House Order of the Wendish Crown explained

House Order of the Wendish Crown
Type:House Order
Motto:Per aspera ad astra
Status:Currently constituted[1]
Date:12 May 1864
Higher:Order of the Griffon
Awarded By:the House of Mecklenburg
House:House of Mecklenburg
Ribbon:Light blue with inner yellow and outer red side stripes
Head Title:Head
Head:Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg

The House Order of the Wendish Crown (German: Hausorden der Wendischen Krone) is a dynastic order that was jointly instituted on 12 May 1864 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. It is the oldest and most senior order of the House of Mecklenburg.[2]

Classes

The Order has four classes:

  1. Grand Cross, with two sub-classes:
    • with the Crown in Ore
    • with the Crown in Gold
  2. Grand Commander
  3. Commander
  4. Knight/Dame

Gold and silver Merit Crosses were also given.

Notable recipients

Grand Crosses

Grand Commanders

Commanders

Knights

Dames

Unknown class

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: House Order of the Wendish Crown . 2013-05-07 . 2015-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150409130014/http://www.mecklenburg-strelitz.org/order-of-the-wendish-crown.html . dead .
  2. http://www.icocregister.org/list2001.htm International Commission for Orders of Chivalry