*
Prince Nicholas of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen - revoked
*
King Michael I of Romania
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Shortly after Michael's ...
Current Recipients of the order
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* Queen Anne of Romania
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* Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania
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* Gheorghe Manu
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, 17th Prime Minister of Romania
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* Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, 20th & 23rd Prime Minister of Romania
* Patriarch Miron of Romania, 38th Prime Minister of Romania and 7th Patriarch of All Romania
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* Albanian Royal Family: Former King Zog I of Albania
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; Romanian royal family
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* Constantin Prezan
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Grand Officer
; Romanian royal family
* Princess Elisabeth of Romania
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* Princess Elena of Romania
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* Constantin C. Arion, 50th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
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* General Nicolae Samsonovici, 20th Chief of the Romanian General Staff
See also
* Romanian Royal Family
The Romanian royal family ( ro, Familia regală a României) was the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Romania, a constitutional monarchy in Central-Eastern Europe. The kingdom existed from 1881, when Carol I of Romania was proclaimed king, until ...
* Decorations of the Romanian Royal House
The Decorations of the Romanian Royal House are a reward for conspicuous and special merits of the recipients for the Romanian state and the Romanian Royal House.
After the Fundamental Rules of the Royal House of Romania were signed in 2007,
References
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External links
Orders and Decorations of the Romanian Royal Family
House of Romania
Carol I, Order of
Awards established in 1906