563:
2902:
2827:
2308:
3062:
3375:
3067:
2951:
2851:
3027:
2990:
2863:
2368:
2138:
2875:
2766:
2607:
3142:
2631:
2498:
2273:
3227:
3204:
3179:
2407:
2790:
2656:
2392:
2380:
3092:
208:
2692:
2332:
2296:
2583:
2069:
96:
2924:
2839:
2546:
2438:
867:
3154:
3017:
2978:
1644:
2595:
3514:
306:
2778:
2729:
2741:
2571:
3316:
3289:
2802:
2717:
2344:
3509:
2912:
2619:
3504:
3402:
3339:
3117:
2522:
2486:
2356:
1157:
3262:
3250:
2474:
2320:
2668:
3425:
56:
2510:
2450:
2462:
3351:
3050:
2534:
1925:
2680:
3363:
3479:
3452:
2426:
363:
House of
Hohenzollern, 49 (of whom nine were from states then at war with Germany) were members of other reigning houses, and 54 (including 17 who had not yet been fully installed) were nonroyal Germans. Subjects of the Prussian King receiving the order, which was only given in one class, were promoted to the peerage and received a hereditary title.
380:
366:
From the
Prussian State Handbooks, it is clear that the Order of the Black Eagle (as well as, by statute, the other Prussian orders, as mentioned above) was conferred upon all male members of the royal family on their 10th birthdays; these men received the collar of the Order on their 18th birthdays.
349:
The star of the Order was a silver eight-pointed star, with straight or faceted rays depending on the jeweler's design. The center medallion displayed a black eagle (which gripped a wreath of laurels in its left claws and a scepter in its right) on a golden background, surrounded by a white enamelled
362:
From its founding in 1701 to 1918, the Order of the Black Eagle was awarded 407 times, with 57 of these installations occurring during the reign of
Friedrich I (1701–1713). In 1918, the knights of the order totalled 118 — 14 were members of the Prussian royal house, one was a member of the Princely
574:(1840–1901) — "Kaiserin Friedrich"; Daughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain; wife and Empress consort of Friedrich III; mother of Wilhelm II; Dowager German Empress and Queen Dowager of Prussia, 1888–1901; recognized by Friedrich III, 9 March 1888
268:
The statutes of the order were published on 18 January 1701, and revised in 1847. Membership in the Order of the Black Eagle was limited to a small number of knights, and was divided into two classes: members of reigning houses (further divided into members of the
1814:
Artikel „Kleist, Henning
Alexander von“ von Heinrich Kypke in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, herausgegeben von der Historischen Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Band 16 (1882), S. 150–151, Digitale Volltext-Ausgabe in Wikisource,
340:) was worn around the neck and resting upon the shoulders, with the badge suspended from the front center; the collar had 24 elaborate interlocking links: alternately a black eagle and a device featuring a center medallion with the motto of the Order (
990:— Tsar Nicholas II's brother, Tsar presumptive sometimes referred to as "Tsar for a day" (15–16 March 1917) who was also the regimental chief of Ulanen-Regiment "Kaiser Alexander III von Rußland" (Weßtpreußisches) Nr. 1.
353:
At meetings of the chapter of the Order of the Black Eagle and at certain ceremonies, the knights wore red velvet capes with blue linings. Embroidered on the left shoulder of each cape was a large star of the Order.
3378:
273:
and members of other houses, both German and foreign) and capitular knights. Before 1847, membership was limited to nobles, but after that date, capitular knights who were not nobles were raised to the nobility
2261:
1597:
2004:
2489:
562:
433:(1831–1888) — better remembered as "Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm" of Prussia; general during the German wars of unification; briefly German emperor, March to June 1888; Died of throat cancer
3342:
346:—literally "To each his own," but idiomatically "To each according to his merits"), a series of FRs forming a cross pattern, a blue enameled ring around this, and crowns at each cross point.
536:, Prince of Prussia (1811–1873) — son of Prinz Wilhelm; Grandson of Friedrich Wilhelm II and nephew of Friedrich Wilhelm III; naval theorist, admiral, and founder of the first Prussian Fleet
2057:
293:, and wore the badge of that order from a ribbon around the neck. From 1862, members of the Prussian royal house, upon award of the Order of the Black Eagle, also received the Prussian
2254:
2239:
2035:
675:, Prince of Prussia (1893–1917) — second son of Friedrich Leopold; Bronze medallist in the 1912 Olympics; World War I pilot; wounded in action, taken POW, and died of wounds (1917)
481:, Prince of Prussia (1722–1758) — second son of Friedrich Wilhelm I; brother of Friedrich II ("Friedrich the Great"); father of Friedrich Wilhelm II; Prussian general in the
2247:
2073:
1940:
3354:
2537:
2549:
2050:
317:, enameled in blue, with gold-crowned black eagles between the arms of the cross. The gold center medallion bore the royal monogram of Friedrich I ("FR", for
2634:
666:
2277:
3539:
2043:
678:
2269:
2065:
472:
367:
The Order was also conferred upon
Prussian queens (and, later, German empresses), though other female members of the royal family usually received the
502:
3366:
672:
870:
Emperor Franz Josef I of
Austria-Hungary, wearing the uniform of a Prussian field marshal and the sash and star of the Order of the Black Eagle,
773:
3053:
2371:
2117:
706:
558:, Prince of Prussia (1862–1929) — second son of Friedrich III and brother of Wilhelm II; Grand Admiral in the German Imperial Navy, World War I
3145:
2525:
1353:
1335:
1293:
1178:(1692/93-1778) - 10th Earl Marischal of Scotland, and Confidante of Friedrich the Great, Ambassador of Prussia to France and Great Britain.
849:
687:
1945:
1464:
987:
654:
633:
1602:
1344:
693:
611:
31:
621:
605:
595:
549:
3549:
779:
487:
397:(1688–1740) — first member of the Order, inducted in 1701, when he was crown prince; Sovereign and Master of the Order, 1713–1740
1112:
3544:
2830:
577:
490:, Prince of Prussia (1726–1802) — third son of Friedrich Wilhelm I and younger brother of Friedrich the Great; general in the
776:(1850–1942) — Kaiser Wilhelm II's uncle, he was still a member of the order in 1918 despite being a British military officer.
592:, Prince of Prussia (1865–1931) — son of Friedrich Karl, father of Friedrich Sigismund, Friedrich Karl, and Friedrich Leopold
499:, Prince of Prussia (1730–1813) — fourth and youngest son of Friedrich Wilhelm I, and youngest brother of Friedrich the Great
2671:
328:
sash worn from the left shoulder to the right hip, with the badge resting on the hip. The sash color was chosen in honor of
2501:
2311:
2092:
1430:
1389:
496:
199:
3554:
3004:
2965:
2769:
682:
617:
589:
539:
324:
This badge was worn from either a broad ribbon (or sash) or a collar (or "chain"). The ribbon of the Order was an orange
2659:
546:; Generalfeldmarschall of Prussia, and honorary field marshal of Russia; eldest son of Karl, father of Friedrich Leopold
281:
The Order of the Black Eagle had only one class, but could also be awarded at the king's prerogative "with the Chain" ("
131:
Members of ruling houses, senior civil and military officials and other worthy figures appointed by the King of
Prussia.
3265:
2981:
2228:
2198:
1084:
941:
478:
454:
448:
147:
2901:
2826:
1216:
1175:
1031:
627:
17:
3482:
3455:
3389:
2993:
2878:
2513:
1519:
1303:
1132:
859:
642:
527:
412:
1187:
749:
3559:
2954:
2938:
2854:
1455:— Prussian field marshal of the German wars of unification. Served as chancellor of the Order of the Black Eagle.
1064:
799:
718:
712:
566:
Empress
Auguste Viktoria, wearing the sash and star of the Order of the Black Eagle. Portrait by Philip de Laszlo
511:
418:
406:
1051:
2453:
2307:
2162:
2027:
1816:
1513:
1366:
1339:
1118:
394:
383:
Friedrich
Wilhelm IV, wearing the collar and cloak of the Order of the Black Eagle. Original portrait by KrĂĽger
2793:
3061:
2950:
2850:
2720:
2177:
1715:
It is unclear whether this number only covers capitular knights, or also includes members of reigning houses.
1440:
430:
391:(1657–1713) — founder of the Order of the Black Eagle; last Elector of Brandenburg and first King in Prussia
2889:
2866:
2441:
2335:
2213:
2102:
1592:
1591:(1826-1903) — Italian Minister-President — in August 1902, in connection with the visit to Germany of King
1452:
1165:
583:
442:
294:
241:
3374:
3066:
3428:
3292:
2781:
2586:
2347:
2107:
1567:
601:
514:, Prince of Prussia (1773–1796) — second son of Friedrich Wilhelm II and brother of Friedrich Wilhelm III
505:, Prince of Prussia (1772–1806) — son of August Ferdinand; general in the Napoleonic Wars, killed at the
3026:
2989:
439:(1859–1941) — last King of Prussia and last German emperor; Sovereign and Master of the Order, 1888–1941
3182:
3157:
2193:
1619:
1377:
1329:
1041:
999:
978:
555:
436:
329:
2367:
542:, Prince of Prussia (1828–1885) — veteran of the Austro-Prussian War and Franco-Prussian War; hero of
3466:
3095:
2218:
2208:
1623:
1481:
927:
881:
660:
523:
424:
415:(1770–1840) — King of Prussia during the Napoleonic era; Sovereign and Master of the Order, 1797–1840
2862:
2645:
427:(1797–1888) — King of Prussia and first German emperor; Sovereign and Master of the Order, 1861–1888
3276:
3253:
3039:
2927:
2874:
2477:
2137:
1627:
1507:
1362:
891:
571:
2021:
1224:
727:(b. 1865-1927) — brother of Sovereign Prince Wilhelm, reigned as Ferdinand I of Romania, 1914–1927
3216:
3168:
3120:
2805:
2765:
2172:
1582:
1236:
1017:
825:
805:
759:
648:
3141:
2606:
753:
3439:
3303:
3070:
2630:
2574:
2323:
2097:
1230:
724:
517:
388:
290:
257:
245:
2655:
2497:
3328:
3226:
3203:
3193:
3178:
2744:
2610:
2429:
1606:
1557:
1501:
1434:
1395:
1220:
1037:
969:
953:
947:
586:(1882–1951) — Crown Prince of Germany and Prussia until 1918, World War I-era German general.
270:
253:
110:
2789:
2406:
1651:
The Order of the Black Eagle is currently used as the emblem of the German
Military Police (
1255:
580:(1858–1921) — Princess of Schleswig-Holstein, (first) wife and empress consort of Wilhelm II
278:). Capitular knights were generally high-ranking government officials or military officers.
3081:
2816:
2755:
2732:
2167:
1872:
1615:
1553:
1458:
1424:
1374:— Napoleonic-era Prussian field marshal. His insignia of the order was formerly Napoleon's.
1371:
1279:
959:
690:, Prince of Prussia (1896–1978) — second and youngest son of Prince Heinrich, Grand Admiral
2391:
2379:
8:
3091:
1588:
1383:
1102:
743:
533:
491:
400:
2691:
2331:
2295:
1392:— Napoleonic-era Prussian general (promoted to field marshal two days before his death).
207:
3493:
3106:
2706:
2582:
2415:
2223:
2068:
1877:
1547:
1357:
1348:
1195:
1169:
1096:
917:
835:
785:
730:
506:
237:
100:
95:
2923:
2545:
2437:
866:
2560:
1611:
1525:
1487:
1287:
1191:
1181:
1060:
552:, Prince of Prussia (1809–1872) — second and youngest son of Karl, father of Albrecht
520:(1811–1890) — Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, wife and empress consort of Wilhelm I
233:
3153:
3016:
2977:
2838:
2359:
2112:
1643:
1261:
1090:
2622:
2594:
2465:
1535:
1409:
1299:
1271:
853:
839:
333:
2740:
2570:
1399:
379:
325:
305:
3517:
3239:
3131:
2777:
2728:
2716:
2683:
2383:
2122:
1561:
1470:
1205:
1201:
1138:
907:
885:
614:, Prince of Prussia (1876–1939) — second son of Albrecht and grandson of Albrecht
543:
403:(1712–1786) — "Friedrich the Great"; Sovereign and Master of the Order, 1740–1786
368:
342:
225:
3513:
733:(1839–1914) — second son of Karl Anton; reigned as Carol I of Romania, 1881–1914
3401:
3338:
3315:
3288:
3116:
2801:
2521:
2485:
2343:
1573:
1323:
1144:
1045:
767:
69:
3261:
3249:
2911:
2618:
657:, Prince of Prussia (1889–1945) — eldest son of Prince Heinrich, Grand Admiral
3533:
3414:
2915:
2695:
2473:
2395:
2355:
2272:
2127:
1949:. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 136–137.
1936:
1931:
1631:
1529:
1494:
1491:
1474:
1446:
1243:
1240:
1156:
993:
815:
482:
314:
3508:
2667:
3503:
2842:
2598:
2319:
1307:
1233:(1720-1800) — Prussian War and Finance Minister, received the order in 1787
931:
911:
819:
1653:
1190:(1742-1819) — Prussian field marshal and leader of Prussian troops at the
2509:
2203:
2020:
1122:
249:
74:
55:
2461:
2449:
1994:
1989:
Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat für das Jahr 1918,
1983:
Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat für das Jahr 1907,
1977:
Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat für das Jahr 1883,
1971:
Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat für das Jahr 1874,
3350:
2157:
2152:
1467:— British Commander-in-Chief of the Forces — Received the Order in 1901
1311:
1209:
1168:(1677–1749) — Prussian general, field marshal, for action at the
1126:
1087:— Last crown prince of Bavaria and First World War German field marshal
845:
795:
3424:
3049:
2533:
1386:— World War I-era German field marshal and later president of Germany.
663:, Prince of Prussia (1890–1920) — sixth and youngest son of Wilhelm II
289:"). By statute, members of the order also held the Grand Cross of the
256:
continued to award the order to his family. He made his second wife,
696:, Prince of Prussia (1906–1940) — eldest son of Crown prince Wilhelm
1070:
901:
3362:
2679:
1930:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
2285:
1477:
1403:
1213:
973:
963:
904:— King of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India (1910–1936)
895:
809:
789:
3207:
Saxe-Ernestine House Order (2006: Saxe-Coburg-Gotha House Order)
1538:(1644–1711) — General in Danish, Brandenburg, and Dutch service.
1219:, for his dedication and skillful leadership of the province of
669:(1891–1927) — eldest son of Friedrich Leopold; World War I pilot
248:, King in Prussia, the following day). In his Dutch exile after
3478:
3451:
1078:
1074:
1025:
1007:
935:
921:
829:
1054:(1833–1903) — heir presumptive to the throne of Württemberg –
2425:
1106:
746:(1875–1934) — King of the Belgians during the First World War
350:
ring bearing a wreath of laurels and the motto of the Order.
681:, Prince of Prussia (1895–1959) — third and youngest son of
636:, Prince of Prussia (1884–1948) — third son of Wilhelm II –
1021:
1003:
763:
1605:(1871-1899) — younger brother and initial heir of Emperor
792:(1866–1914); member of the Princely House of Hohenzollern.
645:, Prince of Prussia (1887–1949) — fourth son of Wilhelm II
630:, Prince of Prussia (1883–1942) — second son of Wilhelm II
421:(1795–1861) — Sovereign and Master of the Order, 1840–1861
409:(1744–1797) — Sovereign and Master of the Order, 1786–1797
336:
and first wife of the great elector. The collar or chain (
651:, Prince of Prussia (1888–1958) — fifth son of Wilhelm II
457:(born 1976), Sovereign and Master of the Order since 1994
451:(1907–1994), Sovereign and Master of the Order, 1951–1994
445:(1882–1951), Sovereign and Master of the Order, 1941–1951
1787:. Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler & Son, 1903. p 369
1541:
Karl von Thielen – Prussian Minister for Public works –
475:, Prince in Prussia (1700–1770) — nephew of Friedrich I.
1991:(Berlin, 1918) (herein "1918 Prussian State Handbook").
1861:. No. 36877. London. 19 September 1902. p. 7.
1833:. No. 36864. London. 4 September 1902. p. 3.
598:, Prince of Prussia (1837–1906) — only son of Albrecht
374:
240:. The order was founded on 17 January 1701 by Elector
1908:"Latest intelligence - The King of Italy in Berlin".
1829:"Latest intelligence - The German Emperor at Posen".
1774:. No. 36043. London. 19 January 1900. p. 7.
1754:. No. 36981. London. 19 January 1903. p. 5.
1516:— Prussian cavalry general under Frederick the Great.
1326:— World War I-era German general and Minister of War.
737:
707:
Karl Anton, Sovereign Prince Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
2278:
Orders, decorations, and medals of the German Empire
1912:. No. 36859. London. 29 August 1902. p. 3.
1614:(1810-1899) – German jurist, President of the
1556:— German field marshal and Supreme Commander of the
944:— Prussian field marshal known as the "Old Dessauer"
719:
Wilhelm, Sovereign Prince Hohelnzollern-Sigmaringen
27:
Highest order of chivalry in the Kingdom of Prussia
2009:. Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler & Son, 1903.
1672:
1670:
713:Leopold, Sovereign Prince Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
473:Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
123:(idiomatically, "to each according to his merits")
1801:. No. 36781. London. 30 May 1902. p. 5.
1585:(1717-1788) — Wuerttemberg-born Prussian general.
981:– heir to the Grand Duchy of Baden (1867–1929) –
700:
3531:
604:, Prince of Prussia (1874–1940) — eldest son of
1819:(Version vom 26. September 2015, 20:02 Uhr UTC)
1667:
1184:(1815-1898) — Prussian chancellor and statesman
1135:— King of Great Britain and Ireland (1830–1837)
774:Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
526:, Prince of Prussia (1801–1883) — third son of
3054:House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis
2372:Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)
2118:Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)
2006:Rangeliste Der Königlich Preußisches, Für 1903
1622:'s Parliament (1867–1871), President of
1576:– Prussian general and diplomat (1842–1919) –
1258:(1849-1929) — German chancellor and statesman.
466:
3146:Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
2526:Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
2255:
2051:
1433:— French politician; second president of the
1354:Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade de Biaix
725:Ferdinand, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
1785:Rangeliste der Koeniglich Preussisches, 1903
1765:
1763:
1761:
1745:
1743:
1741:
1739:
1737:
1735:
1733:
1598:Duke of Terceira, Prime Minister of Portugal
1461:— Admitted in 1803 when he was First Consul.
1336:Count Albrecht Konrad Finck von Finckenstein
1034:— former Prince Oscar of Sweden (1859–1953)
988:Grand Duke Mikhail Aleksandrovich of Russia
3540:Orders, decorations, and medals of Prussia
2262:
2248:
2058:
2044:
1465:Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
260:, a Lady in the Order of the Black Eagle.
2074:Orders, decorations and medals of Prussia
1758:
1730:
1603:Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia
1345:Count Karl-Wilhelm Finck von Finckenstein
756:, invested with the order 18 January 1900
32:Order of the Black Eagle (disambiguation)
1935:
1642:
1570:— Napoleonic-era Prussian field marshal.
1155:
1014:— during the visit to Berlin of the Shah
956:— King of France (1814-1815, 1815-1824).
865:
731:Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
561:
378:
304:
1894:Albert Pfister, "Johann Jakob Wunsch."
1885:
1871:
1699:
1697:
1427:— World War I-era German field marshal.
1266:invested with the order 18 January 1900
1151:
1056:invested with the order 18 January 1900
14:
3532:
1845:Adolf von Deines. Lebensbild 1845-1911
1810:
1808:
1510:an admiral of the German Imperial Navy
667:Friedrich Sigismund, Prince of Prussia
309:Badge of the Order of the Black Eagle.
2243:
2039:
1965:Orders and Decorations of all Nations
1528:— Napoleonic-era Russian general and
1504:— German field marshal and strategist
3405:Order of the Cross of Honour (Lippe)
3343:Order of the Cross of Honour (Lippe)
2502:Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown
2312:Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown
2093:Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown
1694:
1626:(1871–1887), President of the
1618:(1848–1849), President of the
1443:(1809–1885) — Prussian field-marshal
1431:Patrice de Mac-Mahon, duc de Magenta
1390:Friedrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf
1365:— Prussian lieutenant general under
1356:— Prussian lieutenant general under
1296:(1733-1811) — Prussian field marshal
1294:Wilhelm René de l'Homme de Courbière
1113:Prince Vilhelm, Duke of Södermanland
618:Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Prussia
200:Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown
60:Star of the Order of the Black Eagle
2770:Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order
1805:
1208:(1677–1749) — Swedish-German
950:— King of the Belgians (1865–1909).
375:Sovereigns and Masters of the Order
24:
3266:Order of Merit for Science and Art
3020:Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg)
2982:Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg)
2672:Military Merit Order (WĂĽrttemberg)
2229:Cross of Merit for Women and Girls
1363:Johann Quirin von Forcade de Biaix
1160:Graf Alfred von Schlieffen in 1906
1085:Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
942:Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
780:Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
738:Foreign royal members of the Order
455:Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia
449:Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
313:The badge of the Order was a gold
25:
3571:
2013:
1967:(Quaker Press, 2nd edition 1974).
1797:"Latest intelligence - Germany".
1522:— World War I-era German general.
1332:— German politician and diplomat.
1264:(1846-1921) — Prussian general —
1032:Count Oscar Bernadotte of Wisborg
3512:
3507:
3502:
3483:Princely Schwarzburg Honor Cross
3477:
3456:Princely Schwarzburg Honor Cross
3450:
3423:
3400:
3373:
3361:
3349:
3337:
3314:
3287:
3260:
3248:
3225:
3202:
3177:
3152:
3140:
3115:
3090:
3065:
3060:
3048:
3030:House Order of the Wendish Crown
3025:
3015:
2994:House Order of the Wendish Crown
2988:
2976:
2949:
2922:
2910:
2900:
2873:
2861:
2849:
2837:
2825:
2800:
2788:
2776:
2764:
2739:
2727:
2715:
2690:
2678:
2666:
2660:Order of the Crown (WĂĽrttemberg)
2654:
2629:
2617:
2605:
2593:
2581:
2569:
2544:
2532:
2520:
2514:Order of Saint Michael (Bavaria)
2508:
2496:
2484:
2472:
2460:
2448:
2436:
2424:
2405:
2390:
2378:
2366:
2354:
2342:
2330:
2318:
2306:
2294:
2271:
2136:
2067:
1923:
1638:
1520:Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin
1347:— Prussian Prime Minister under
1317:General Edler von der Planitz –
752:(1865–1939) — Head of the Royal
528:Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia
413:Frederick William III of Prussia
206:
94:
54:
2955:Order of Philip the Magnanimous
2855:Order of Philip the Magnanimous
1916:
1901:
1896:Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie.
1865:
1850:
1837:
1822:
1338:— Prussian field marshal under
1093:— Emperor of Japan (1912–1926).
996:– Emperor of Japan (1867–1912).
715:(1835–1905) — son of Karl Anton
419:Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia
407:Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia
258:Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz
230:Hoher Orden vom Schwarzen Adler
3550:1701 establishments in Prussia
2905:House Order of the Golden Lion
2831:House Order of the Golden Lion
2454:Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
2028:New International Encyclopedia
1790:
1778:
1718:
1709:
1681:
1514:Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz
1367:Frederick William I of Prussia
1340:Frederick William I of Prussia
1249:General von Bock und Polack –
1147:- Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
1141:— Emperor of Korea (1863–1907)
1119:William III of the Netherlands
1115:— Prince of Sweden (1884–1965)
862:— Prince of Sweden (1865–1947)
782:(1861–1951) — Prince of Sweden
701:Princely House of Hohenzollern
395:Frederick William I of Prussia
13:
1:
3545:Orders of chivalry of Germany
3329:Principality of Lippe-Detmold
1957:
871:
750:Albrecht, Duke of WĂĽrttemberg
461:
357:
2867:Order of the Star of Brabant
2442:Military Order of Max Joseph
2214:Cross of the Mount of Olives
1898:Band 44. (1898), pp. 315–317
1725:1918 Prussian State Handbook
1704:1918 Prussian State Handbook
1593:Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
1453:Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
1396:Prince Hermann von Hatzfeldt
1276:sometimes written Tchertkoff
1166:Henning Alexander von Kleist
1099:— King of Italy (1878–1900).
1052:Duke Nicholas of WĂĽrttemberg
443:William, German Crown Prince
242:Friedrich III of Brandenburg
7:
3429:Princely Reuss Honour Cross
3319:House Order of Hohenzollern
3293:House Order of Hohenzollern
2794:Order of the Zähringer Lion
2782:Order of Berthold the First
2587:Military Order of St. Henry
2490:Royal Order of Saint George
2348:House Order of Hohenzollern
2108:House Order of Hohenzollern
1881:. 7 May 1901. p. 3123.
1568:Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg
860:Prince Eugén, Duke of Närke
620:(1880–1925) — third son of
467:Royal House of Hohenzollern
300:
263:
10:
3576:
3555:Awards established in 1701
3379:Order of the Rose of Lippe
3230:Saxe-Ernestine House Order
3194:Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
3183:Saxe-Ernestine House Order
3158:Order of Adolphe of Nassau
2403:
1620:North German Confederation
1378:Gottlieb Graf von Haeseler
1330:Prince Philip of Eulenburg
1290:for German army maneuvers.
1280:Governor-General of Warsaw
979:Prince Maximilian of Baden
530:, father of Friedrich Karl
330:Louise Henriette of Nassau
29:
3492:
3469:Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
3465:
3438:
3413:
3388:
3327:
3302:
3275:
3238:
3215:
3192:
3167:
3130:
3105:
3096:Order of the White Falcon
3080:
3038:
3003:
2964:
2937:
2888:
2815:
2754:
2705:
2644:
2559:
2414:
2284:
2186:
2145:
2134:
2080:
1941:Simson, Martin Eduard von
1482:Prime Minister of Prussia
1412:– German Grand Admiral –
1398:— Prussian statesman and
928:Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
850:Great Britain and Ireland
832:(1913–1917 and 1920–1922)
578:Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria
205:
195:
187:
182:
174:
166:
161:
153:
143:
135:
127:
116:
106:
89:
81:
65:
53:
41:
3355:Order of Leopold (Lippe)
3279:Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
3254:Order of Albert the Bear
3040:Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
2928:Order of the Iron Helmet
2879:General Honor Decoration
2538:Order of Louis (Bavaria)
2478:Order of Saint Elizabeth
2300:Order of the Black Eagle
2199:General Honor Decoration
2088:Order of the Black Eagle
1660:
1628:Supreme Court of Justice
1578:invested 18 January 1903
1543:invested 18 January 1903
1508:Gustav von Senden-Bibran
1420:invested 18 January 1903
1319:invested 18 January 1903
1278:) (1829-1905) — Russian
1251:invested 18 January 1903
1237:Leonhardt von Blumenthal
983:invested 18 January 1903
892:Frederik VIII of Denmark
638:invested 18 January 1903
624:and grandson of Albrecht
608:and grandson of Albrecht
222:Order of the Black Eagle
42:Order of the Black Eagle
3217:Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
3169:Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
3121:Order of Henry the Lion
2806:House Order of Fidelity
2173:Merit Cross for War Aid
1946:Encyclopædia Britannica
1689:Orders and Decorations,
1583:Johann Jakob von Wunsch
1380:— German field marshal.
1302:(1845-1911) - Prussian
1018:Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
826:Constantine I of Greece
806:Christian IX of Denmark
139:Civil or military merit
3560:Frederick I of Prussia
3442:Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
3306:Hohenzollern-Hechingen
3071:Friedrich-August Cross
2646:Kingdom of WĂĽrttemberg
2575:Order of the Rue Crown
2550:Medical military Order
2324:Order of the Red Eagle
2098:Order of the Red Eagle
1648:
1418:General von Lignitz –
1304:General of the Cavalry
1231:Joachim von Blumenthal
1161:
877:
567:
389:Friedrich I of Prussia
384:
310:
291:Order of the Red Eagle
229:
148:Prince Georg Friedrich
3415:Principality of Reuss
2745:Order of Ernst August
2611:Civil Order of Saxony
2430:Order of Saint Hubert
1646:
1607:Nicholas II of Russia
1558:Eight-Nation Alliance
1502:Alfred von Schlieffen
1159:
970:Ludwig III of Bavaria
948:Leopold II of Belgium
869:
565:
382:
308:
271:House of Hohenzollern
111:House of Hohenzollern
3082:Duchy of Saxe-Weimar
3007:Mecklenburg-Strelitz
2968:Mecklenburg-Schwerin
2817:Grand Duchy of Hesse
2756:Grand Duchy of Baden
2733:Royal Guelphic Order
2168:Military Honor Medal
2163:Military Merit Cross
2146:Military decorations
2022:"Eagle, Black"
1616:Frankfurt Parliament
1554:Alfred von Waldersee
1441:Edwin von Manteuffel
1425:August von Mackensen
1372:August von Gneisenau
1152:Knights of the Order
1000:Mozaffar ad-Din Shah
960:Ludwig II of Bavaria
754:House of WĂĽrttemberg
46:Schwarzer Adlerorden
30:For other uses, see
2721:Order of St. George
2635:Order of Maria Anna
2178:Warrior Merit Medal
1634:) (1877–1891)
1589:Giuseppe Zanardelli
1384:Paul von Hindenburg
1188:Gebhard von BlĂĽcher
1103:Victor Emmanuel III
744:Albert I of Belgium
212:Ribbon of the order
3107:Duchy of Brunswick
2707:Kingdom of Hanover
2416:Kingdom of Bavaria
2336:Order of the Crown
2286:Kingdom of Prussia
2224:Ladies Merit Cross
2103:Order of the Crown
1878:The London Gazette
1857:"Court Circular".
1770:"Court Circular".
1649:
1548:Alfred von Tirpitz
1459:Napoléon Bonaparte
1358:Frederic the Great
1349:Frederic the Great
1286:— when he visited
1256:Bernhard von BĂĽlow
1221:New West Pomerania
1196:Battle of Waterloo
1170:Battle of Mollwitz
1162:
1125:and Grand Duke of
1097:Umberto I of Italy
918:Gustaf V of Sweden
878:
836:Pedro II of Brazil
786:Carol I of Romania
602:Friedrich Heinrich
568:
507:Battle of Saalfeld
385:
332:, daughter of the
311:
252:, deposed Emperor
238:Kingdom of Prussia
232:) was the highest
101:Kingdom of Prussia
3527:
3526:
2561:Kingdom of Saxony
2237:
2236:
2187:Civil decorations
1843:Witzleben, E. v.
1677:PreuĂźische Orden.
1612:Eduard von Simson
1550:— German Admiral.
1526:Alexander Suvorov
1488:Albrecht von Roon
1414:18 September 1902
1192:Battle of Leipzig
1182:Otto von Bismarck
1065:Sweden and Norway
800:Sweden and Norway
683:Friedrich Leopold
679:Friedrich Leopold
590:Friedrich Leopold
584:Kronprinz Wilhelm
572:Kaiserin Victoria
234:order of chivalry
218:
217:
48:
18:Black Eagle Order
16:(Redirected from
3567:
3520:
3516:
3511:
3506:
3485:
3481:
3458:
3454:
3431:
3427:
3406:
3404:
3392:Schaumburg-Lippe
3381:
3377:
3369:
3365:
3357:
3353:
3345:
3341:
3320:
3318:
3295:
3291:
3268:
3264:
3256:
3252:
3231:
3229:
3208:
3206:
3185:
3181:
3160:
3156:
3148:
3144:
3123:
3119:
3098:
3094:
3073:
3069:
3064:
3056:
3052:
3031:
3029:
3021:
3019:
2996:
2992:
2984:
2980:
2957:
2953:
2930:
2926:
2918:
2914:
2906:
2904:
2881:
2877:
2869:
2865:
2857:
2853:
2845:
2841:
2833:
2829:
2808:
2804:
2796:
2792:
2784:
2780:
2772:
2768:
2747:
2743:
2735:
2731:
2723:
2719:
2698:
2694:
2686:
2682:
2674:
2670:
2662:
2658:
2637:
2633:
2625:
2623:Order of Sidonia
2621:
2613:
2609:
2601:
2597:
2589:
2585:
2577:
2573:
2552:
2548:
2540:
2536:
2528:
2524:
2516:
2512:
2504:
2500:
2492:
2488:
2480:
2476:
2468:
2466:Order of Theresa
2464:
2456:
2452:
2444:
2440:
2432:
2428:
2409:
2398:
2394:
2386:
2382:
2374:
2370:
2362:
2358:
2350:
2346:
2338:
2334:
2326:
2322:
2314:
2310:
2302:
2298:
2276:
2275:
2264:
2257:
2250:
2241:
2240:
2194:Lifesaving Medal
2140:
2072:
2071:
2060:
2053:
2046:
2037:
2036:
2032:
2024:
1999:PreuĂźische Orden
1995:PreuĂźische Orden
1963:Robert Werlich,
1951:
1950:
1929:
1927:
1926:
1920:
1914:
1913:
1905:
1899:
1893:
1889:
1883:
1882:
1869:
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1862:
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1841:
1835:
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1812:
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1802:
1794:
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1776:
1775:
1767:
1756:
1755:
1747:
1728:
1722:
1716:
1713:
1707:
1701:
1692:
1685:
1679:
1674:
1647:Feldjäger emblem
1536:Ernst von Tettau
1449:— German artist.
1400:Chief President
1300:Adolf von Deines
1272:Mikhail Chertkov
1077:(1872–1907) and
934:, later King of
876:
873:
854:Emperor of India
612:Joachim Albrecht
518:Kaiserin Augusta
503:Ludwig Ferdinand
497:August Ferdinand
492:Seven Years' War
334:Prince of Orange
285:") or without ("
210:
99:
98:
58:
44:
39:
38:
21:
3575:
3574:
3570:
3569:
3568:
3566:
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3530:
3529:
3528:
3523:
3518:Hanseatic Cross
3501:
3488:
3476:
3468:
3467:Principality of
3461:
3449:
3441:
3440:Principality of
3434:
3422:
3409:
3399:
3391:
3390:Principality of
3384:
3372:
3360:
3348:
3336:
3323:
3313:
3305:
3304:Principality of
3298:
3286:
3278:
3277:Principality of
3271:
3259:
3247:
3240:Duchy of Anhalt
3234:
3224:
3211:
3201:
3188:
3176:
3163:
3151:
3139:
3132:Duchy of Nassau
3126:
3114:
3101:
3089:
3076:
3059:
3047:
3034:
3024:
3014:
3006:
2999:
2987:
2975:
2967:
2960:
2948:
2941:Hesse-Darmstadt
2940:
2939:Landgraviate of
2933:
2921:
2909:
2899:
2891:
2890:Landgraviate of
2884:
2872:
2860:
2848:
2836:
2824:
2811:
2799:
2787:
2775:
2763:
2750:
2738:
2726:
2714:
2701:
2689:
2684:Friedrich Order
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2628:
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2592:
2580:
2568:
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2519:
2507:
2495:
2483:
2471:
2459:
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2435:
2423:
2410:
2401:
2389:
2384:Order of Louise
2377:
2365:
2353:
2341:
2329:
2317:
2305:
2293:
2280:
2270:
2268:
2238:
2233:
2219:Red Cross Medal
2209:Jerusalem Cross
2182:
2141:
2132:
2123:Order of Louise
2076:
2066:
2064:
2019:
2016:
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1979:(Berlin, 1882).
1973:(Berlin, 1873).
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1471:Ernst von Pfuel
1410:Hans von Köster
1202:Wilhelm Malte I
1154:
1139:Gojong of Korea
972:— Last king of
908:Guangxu Emperor
874:
740:
703:
628:Eitel Friedrich
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464:
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369:Order of Louise
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266:
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167:First induction
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3411:
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3408:
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3396:
3394:
3386:
3385:
3383:
3382:
3370:
3367:Order of Berta
3358:
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3325:
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3009:
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2985:
2972:
2970:
2966:Grand Duchy of
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2907:
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2120:
2115:
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2095:
2090:
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2055:
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1129:(1849–1890).
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3494:Free cities
2204:Merit Cross
1892:(in German)
1750:"Germany".
1727:, p. 38–41.
1123:Netherlands
1081:(1872-1905)
1067:(1844–1859)
1038:Nicholas II
1012:29 May 1902
954:Louis XVIII
938:(1950–1973)
924:(1907–1950)
914:(1875–1908)
898:(1906–1912)
888:(1848–1916)
875: 1900
842:(1831-1889)
822:(1868–1910)
812:(1863–1906)
802:(1859–1872)
770:(1881–1894)
721:(1864–1927)
709:(1811–1885)
512:Ludwig Karl
343:Suum Cuique
297:1st Class.
295:Crown Order
250:World War I
246:Friedrich I
136:Awarded for
128:Eligibility
121:Suum Cuique
107:Royal house
82:Established
77:(currently)
75:House Order
70:State Order
3534:Categories
2158:Kulm Cross
2153:Iron Cross
1958:References
1873:"No. 2731"
1817:von Kleist
1312:Wilhelm II
1210:aristocrat
1133:William IV
1127:Luxembourg
1105:— king of
1073:— King of
1063:— King of
962:— King of
920:— King of
894:— King of
848:— King of
846:Edward VII
828:— King of
808:— King of
798:— King of
796:Charles XV
788:— King of
544:Königgrätz
462:Recipients
437:Wilhelm II
358:Membership
287:ohne Kette
276:Adelsstand
254:Wilhelm II
183:Precedence
162:Statistics
72:(formerly)
1910:The Times
1859:The Times
1831:The Times
1799:The Times
1772:The Times
1752:The Times
1687:Werlich,
1654:Feldjäger
1624:Reichstag
688:Sigismund
425:Wilhelm I
371:instead.
144:Sovereign
1997:(herein
1706:, p. 38.
1492:Prussian
1475:Prussian
1270:General
1241:Prussian
1214:prussian
1071:Oscar II
902:George V
655:Waldemar
634:Adalbert
622:Albrecht
606:Albrecht
596:Albrecht
556:Heinrich
550:Albrecht
534:Adalbert
488:Heinrich
301:Insignia
264:Overview
2031:. 1905.
1934::
1691:p. 182.
1560:in the
1478:general
1404:Silesia
1246:, 1877.
1223:and of
1217:general
1061:Oscar I
1044:of the
1042:Emperor
1040:— Last
974:Bavaria
964:Bavaria
896:Denmark
886:Austria
810:Denmark
790:Romania
694:Wilhelm
661:Joachim
236:in the
90:Country
2081:Orders
1928:
1500:Count
1206:Putbus
1079:Norway
1075:Sweden
1026:Persia
1008:Persia
936:Sweden
922:Sweden
840:Brazil
830:Greece
768:Russia
226:German
157:Knight
154:Grades
1661:Notes
1288:Posen
1225:RĂĽgen
1107:Italy
912:China
649:Oskar
338:Kette
326:moiré
117:Motto
1480:and
1306:and
1194:and
1022:Shah
1004:Shah
764:Tsar
524:Karl
220:The
191:None
170:1701
66:Type
1943:".
1657:).
1402:of
1310:to
1204:of
1024:of
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