Antonio Prieto Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 (edited) Indeed it seems that the Collar of the Emperor's was stolen in 1994, according to my news, in the flight to Japan, and the investigations in the airline didn't give result some -officially "misplaced"-, for that that indeed the emperor doesn't possess the badges, and it will be difficult that it can return themIn the King Juan Carlos I reign the Chapter has not been summoned, neither orderly to celebrate the religious functions, neither has proceeded to name the Advice and the four Officials that must govern the Order.Neither the burgundy one has been used as official language of the order: the diplomas and titles they are sent in Spanish Edited March 6, 2007 by Antonio Prieto
Dave Danner Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria had 38 orders, decorations and medals in the 1914 Milit?r-Handbuch des K?nigreichs Bayern, which unlike the Prussian ranklists included service and commemorative medals. Bavaria ? Haus-Ritter-Orden vom heiligen Hubertus Bavaria ? Haus-Ritter-Orden vom heiligen Georg, Gro?priorBavaria ? St. Georgs-MedailleBavaria ? Milit?r-Verdienstorden, Gro?kreuz Bavaria ? Milit?rische Jubil?ums-Medaille mit der KroneBavaria ? Milit?r-Dienstauszeichnungskreuz II. Klasse f?r 24 JahreBaden ? Hausorden der Treue Baden ? Orden Berthold des Erstens, Gro?kreuz,Brunswick ? Gro?kreuz des Hausordens Heinrich des L?wen Hesse ? Gro?kreuz des Ludewigs-Orden Hohenzollern ? F?rstlich Hohenzollernscher Hausorden Ehrenkreuz I. Klasse Mecklenburg Grand Duchies ? Gro?kreuz des Hausordens der Wendischen Krone mit der Krone in Erz Oldenburg ? Gro?kreuz des Haus- und Verdienstordens von Herzog Peter Friedrich Ludwig mit der goldenen Krone Prussia ? Schwarzer-Adler-Orden (carrying the right to wear the Roter-Adler-Orden Gro?kreuz)Prussia ? K?niglicher Hausorden von Hohenzollern Gro?komturkreuz Prussia ? Erinnerungszeichen an die silberne Hochzeit des Deutschen KaiserpaaresSaxony ? Orden der Rautenkrone Saxon Duchies ? Gro?kreuz des Herzoglich Sachsen-Ernestinischen Hausordens W?rttemberg ? Gro?kreuz des Ordens der W?rttembergischen Krone Germany ? S?dwestafrika-Denkm?nze f?r Nichtk?mpferGermany ? Zentenarmedaille 1897Austria-Hungary ? Order of the Golden FleeceAustria-Hungary ? Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephan Austria-Hungary ? Milit?r-Jubil?umskreuz 1908Belgium ? Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold China ? Order of the Double Dragon 1st Class 2nd Grade Great Britain ? Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Great Britain ? Jubilee Medal 1887 Great Britain ? Coronation Medal 1902Japan ? Order of the Chrysanthemum Luxembourg ? House Order of the Golden LionRomania ? Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania Sweden ? Order of the Seraphim Sweden ? Jubilee Medal Sicily ? Grand Cross of the Order of St Ferdinand and of MeritSpain ? Grand Cross of the Order of Carlos III with ChainTuscany ? Grand Cross of the Order of St. JosephOttoman Empire ? Order of Osmania 1st Class with BrilliantsHe commanded 6th Army from the beginning of the war to August 1916 and an army group named for him, Heeresgruppe Kronprinz Rupprecht, from then until the end. He was promoted to Field Marshal in August 1916. During the war, he added numerous further awards. I don't know an exact count, but they include the following: Anhalt ? FriedrichkreuzBaden ? Milit?rischer Karl-Friedrich-Verdienstorden, Gro?kreuz (12.1.15)Bavaria ? Milit?rischer Max-Joseph-Orden, Gro?kreuz (26.8.14)Bavaria ? Erinnerungskreuz f?r die Mitglieder beider Kammern zum 100-j?hrigen Jubil?um der bayerischen Verfassung, 1918Brunswick ? Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. KlasseHamburg ? HanseatenkreuzLippe-Detmold ? Hausorden des Ehrenkreuzes Gro?kreuz mit Schwertern (13.12.17)Lippe-Detmold ? KriegsverdienstkreuzLippe-Detmold ? Kriegsehrenkreuz f?r heldenm?tige Tat (7.6.15)Prussia ? Orden "Pour le M?rite" (22.8.15)Prussia ? Eichenlaube zum Orden "Pour le M?rite" (20.12.16)Prussia ? 1914 Eisernes Kreuz, I. Klasse Prussia ? 1914 Eisernes Kreuz, II. KlasseSaxony ? Milit?r St. Heinrichs-OrdenW?rttemberg ? Milit?r-Verdienstorden, Gro?kreuz (2.12.14)Austria-Hungary ? Milit?r-Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration (6.6.15)That is based on various sources, as well as the medal bar of his that was stolen from Hohenschwangau in 2005, pictured in the BDOS alert on the theft. There were certainly other awards, as this appears to have been a wartime award bar. It is shorter than the bar he was wearing in his 1921 wedding photo. Among other states which may have also given him decorations but which aren't on the list above are Bremen, Hessen-Darmstadt, L?beck, the Mecklenburg Grand Duchies, Oldenburg, the Reuss principalities, Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Sachsen-Altenburg, Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Sachsen-Meiningen, Schaumburg-Lippe, the Schwarzburg principalities, Waldeck, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. Also, given his general popularity and post-war (both wars) philanthropic activities, he might have received other decorations later in life.
Mike Dwyer Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 (edited) A bit but Rupprecht was still a very distinguished looking gentleman in old age. Edited March 7, 2007 by Mike Dwyer
922F Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 Ferdinand I of Bulgaria. Note only did he officially receive many decorations (see the 1990s auction catalog for many but not all of his foreign awards), he actively solicited them--the story of his pursuit of both Golden Fleeces being a prime example. Ferdinand also founded a stable of personal and state awards and collected insignia as a hobby himself. He so enjoyed decorations and dynastic historical connections that he sometimes wore obsolete varieties of some, like 2nd empire Legion of Honor badges and stars. When time permits, a partial list will follow. Here is a not untypical photo. I suspect that many other Balkan rulers boasted similar numbers of decorations. Some Grand Ducal German states' rulers, notably Saxe-Coburg Gotha--to whom Ferdinand and many other rulers were related, likely held impressive numbers of awards as well.
Dave Danner Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 (edited) I suspect that many other Balkan rulers boasted similar numbers of decorations. Some Grand Ducal German states' rulers, notably Saxe-Coburg Gotha--to whom Ferdinand and many other rulers were related, likely held impressive numbers of awards as well.Just for clarity, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was a duchy, not a grand duchy. Ferdinand and Boris seem to have accumulated a lot of awards from their cousins back in Germany, but the cousins weren't always as prolific among themselves.Some of the states weren't that prolific. At the beginning of World War I, Bernhard III Duke of Saxe-Meiningen had only 12 orders and decorations. He was a veteran of the Franco-Prussian War, and this list included the 1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class, the Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1870 Military Merit Cross 2nd Class, the Schaumburg-Lippe Military Merit Medal and the Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order 1st Class with Swords, as well as various orders typical of rulers and heirs to thrones. His only foreign orders were the Italian Grand Cross of the Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, the Hungarian Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephan, and the Russian Order of St. George 4th Class. He added more during the war, including the Austro-Hungarian Military Merit Cross 1st Class with War Decoration and the Saxe-Coburg Duke Carl Eduard Medal 2nd Class with Swords and Date Clasp.Bernhard III's younger half-brother Ernst had retired from the army in 1902 as a char. Major. He had 10 orders and decorations in the 1914 ranklist, which with the exception of his long service cross and Russian Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, were all Grand Cross-level awards of German states.Bernhard III's other younger half-brother, Ernst's younger brother Friedrich, was a Generalleutnant. He had 11 orders and decorations, essentially the same as his brother, and would have no chance to earn more. He was killed in action on August 23, 1914 in command of 39. Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade.As for some grand duchies:Adolf Friedrich VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, had 10 decorations in the 1913 ranklist, although a few more might have come when he succeeded to his father's throne that June. Seven were from German states, 1 from Great Britain, and 2 from Montenegro. He added more during the war, including the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class and the Mecklenburg Strelitz Cross for Distinction in War and Cross 1st Class for Distinction in War, but was an unhappy figure, committing suicide in February 1918.Prinz Max von Baden, the heir to the throne of that state, had 21 orders and decorations in 1914 (13 from German staes and 8 foreign). He added several more during the war including the Commander's Cross with Star of the Military Karl Friedrich Merit Order, but his activities during the war were primarily on the home and political fronts. As Reichskanzler, he was the one who had to lead the delegation to get the Kaiser to abdicate.Georg Ludwig Duke of Oldenburg, the brother of Grand Duke Friedrich August, had 9 decorations in 1914. Besides the long service cross, there were 7 orders from German states and one from the Netherlands. Duke Paul Friedrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the uncle of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV, had 22 orders and decorations in 1914. A Franco-Prussian War vet, his included the 1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class, the Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1870 Military Merit Cross 2nd Class, the 1870 Mecklenburg Strelitz Cross for Distinction in War, the Schaumburg-Lippe Military Merit Medal and the Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order 1st Class with Swords. Duke Johann Albrecht von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Paul Friedrich's younger brother, had 31, pretty much all grand crosses of orders. He had served as regent of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1897 to 1901 and of the Duchy of Brunswick from 1901 to 1913.Their younger brother Duke Adolf Friedrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin had 13. As for their youngest brother Duke Heinrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, our Herr General probably can find out more easily, as he married Wilhelmina van Oranje-Nassau and became H.R.H. Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands in 1901. Edited March 7, 2007 by Dave Danner
ErikMuller Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 As for their youngest brother Duke Heinrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, our Herr General probably can find out more easily, as he married Wilhelmina van Oranje-Nassau and became H.R.H. Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands in 1901.Prince Heinrich had the following awards (list probably not complete, since his bar has a lot of - to me - unknown medals):Dutch:1. Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands (17 October 1900)2. Grand Cross in the Order of Orange-Nassau (18 April 1907)3. Grand Cross in the Family Order of Orange 4. Knight (Grand Cross) in the Order of the Golden Lion of Nassau5. Flood Medal 1926 in silver (16 July 1927)6. Medal of the Red Cross (11 March 1911) with brillants (16 December 1933)7. De Ruyter Medaille in gold (1907)8. Officer's Long Service Cross with numberal ?XXXV?9. Wedding Medal 190210. Silver Wedding Medal 192611. Knight of Justice of the Commandery Netherlands of the Order of Saint John (30 April 1909)12. Honorary Bailiff Grand Cross of the Netherlands Chapter of the Sovereign Order of Malta (4 May 1911)13. Cross of Merit of the Netherlands Red Cross14. Medal for Long Service in the Netherlands Red Cross (June 1927)15. Mobilisation Commemorative Cross 1914-1918Non-Dutch:16. Grand Cross with Chain and Bronze Crown of the Order of the Wendisch Crown (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)17. Grand Cross in the Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)18. Grand Cross in the Order of Fidelity (Baden)19. Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Hubert (Bavaria)20. Grand Cross of the Order of Henry the Lion (Brunswick)21. Grand Cross of the Order of Ludwig (Hessen)22. Cross of Honour 1st class (F?rstentum Lippe-Detmold and Lippe-Schaumburg)23. Grand Cross with Crown and Chain of the Order of Merit of Duke Peter Freidrich Ludwig (Oldenburg)24. Knight in the Order of the Black Eagle (Prussia)25. 1st class of the Order of the Red Eagle (Prussia)26. Royal Cross of Honour (Reuss)27. Grand Cross in the Order of the Diamont Crown (Sachsen)28. Grand Cross in the Order of Vigilance or the White Falcon (Sachsen)29. Grand Cross of the Ernestine House Order (Sachsen)30. Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (W?rttemberg)31. Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)32. Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (Great Britain)33. Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Alexander (Bulgaria)34. Grand Cross of the Order of Honour and Merit (Cuba) (1928)35. Knight in the Order of the Elephant (Denmark)36. Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece (Spain) (1924)37. Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France)38. Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer (Greece)39. Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Stephan (Hungary)40. Grand Cordon of the Order of Chrysanthemum (Japan)41. Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (Norway)42. Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and the Sword (Portugal)43. Grand Cross of the Order of the Star (Rumania)44. Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Andreas (Russia)45. Grand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant (Siam)46. Knight 1st class of the Order of Maha-Chakkri (Siam)47. Knight in the Order of the Seraphim (Sweden)48. 1st class with brilliants in the Order of Timsah-Homayoeni (portrait of the Shah) (unknown country)49. 1st class of the Osmanieh Order (Turkey)50. Commander in the House Order (Waldeck)51. Lifesaving Medal (Prussia)52. Lifesaving Medal (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)53. King Albert Medal (Belgium) (1923)54. Gold Medal of the Royal Humane Society (Great Britain)55. Decoration 1st class of the Estonian Red Cross (Estonia) (7 februari 1929)56. Honorary Commander of the Portugese Red Cross Order (Portugal) (3 februari 1925)57. Gold Medal of the British Red Cross Society (Great Britain) (1921)58. Decoration 1st class of the German Red Cross (1924)59. Grand Cross of the French Red Cross (23 mei 1925)60. Decoration of the Hellenic Red Cross Society (Greece) (1929)61. Gold Medal of the Italian Red Cross (Italy) (1928)62. Gold Order of Merit of the Japanese Red Cross Society (Japan)63. Star of Merit of the Austrian Red Cross Society (Austria)64. Cross of Merit of the Serbian Red Cross Society (Serbia)65. Decoration of the Spanish Red Cross (Spain)66. Medal for Public Education (Venesuela)67. Commemorative Medal of Friedrich Franz III (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
Dave Danner Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 Archduke Albrecht Friedrich, Duke of Teschen (Erzherzog Albrecht Friedrich von ?sterreich, Herzog von Teschen), was an Austrian field marshal and son of Archduke Karl (son of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and brother of the last Holy Roman Emperor Franz II, who became Emperor Franz I of Austria). Born 1817. Here is his entry from the 1894 edition of the Handbuch des allerh?chsten Hofes und des Hofstaates seiner k. und k. Apostolischen Majest?t. Since he died in 1895, this is probably relatively complete, although it only covers orders and decorations, not campaign, commemorative and other medals.
Dave Danner Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 The 1875 edition of the Handbuch ?ber den kgl. preussischen Hof und Staat, which is the only edition I have, lists the following 60 orders and decorations for then-Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia and Germany. Friedrich Wilhelm was the son of Kaiser Wilhelm I and husband to Princess Vicky of Great Britain, and thus Queen Victoria's son-in-law. He was the father of Wilhelm II. He was only briefly Kaiser, as Friedrich III, dying of throat cancer after a 99-day reign in 1888. Prussia - Schwarzer-Adler-Orden mit der KettePrussia - Orden pour le M?rite Gro?kreuz mit SternPrussia - Orden pour le M?rite mit Eichenlaub Prussia - Rother-Adler-Orden, Gro?kreuz mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern Prussia - Kronen-Orden I. Klasse (Crown Order 1st Class)Prussia - K?niglicher Hausorden von Hohenzollern, Stern der Gro?-Comthure mit SchwerternPrussia - K?niglicher Hausorden von Hohenzollern, Kreuz der Gro?-ComthurePrussia ? Gro?kreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes Prussia ? Dienstauszeichnungs-Kreuz Hohenzollern - F?rstlich Hohenzollernscher Hausorden Ehrenkreuz I. Klasse mit SchwerternHannover ? St.Georgs-OrdenHesse-Cassel ? Kurhessischer Hausorden vom goldenen L?wen Nassau ? Nassauscher Hausorden vom goldenen L?wen Anhalt - Gro?kreuz des Hausordens "Albrecht des B?ren" mit SchwerternBaden - Hausorden der Treue Baden - Gro?kreuz des Milit?r-Carl Friedrich-Verdienst-OrdensBaden - Gro?kreuz des Ordens vom Z?hringer L?wen Bavaria - Haus-Ritter-Orden vom heiligen Hubertus Bavaria - Gro?kreuz des Milit?r-Max-Joseph-OrdensBelgium - Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold Brazil ? Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern CrossBrunswick - Gro?kreuz des Hausordens Heinrich des L?wen Denmark - Order of the Elephant France - Grand Cross of the L?gion d'HonneurGreece - Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer Great Britain - Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter Hesse-Darmstadt - Gro?kreuz des Ludewigs-Orden Hesse-Darmstadt - Milit?r-Verdienst-KreuzItaly - Order of the Annunziata Italy - Grand Cross of the Military Order of SavoyItaly - Golden Bravery MedalKingdom of the Two Sicilies - Grand Cross of the Order of St. Ferdinand and of MeritSchaumburg-Lippe - Milit?r-Verdienst-MedailleSan Marino - Grand Officer of the Order of San MarinoMecklenburg Grand Duchies - Gro?kreuz des Hausordens der Wendischen Krone mit der Krone in Erz und der Ordenskette und in DiamantenMecklenburg-Schwerin - Milit?r-Verdienst-Kreuz 1. Klasse Mecklenburg-Strelitz - Verdienst-Kreuz f?r Auszeichnung im Kriege Mexico ? Grand Cross of the Orden Nacional de Nuestra Se?ora de GuadalupeNetherlands - Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion Austria-Hungary - Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephan Austria-Hungary - Knight of the Military Order of Maria TheresaOldenburg - Gro?kreuz des Haus- und Verdienstordens von Herzog Peter Friedrich Ludwig mit der goldenen Krone, Schwertern und der Kette Persia - Order of the Portrait of the Shah with Diamonds Portugal ? United Military Order of Christ and Military Order of St. Benedict of Aviz (meaning he already had received the Military Order of Christ and the Military Order of Aviz Portugal - Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword with Swords Russia - Order of St. Andrew, etc.Russia - Order of St. George 2nd ClassSaxony - Orden der Rautenkrone Saxony - Gro?kreuz des Milit?r-St.Heinrichs-OrdensSaxe-Weimar-Eisenach - Gro?kreuz des Gro?herzoglich S?chsischen Hausordens der Wachsamkeit oder vom Wei?en Falken mit SchwerternSaxon Duchies - Gro?kreuz des Herzoglich Sachsen-Ernestinischen Hausordens Sweden - Order of the Seraphim Sweden - Order of Charles XIIINorway - Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olaf Siam - Grand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant Spain - Order of the Golden Fleece Ottoman Empire - Order of Osmania 1st ClassTunisia - Grand Cross of the Order of the House of HusseinW?rttemberg - Gro?kreuz des Ordens der W?rttembergischen Krone W?rttemberg - Gro?kreuz des Milit?r-Verdienst-OrdensAs with other Prussian ranklist entries, the list does not include campaign and commemorative medals. He should have had, among others, the following:Prussia - Hohenzollernsche Denkm?nze 1848/49Prussia - Kriegsdenkm?nze 1864Prussia - K?niggr?tz-Kreuz 1866Prussia - Kriegsdenkm?nze 1870/71Prussia - Kr?nugsmedaille 1861Prussia - goldene Hochzeitsmedaille 1879Hohenzollern - Medaille auf die Goldene Hochzeit 1884Hohenzollern - Erinnerungszeichen zur Silbernen Hochzeit 1866Great Britain - Jubilee Medal 1887Furthermore, this was an 1875 list. Other decorations likely came later. Note that there are several countries missing which routinely awarded orders to German princes, like Bulgaria. Many of these weren't around in 1875. In the wake of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, Otto von Bismarck convened the Congress of Berlin, which led to independence for Romania, Serbia and Montenegro and autonomy for Bulgaria. No doubt the then-Crown Prince received something from these new countries in the decade or so from the congress to his death.
Antonio Prieto Posted March 15, 2007 Posted March 15, 2007 More about the King Juan Carlos IA old ribbon chest
Wild Card Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 Don?t ask, I lost count.An interesting sidelight to Ferdinand though is that he was something of a collector in the pure sense of the term. The story goes that prior to receiving an award, it was not beneath him to send an emissary informing the awarding house that ?My Prince would appreciate an older insignia?.Many of his significant pieces were auctioned in 1989.Regards,Wild Card
Dave Danner Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 Not to rain (or reign ) on any parades, but I suspect quite a few princes of the German Empire, royal or not, dwarf most of those listed so far. Like Ed's example from India, you have to account for not only awards from various foreign states but also from the component states of their empires. There is an entire book on Kaiser Wilhelm II's awards. If anyone has it he can probably do a count.His son, Wilhelm Deutscher Kronprinz, had 46 decorations in the 1914 rank list:Prussia - Schwarzer-Adler-Orden mit der KettePrussia - Roter-Adler-Orden, Gro?kreuz mit der KronePrussia - Kronen-Orden I. KlassePrussia - K?niglicher Hausorden von Hohenzollern Gro?komturkreuz Hohenzollern - F?rstlich Hohenzollernscher Hausorden Ehrenkreuz I. KlasseAnhalt - Gro?kreuz des Hausordens "Albrecht des B?ren"Baden - Hausorden der TreueBaden - Gro?kreuz des Ordens vom Z?hringer L?wenBavaria - Haus-Ritter-Orden vom heiligen HubertusBrunswick - Gro?kreuz des Hausordens Heinrich des L?wenHesse - Gro?kreuz des Ludewigs-OrdenMecklenburg Grand Duchies - Gro?kreuz des Hausordens der Wendischen Krone mit der Krone in ErzOldenburg - Gro?kreuz des Haus- und Verdienstordens von Herzog Peter Friedrich Ludwig mit der goldenen KroneSaxony - Orden der RautenkroneSaxe-Weimar-Eisenach - Gro?kreuz des Gro?herzoglich S?chsischen Hausordens der Wachsamkeit oder vom Wei?en FalkenSaxon Duchies - Gro?kreuz des Herzoglich Sachsen-Ernestinischen HausordensW?rttemberg - Gro?kreuz des Ordens der W?rttembergischen KroneBelgium - Grand Cross of the Order of LeopoldBulgaria - Grand Cross of the Order of St. AlexanderChina - Order of the Double Dragon 1st Class 2nd GradeDenmark - Order of the ElephantGreece - Grand Cross of the Order of the RedeemerGreat Britain - Knight Companion of the Order of the GarterGreat Britain - Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian OrderJapan - Order of the ChrysanthemumKorea - Order of the Eight Trigrams 1st ClassItaly - Order of the AnnunziataMonaco - Grand Cross of the Order of St. CharlesMontenegro - Grand Cross of the Order of DaniloNetherlands - Grand Cross of the Order of the LionNorway - Commander's Cross 1st Class of the Order of St. Olaf with ChainAustria-Hungary - Grand Cross of the Order of St. StephanPersia - Order of the Lion and Sun, Quds OrderPortugal - Order of Christ and St. Benedict of Aviz (meaning he already had received the Military Order of Christ and the Military Order of AvizPortugal - Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword with ChainRomania - Grand Cross of the Order of Carol I with ChainRomania - Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of RomaniaRussia - Order of St. Andrew Sweden - Order of the SeraphimSerbia - Grand Cross of the Order of the White EagleSiam - Order of the Royal House of ChakriSpain - Order of the Golden FleeceOttoman Empire - Ottoman House OrderOttoman Empire - Nishan-i-ImtiazOttoman Empire - Nishan-i-IftikharOttoman Empire - Order of Osmania 1st Class with BrilliantsNote, however, that these are only orders and decorations. Service and commemorative medals, except the long service decorations, are not listed in the Prussian rank lists. Crown Prince Wilhelm also had the 1897 Centenary Medal and likely any number of jubilee and coronation medals.During the war, he added a number of others. Those I know about include the Pour le M?rite, the Oakleaves to the Pour le M?rite, the Iron Cross 1st Class, the Iron Cross 2nd Class, the Grand Cross of the Baden Military Karl Friedrich Merit Order, the Grand Cross of the Saxon Military Order of St. Henry, the Grand Cross of the W?rttemberg Military Merit Order and I believe the Grand Cross of the Bavarian Military Order of Max Joseph. Presumably he received war decorations of most of the other German states and Central Powers allies as well.Sort of resuscitating this thread because I can add more detail on the Crown Prince's wartime awards:Pour le M?rite (22.8.15) Oakleaves to the Pour le M?rite (8.9.16)Iron Cross 1st Class (1914, for the victory of 22 August 1914 and the taking of Longwy on 25 August 1914)Iron Cross 2nd Class (presumably for the same, and awarded simultaneously)Grand Cross of the Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order (29.4.15)Knight's Cross of the Saxon Military Order of St. Henry (24.10.14)Commander 2nd Class of the Saxon Military Order of St. Henry (19.11.15)Commander 1st Class of the Saxon Military Order of St. Henry (4.5.17)Grand Cross of the Saxon Military Order of St. Henry (7.5.18)Grand Cross of the W?rttemberg Military Merit Order (1.11.14)Grand Cross of the Baden Military Karl Friedrich Merit Order (12.4.16)Grand Ducal Hesse General Honor Decoration for BraveryMecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross 1st ClassMecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross 2nd ClassSwords to the Grand Cross of the Saxe-Weimar Order of the White FalconSwords to the Grand Cross of the Anhalt Order of Albert the BearAnhalt Friedrich-KreuzBraunschweig War Merit CrossSwords to the Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order (combined award of all three duchies) (1915)Saxe-Meiningen Honor Cross for Merit in WarSwords to the Princely Hohenzollern House Order Honor Cross 1st Class (30.11.17)Lippe-Detmold War Merit Cross (18.2.17)Lippe-Detmold War Honor Cross for Heroic DeedsReuss War Merit CrossBremen Hanseatic Cross Hamburg Hanseatic CrossL?beck Hanseatic CrossAustro-Hungarian Military Merit Cross 1st Class with War Decoration (6.6.15)Austro-Hungarian Large Gold Military Merit Medal (19.8.17)The states that seem to be missing are Oldenburg, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Schaumburg-Lippe, the Schwarzburg principalities and Waldeck. I also don't know about Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire, but I imagine there must have been something.
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