Saxe-Ernestine House Order
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 (1828–1875)
- * Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948)
- * 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 (1809–1872)
- * 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 (1837–1906)
- * 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 (1804–1881)
- * Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804–1885)
- * 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 (1792–1862)
- * 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 (1844–1894)
- * 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 (1828–1885)
- * 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 (1862–1929)
- * 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 (1820–1879)
- * Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
- * Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1825–1901)
- * 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
- * Luís 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 (1831–1891)
- * Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau
- * Jean-Baptiste Nothomb
- * Olav V of Norway
- * Archduke Otto of Austria (1865–1906)
- * 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 (1783–1851)
- * 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 (1829–1897)
- * 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 (1846–1877)
- * 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 Loßberg
- * Karl von Plettenberg
- * Hans von Seeckt
- * Julius von Verdy du Vernois
- Commanders, 2nd Class
- * Franz Breithaupt
- * Åge 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