saxcob Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Certificate for the Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Romania http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Crown_(Romania) for Baron Constant Goffinethttp://nl.wikipedia....nstant_Goffinet signed by Carol I of Romania http://en.wikipedia....ol_I_of_Romania The portrait shows Goffinet with the star of the order; next to him is his twin brother Auguste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol I Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Do you have any details on the circumstances of the award? The certificate only says "as a sign of Our goodwill". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxcob Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 I am unfortunately not aware of the circumstances in which he received the award. We can assume that it did not refer to specific merits but only to Goffinet's high position at the side of the Belgian king. Maybe there was a state visit in Belgium or Romania. Are you aware of such an occasion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol I Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Maybe there was a state visit in Belgium or Romania. Are you aware of such an occasion? There was indeed a visit of King Carol to Brussels between 4 July/22 June and 7 July/25 June 1892. The award must be related to this because 12/24 September was a quiet day for the king according to his diary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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