The Saxe-Ernestine House Order () was an order of merit instituted by Duke Friedrich of Saxe-Altenburg, Duke Ernst I of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and Duke Bernhard II of Saxe-Meiningen on 25 December 1833 as a joint award of the Saxon duchies.
Classes
At first, the Order consisted of five classes: Grand Cross, Commander's Cross with Star in First and Second Classes, and Knight's Cross in First and Second Classes. Awards were reserved for officers.
In 1864, a silver-gilt medal was added but subsequently suppressed in 1918, at the end of World War I. Gold and silver medals were also associated with the Order.
Recipients
- Grand Crosses
- Abbas II of Egypt
- Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828âÂÂ1875)
- Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884âÂÂ1948)
- Duke Adam of Württemberg
- Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe
- Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
- Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Afonso, Duke of Porto
- Albert I of Belgium
- Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
- Prince Albert of Prussia (1809âÂÂ1872)
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg
- Albert of Saxony
- Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
- Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
- Albert, Prince Consort
- Prince Albert of Prussia (1837âÂÂ1906)
- Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
- Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon
- Alexander II of Russia
- Alexander III of Russia
- Alexander of Battenberg
- Prince Alexander of Prussia
- Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804âÂÂ1881)
- Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804âÂÂ1885)
- Alexander Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse
- Alexis, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
- Prince Alfons of Bavaria
- Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo
- Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia
- Infanta Antónia of Portugal
- Aoki Shuzo
- Prince Aribert of Anhalt
- Prince Arnulf of Bavaria
- Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
- Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Prince August, Duke of Dalarna
- Prince August of Württemberg
- Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra
- Abu Bakar of Johor
- Carl Johan Bernadotte
- Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1792âÂÂ1862)
- Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland
- Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
- Herbert von Bismarck
- Otto von Bismarck
- Boris III of Bulgaria
- Bernhard von Bülow
- Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen
- Carl XVI Gustaf
- Carlos I of Portugal
- Carol I of Romania
- Charles I of Württemberg
- Charles XV
- Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
- Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1844âÂÂ1894)
- Charles Egon III, Prince of Fürstenberg
- Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
- Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg
- Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine
- Prince Charles of Prussia
- Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria
- Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
- Chlodwig, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
- Christian IX of Denmark
- Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
- Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein
- Duke Constantine Petrovich of Oldenburg
- Henri de Brouckère
- Felix de Muelenaere
- Rudolf von Delbrück
- Karl Ludwig d'Elsa
- Edouard d'Huart
- Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg
- Eduard, Duke of Anhalt
- Edward VII
- Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar
- Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
- Emich, Prince of Leiningen
- Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
- Prince Ernest Augustus, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale
- Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
- Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
- Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen
- Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
- Archduke Eugen of Austria
- Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
- Ferdinand I of Austria
- Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
- Ferdinand I of Romania
- Ferdinand II of Portugal
- Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Francis V, Duke of Modena
- François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
- Franz Joseph I of Austria
- Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
- Prince Franz of Bavaria
- Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria
- Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden
- Frederick VIII of Denmark
- Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
- Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
- Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
- 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 Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern
- Prince Frederick of Württemberg
- Frederick William III of Prussia
- Frederick William IV of Prussia
- Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt
- Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
- Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
- Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen
- Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828âÂÂ1885)
- Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia
- Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
- Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg
- Gaston, Count of Eu
- Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Georg, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
- Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Prince Georg of Bavaria
- Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony
- Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
- Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- George I of Greece
- George V of Hanover
- George V
- George Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
- Prince George of Prussia
- George, King of Saxony
- George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Auguste Goffinet
- Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
- Günther Friedrich Karl II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
- Gustaf V
- Gustaf VI Adolf
- Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
- Prince Gustav of Denmark
- Otto von Habsburg
- Wilhelm von Hahnke
- Jakob von Hartmann
- Hans Heinrich XV, Prince of Pless
- Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line
- Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
- Heinrich LXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line
- Prince Henry of Prussia (1862âÂÂ1929)
- Prince Heinrich of Bavaria
- Heinrich VII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
- Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale
- Prince Henry of Battenberg
- Prince Henry of the Netherlands (1820âÂÂ1879)
- Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
- Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1825âÂÂ1901)
- Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld
- Paul von Hindenburg
- Dietrich von Hülsen-Haeseler
- Isma'il Pasha
- Archduke John of Austria
- Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- John of Saxony
- Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg
- Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria
- Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern
- Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
- Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
- Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria
- Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- Hans von Kirchbach
- Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia
- Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
- Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
- Prince Kraft of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
- Leopold I of Belgium
- Leopold II of Belgium
- Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt
- Prince Leopold Clement of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
- Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt
- Prince Leopold of Bavaria
- Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern
- Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Charles Liedts
- Eugène, 8th Prince of Ligne
- Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse
- Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
- Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden
- Prince Louis of Battenberg
- Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours
- Louis Philippe I
- Ludwig I of Bavaria
- Ludwig II of Bavaria
- Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria
- Prince Ludwig Gaston of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria
- LuÃÂs I of Portugal
- Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
- Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel
- Marie of Romania
- Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria
- Prince Maximilian of Baden
- Maximilian II of Bavaria
- Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Emperor Meiji
- Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein
- Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly, Prince von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg
- Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly
- Klemens von Metternich
- Richard von Metternich
- Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
- Milan I of Serbia
- Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
- Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
- Napoleon III
- Nicholas I of Montenegro
- Nicholas I of Russia
- Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia
- Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831âÂÂ1891)
- Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau
- Jean-Baptiste Nothomb
- Olav V of Norway
- Archduke Otto of Austria (1865âÂÂ1906)
- Otto of Greece
- Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg
- Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Pedro II of Brazil
- Pedro V of Portugal
- Prince Pedro Augusto of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
- Duke Peter of Oldenburg
- Nicolae Petrescu-Comnen
- Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Duke Philipp of Württemberg
- Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders
- Hans von Plessen
- Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel
- Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia
- Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria
- Charles Rogier
- Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein
- Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
- Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
- Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe
- Count d'Arschot Schoonhoven
- Albert Joseph, 1st Count Goblet d'Alviela.
- Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
- Sir Francis Seymour, 1st Baronet
- Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Duke Siegfried August in Bavaria
- Archduke Stephen of Austria (Palatine of Hungary)
- Otto Graf zu Stolberg-Wernigerode
- Alfred von Tirpitz
- Umberto I of Italy
- Prince Valdemar of Denmark
- Sylvain Van de Weyer
- Victor I, Duke of Ratibor
- Victor II, Duke of Ratibor
- Victoria, Princess Royal
- Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia
- Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia
- Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov
- Alfred von Waldersee
- Wilhelm II, German Emperor
- Wilhelm, German Crown Prince
- Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783âÂÂ1851)
- Prince Wilhelm of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
- William I, German Emperor
- William II, Elector of Hesse
- William II of Württemberg
- William III of the Netherlands
- William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
- Prince William of Baden (1829âÂÂ1897)
- Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
- Duke William of Württemberg
- William, Duke of Brunswick
- William, Prince of Hohenzollern
- William, Prince of Wied
- Woldemar, Prince of Lippe
- Friedrich Graf von Wrangel
- Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1846âÂÂ1877)
- Ferdinand von Zeppelin
- Grand Masters
- Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Commanders, 1st Class
- Martin Chales de Beaulieu
- Franz Breithaupt
- Oscar Von Kohorn
- Fritz von LoÃÂberg
- Karl von Plettenberg
- Hans von Seeckt
- Julius von Verdy du Vernois
- Commanders, 2nd Class
- Franz Breithaupt
- ÃÂ
ge Lundström
- Knights, 1st Class
- Oswald Boelcke
- Friedrich Wilhelm von Lindeiner-Wildau
- Curt von Morgen
- Walther Reinhardt
- Manfred von Richthofen
- Knights, 2nd Class
- Ernst Freiherr von Althaus
- Charles Baugniet
- Gaston Errembault de Dudzeele (died 1888)
- Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss
- Unclassified
- Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen
- Leonhard Kaupisch
- Julius Kühn
- Emil Uzelac
- Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Nikola Zhekov
References
External links
- House Orders â Website of the Ducal House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha