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Order of Carol I

March 21, 2023

The Order of Carol I (Romanian: Ordinul Carol I) was the highest ranking of the Romanian honours of the Kingdom of Romania until the abolition of the monarchy in 1947. It was instituted on 10 May 1906[1] by King Carol I to celebrate the Ruby Jubilee of 40 years of his reign.

Order of Carol I
Ordinul Carol I
Badge and sash of the order
Awarded by the King of Romania
TypeDynastic Order
Royal houseHouse of Romania
Religious affiliationRomanian Orthodox
RibbonPale blue with gold edges bearing a narrow red stripe
MottoPRIN STATORNICIE LA IZBÂNDĂ
("To Victory Through Steadiness")
Awarded forConspicuous and special merit
StatusCurrently constituted
GradesGrand Cross with Collar
Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Precedence
Next (higher)None (highest)
Next (lower)Order of the Crown

Ribbon of the order

During its time as a national order, it was widely used to reward members of the Romanian royal family, 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.

It is currently a dynastic order of the former Romanian royal family. It is the highest-ranking award among all the decorations of the Romanian Royal House 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:[2]

  • 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 of The: Principality of Wallachia, Principality of Moldavia, 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 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 Eagle wears the Crown of Romania, holds the Orthodox cross 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.[3]

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; 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 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.[4]

Recipients

Grand Cross with Collar

  Romanian royal family
Romania
Foreign

Grand Cross

  Romanian royal family
Romania
Foreign

Grand Officer

  Romanian royal family
Romania

Commander

Romania

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Cancelaria Ordinelor". canord.presidency.ro. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
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The Order of Carol I Romanian Ordinul Carol I was the highest ranking of the Romanian honours of the Kingdom of Romania until the abolition of the monarchy in 1947 It was instituted on 10 May 1906 1 by King Carol I to celebrate the Ruby Jubilee of 40 years of his reign Order of Carol IOrdinul Carol IBadge and sash of the orderAwarded by the King of RomaniaTypeDynastic OrderRoyal houseHouse of RomaniaReligious affiliationRomanian OrthodoxRibbonPale blue with gold edges bearing a narrow red stripeMottoPRIN STATORNICIE LA IZBANDĂ To Victory Through Steadiness Awarded forConspicuous and special meritStatusCurrently constitutedGradesGrand Cross with CollarGrand CrossGrand OfficerCommanderPrecedenceNext higher None highest Next lower Order of the CrownRibbon of the orderDuring its time as a national order it was widely used to reward members of the Romanian royal family 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 It is currently a dynastic order of the former Romanian royal family It is the highest ranking award among all the decorations of the Romanian Royal House 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 Contents 1 Classes 2 Insignia 2 1 Collar 2 2 Badge 2 3 Stars 2 4 Sash 3 Recipients 3 1 Grand Cross with Collar 3 2 Grand Cross 3 3 Grand Officer 3 4 Commander 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksClasses EditThe order has only the superior classes each of them with limited numbers 2 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 EditCollar Edit The Collar is in Gold and consists of 8 links of the emblems of the Danubian Principalities of The Principality of Wallachia Principality of Moldavia 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 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 Edit The Badge is the Romanian Eagle on top of a square Gold sunray on top of a Red Maltese cross The Eagle wears the Crown of Romania holds the Orthodox cross 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 IZBANDĂ by both its claws whilst on its chest is a small Gold effigy of King Carol I 3 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 Edit 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 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 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 Edit 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 4 Recipients EditGrand Cross with Collar Edit Romanian royal familyKing Carol I of Romania 5 Queen Elisabeth of Romania 6 King Ferdinand I of Romania Queen Marie of Romania 7 Prince Carol of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen revoked citation needed Prince Nicholas of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen 8 revoked citation needed King Michael I of Romania 9 Queen Anne of Romania 9 Margareta Custodian of the Crown of Romania 9 RomaniaAlexandru Averescu 24th 27th and 31st Prime Minister of Romania 10 Ion C Brătianu 10 Petre P Carp 10 Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino 20th amp 23rd Prime Minister of Romania citation needed Nicolae Iorga 34th Prime Minister of Romania 10 Titu Maiorescu 10 Gheorghe Manu 17th Prime Minister of Romania citation needed Patriarch Miron of Romania 38th Prime Minister of Romania and 7th Patriarch of All Romania citation needed Mihail Pherekyde 10 Constantin Prezan 28th and 25th Chief of the Romanian General Staff 10 Dimitrie Sturdza 10 Gheorghe Tătărescu 36th and 42nd Prime Minister of Romania 10 Nicolae Titulescu 10 Alexandru Vaida Voevod 28th 35th and 37th Prime Minister of 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Kalinderu 10 Iuliu Maniu 10 Gheorghe Mironescu 10 Theodor Rosetti 16th Prime Minister of Romania 16 Anghel Saligny 10 Fyodor Tolbukhin 10 Artur Văitoianu 10 Foreign Belgium Queen Elisabeth Queen Grandmother of Belgium citation needed Belgium Former King Leopold III of Belgium citation needed Germany German Imperial and Royal Family Empress Augusta Victoria Former Empress Consort of Germany citation needed Grand Ducal Family of Mecklenburg Strelitz Prince Georg Alexander Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz 17 Kingdom of Greece Queen Sophia Queen Mother of Greece citation needed Greek Royal Family Queen Frederica Queen Mother of Greece citation needed Italian Royal Family Former King Umberto II of Italy 18 Russian Imperial Family Empress Alexandra Feodorovna The Former Empress Consort of Russia citation needed Kingdom of Yugoslavia Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia citation needed Kingdom of Yugoslavia Nikola Pasic Prime Minister of Serbia and Yugoslavia 19 Grand Officer Edit Romanian royal familyPrincess Elisabeth of Romania citation needed Queen Maria Queen Mother of Yugoslavia citation needed Princess Ileana of Romania citation needed Princess Elena of Romania 9 20 RomaniaConstantin C Arion 50th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania citation needed Emil Costinescu 10 Nicolae Gane 10 Spiru Haret 10 Gheorghe I Lahovary 10 Iacob Lahovary 10 Ioan Lahovary 10 Alexandru Marghiloman 10 Constantin Olănescu 10 Petru Poni 10 General Nicolae Samsonovici 20th Chief of the Romanian General Staff citation needed Commander Edit RomaniaAlecu Beldiman 10 Constantin Cantacuzino Pașcanu 10 Alexandru C Constantinescu 10 Nicolae Filipescu 10 Grigore I Ghica 10 Dimitrie I Ghika 10 Constantin Harjeu 10 Vasile Morțun 10 Mihail Orleanu 10 Ermil Pangrati 10 Alexandru Plagino 10 Grigore Tocilescu 10 Scarlat Varnav 10 See also EditRomanian Royal Family Decorations of the Romanian Royal HouseReferences Edit ODM of Romania Order of Carol I medals org uk Retrieved 2015 09 06 Cancelaria Ordinelor canord presidency ro Retrieved 2015 09 06 Image Order of Carol I jpg commons m wikimedia org Retrieved 2015 09 06 Image Order of Carol I 2 jpg 402 455 px paulfrasercollectibles com Archived from the original on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2015 09 06 Carol the first King of Romania robinsonlibrary com Archived from the original on October 14 2011 Retrieved 2015 09 06 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Familia Regala Regina Maria catre printul Carol si capetele incoronate au slabiciuni Romania Libera romanialibera ro Retrieved 2015 09 06 National Portrait Gallery Large Image NPG x121560 Prince Nicholas of Romania npg org uk Retrieved 2015 09 06 a b c d e f Current Recipients of the order a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk Order of Carol I familiaregala ro Retrieved 25 January 2023 Demnitari in cortegiul funerar Fototeca Ortodoxiei Romanești fototecaortodoxiei ro Archived from the original on 2015 09 10 Retrieved 2015 09 06 The Royal House of Norway The Decorations of King Haakon royalcourt no Retrieved 2015 09 06 Antique Photos Antique Photos antique photos com Retrieved 2015 09 06 Passenger List White Star Line Republic 14 August 1907 ggarchives com Retrieved 2015 09 06 Ordinul Carol I Order of Carol I Familia Regală a Romaniei in Romanian Bucharest archived from the original on 6 May 2021 retrieved 23 September 2022 Banca Naţională a Romaniei Theodor Rosetti bnr ro Retrieved 2015 09 06 Duke Georg Alexander House of Mecklenburg Strelitz mecklenburg strelitz org Retrieved 2015 09 06 Umberto II Who What Where When servinghistory com Retrieved 2015 09 06 Acovic Dragomir 2012 Slava i cast Odlikovanja među Srbima Srbi među odlikovanjima Belgrade Sluzbeni Glasnik p 153 A patra zi a Jubileului 90 Familia Regală a Romaniei Royal Family of Romania romaniaregala ro Retrieved 2015 09 06 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