The Ludwig Order (German: Großherzoglich Hessischer Ludwigsorden), was an order of the Grand Duchy of Hesse which was awarded to meritorious soldiers and civilians from 1807 to 1918.
The order was founded by Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine as an order of merit without name or statute on 25 August 1807. On 14 December 1831 statutes were adopted for the order, giving it its formal name, dividing it into five classes, and setting the terms for award. It was to be awarded to meritorious soldiers and civilians "von den obersten Stufe bis auf die unterste"[This quote needs a citation] (from the highest level to the lowest).
The order became obsolete with the abdication of the last Grand Duke of Hesse in November 1918.
Maximilian Gritzner (1893). Handbuch der Ritter- und Verdienstorden. Leipzig.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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The Ludwig Order German Grossherzoglich Hessischer Ludwigsorden was an order of the Grand Duchy of Hesse which was awarded to meritorious soldiers and civilians from 1807 to 1918 Ludwig OrderLudwigsordenThe badge of the Grand CrossAwarded by The Grand Duke of HesseTypeOrderMottoGott Ehre Vater LandEligibilitysoldiers and civiliansAwarded formeritStatusdefunctSovereignGrand Duke of HesseGradesGrand CrossCommander 1st ClassCommander 2nd ClassKnight 1st ClassKnight 2nd ClassStatisticsLast induction1918PrecedenceNext higher NoneNext lower Order of Philip the Magnanimous before 1875 Order of the Golden Lion after 1875 Ribbon bar of the order Contents 1 History 2 Classes 2 1 Grand Crosses 2 2 Commanders 1st Class 2 3 Commanders 2nd Class 2 4 Other Classes 3 ReferencesHistory editThe order was founded by Louis I Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine as an order of merit without name or statute on 25 August 1807 On 14 December 1831 statutes were adopted for the order giving it its formal name dividing it into five classes and setting the terms for award It was to be awarded to meritorious soldiers and civilians von den obersten Stufe bis auf die unterste This quote needs a citation from the highest level to the lowest The order became obsolete with the abdication of the last Grand Duke of Hesse in November 1918 Classes editThe order was divided into five classes Grand Cross Commander 1st Class Commander 2nd Class Knight 1st Class Knight 2nd Class Recipients Grand Crosses edit Abbas II of Egypt Prince Adalbert of Bavaria 1828 1875 Prince Adalbert of Prussia 1811 1873 Prince Adalbert of Prussia 1884 1948 Vladimir Fyodorovich Adlerberg Adolphe Grand Duke of Luxembourg Adolphus Frederick V Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz Prince Albert of Prussia 1809 1872 Albert of Saxony Albert Duke of Schleswig Holstein Archduke Albrecht Duke of Teschen Prince Albert of Prussia 1837 1906 Prince Albert Victor Duke of Clarence and Avondale Albrecht Duke of Wurttemberg Alexander II of Russia Alexander III of Russia Alexander of Battenberg Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine Duke Alexander of Oldenburg Prince Alexander of Prussia Alexander Frederick Landgrave of Hesse Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia Prince Alfons of Bavaria Alfonso XIII Alfred Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha Alfred Hereditary Prince of Saxe Coburg and Gotha Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia Prince Arnulf of Bavaria Friedrich von Beck Rzikowsky Prince Arthur of Connaught Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia Bernhard II Duke of Saxe Meiningen Bernhard III Duke of Saxe Meiningen Prince Bernhard of Saxe Weimar Eisenach 1792 1862 Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg Otto von Bismarck Jerome Bonaparte Walther Bronsart von Schellendorff Bruno Prince of Ysenburg and Budingen Bernhard von Bulow Saturnino Calderon Collantes Carl 3rd Prince of Leiningen Carlos I of Portugal Carol I of Romania Charles I of Wurttemberg Charles II Duke of Brunswick Charles III Prince of Monaco Charles Alexander Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar Eisenach Charles Augustus Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar Eisenach 1844 1894 Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Charles of Prussia Charles of Solms Hohensolms Lich Chlodwig Landgrave of Hesse Philippsthal Barchfeld Christian IX of Denmark Prince Christian of Schleswig Holstein Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig Holstein Chulalongkorn Constantine I of Greece Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich of Russia Edward VII Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia Princess Eleonore of Solms Hohensolms Lich Duke Elimar of Oldenburg Ernest Augustus King of Hanover Ernest Louis Grand Duke of Hesse Ernst Gunther II Duke of Schleswig Holstein Ernst Leopold 4th Prince of Leiningen Archduke Eugen of Austria Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria Ferdinand I of Austria Ferdinand I of Bulgaria Ferdinand I of Romania Ferdinand Landgrave of Hesse Homburg Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg Francis V Duke of Modena Francisco de Asis Duke of Cadiz Franz Joseph I of Austria Archduke Franz Karl of Austria Frederick II Grand Duke of Baden Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederick Augustus II Grand Duke of Oldenburg Frederick Augustus III of Saxony Frederick Francis II Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin Frederick Francis III Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin Frederick Francis IV Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin Frederick I Duke of Anhalt Frederick I Grand Duke of Baden Frederick III German Emperor Prince Frederick of Prussia 1794 1863 Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse Frederick William III Landgrave of Hesse Frederick William III of Prussia Frederick William IV of Prussia Frederick William Elector of Hesse Frederick William Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz Archduke Friedrich of Austria 1821 1847 Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia 1828 1885 Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg Strelitz Georg Donatus Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse George I of Greece George V George Albert Prince of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt Prince George of Greece and Denmark Prince George of Prussia George King of Saxony Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia 1863 1919 George Victor Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Alexander Gorchakov Gustaf V Gustav Prince of Vasa Gustav Landgrave of Hesse Homburg Wilhelm von Hahnke Prince Henry of Battenberg Prince Henry of Prussia 1862 1929 Prince Heinrich of Hesse and by Rhine Heinrich VII Prince Reuss of Kostritz Prince Hermann of Saxe Weimar Eisenach 1825 1901 Hermann Prince of Solms Hohensolms Lich Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld Oskar von Hutier Prince Joachim of Prussia Prince Johann Georg of Saxony Archduke John of Austria John of Saxony Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria Karl Anton Prince of Hohenzollern Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria Karl Theodor Duke in Bavaria Karl II Prince of Isenburg Birstein Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia Hans von Koester Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia Konstantin of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst Leopold I of Belgium Leopold II of Belgium Prince Leopold Duke of Albany Prince Leopold of Bavaria Leopold Prince of Hohenzollern Eugen Maximilianovich 5th Duke of Leuchtenberg Walter von Loe Louis III Grand Duke of Hesse Louis IV Grand Duke of Hesse Louis II Grand Duke of Baden Prince Louis of Battenberg Ludwig I of Bavaria Ludwig II of Bavaria Ludwig III of Bavaria Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria 1831 1920 Luis I of Portugal Luitpold Prince Regent of Bavaria Prince Maximilian of Baden Maximilian I of Mexico Maximilian II of Bavaria Maximilian Egon II Prince of Furstenberg Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria Duke Charles of Mecklenburg Klemens von Metternich Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia Milan I of Serbia Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Napoleon III Nicholas I of Montenegro Nicholas I of Russia Nicholas II of Russia Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark Nicholas Alexandrovich Tsesarevich of Russia Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia 1831 1891 Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia 1856 1929 Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau Oscar II Prince Oskar of Prussia Archduke Otto of Austria 1865 1906 Otto of Bavaria Otto of Greece Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg Peter II Grand Duke of Oldenburg Duke Peter of Oldenburg Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia Prince Philipp of Saxe Coburg and Gotha Hans von Plessen Prince Frederick William of Hesse Kassel Joseph Radetzky von Radetz Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria Robert I Duke of Parma Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein Rudolf Crown Prince of Austria Rupprecht Crown Prince of Bavaria Princess Mafalda of Savoy Alfred von Schlieffen Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia Archduke Stephen of Austria Palatine of Hungary Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann Rathsamhausen Francis Duke of Teck Julius von Verdy du Vernois Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe Coburg and Gotha Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia Illarion Vorontsov Dashkov Prince Waldemar of Prussia 1889 1945 Alfred von Waldersee Wilhelm German Crown Prince Wilhelm II German Emperor Prince Wilhelm of Prussia 1783 1851 Wilhelm Duke of Urach William I of Wurttemberg William I German Emperor William II Elector of Hesse William II of Wurttemberg William III of the Netherlands William Ernest Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar Eisenach Prince William of Baden 1829 1897 Prince William of Hesse Philippsthal Barchfeld William Duke of Brunswick William Prince of Hohenzollern Maximilian von Wimpffen Duke Eugen of Wurttemberg 1846 1877 Commanders 1st Class edit Rudolf von Delbruck Joseph von Radowitz Commanders 2nd Class edit Count Nikolay Adlerberg Antoni Wilhelm Radziwill Other Classes edit Bar Johann Baptist von Felix Graf von Bothmer Johann Dzierzon Prince Franz of Bavaria Ivan Fullon Alexander Gorchakov Benedict Samuel Levi Maximilian Karl Lamoral O Donnell Karl SchlosserReferences editMaximilian Gritzner 1893 Handbuch der Ritter und Verdienstorden Leipzig a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ludwig Order amp oldid 1208864438, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
