GFM Friedrich III, German Emperor

[Deutschritter]

Gentlemen, here is what I have for Friedrich III, any additions (especially dates or regiments) or corrections would be great: 

 

18 October 1841 (?) Seconde-Lieutenant (2nd Lieutenant)

??.??.???? Premier-Lieutenant (1st Lieutenant)

??.??.???? Hauptmann (Captain)

16 September 1853 Major 

??.??.???? Oberst-Lieutenant (skipped?)

31 August 1855 Oberst (Colonel)

25 January 1858 Generalmajor (Major General)

1 July 1860 General-Lieutenant (Lieutenant General)

8 June 1866 General der Infanterie (General of the Infantry)

28 October 1870 Generalfeldmarschall 

 

Regimentschef / -inhaber

5. Westfälisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 53

Grenadier-Regiment Kronprinz (1. Ostpreußisches) Nr. 1

Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich III. (2. Schlesisches) Nr. 11

6. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Kaiser Friedrich III. Nr. 114

Dragoner-Regiment König Friedrich III. (2. Schlesisches) Nr. 8

1. Garde Landwehr-Regiment

k. k. Linien-Infanterie-Regiment No. 20

 

German

Black Eagle Order with Star, Ribbon and Collar

... Order with Star and Ribbon (or Sash) on 18 October 1841

... Collar (or Chain) on 18 October 1849 (Investiture)

Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, 1st Class (HEK1)

Grand Ducal Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach White Falcon House Order (Hausorden vom Weißen Falken), Grand Cross (GSF1/SF1) on 15 December 1848

Baden House Order of Fidelity (BdT/BT) in 1850

Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion, Grand Cross (BZL1/BZ1) in 1850

Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Grand Commander's Cross with Star and Swords

... Grand Commander's Cross (Großkomturkreuz) in 1851

... Star (Stern der Großkomture) on 11 September 1869

... Swords in 1873

Order of Albert the Bear, Grand Cross (AAB1/AB1) on 14 February 1853

Knight of the Bavarian (Wittelsbach) Order of Saint Hubert (BH) in 1853

Hesse-Kassel Knight of the Golden Lion (CHL/GHgL/HgL) on 16 April 1853

Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Grand Cross (SEH1/HSEH1/HSH1) in November 1854

Grand Ducal Hessian Ludwig (Ludewig) Order, Grand Cross (GHL1/HL1) on 11 October 1855

Saxon Order of the Rue Crown (SR/SRK) in 1857

Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, Grand Cross (HG1) in 1858

Royal Hanoverian Knight of St. George (HStG) in 1858

Oldenburg House and Merit Order of Duke Peter Frederick Louis (Oldenburgischer Haus- und Verdienstorden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig), Grand Cross of Honour (Ehren-Großkreuz) on 17 April 1859 (OV1)

... Swords, Crown and Collar on 31 December 1870 (OV1⚔mKruK)

... later classified as Oldenburg House and Merit Order of Duke Peter Frederick Louis with Swords and Golden Crown (OV1⚔mgKr)

Nassau House Order of the Golden Lion (NgL) in March 1861

... Awarded by King of the Netherlands, who was also Grand Duke of Luxembourg, as well as the Duke of Nassau in one class (until 1873), this order is also considered German, because Luxembourg was a part of the German Confederation until 1866.

Red Eagle Order, Grand Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

... Grand Cross with Oak Leaves on 18 October 1861

... Swords in 1864 for participation in the Second Schleswig War

Prussian Crown Order, 1st Class on 18 October 1861

Swords to his Order of Albert the Bear Grand Cross (AAB1⚔/AB1⚔) on 12 September 1864

War Commemorative Medal of 1864 (Kriegs-Denkmünze für 1864; KD64)

Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz; DA)

Brunswick Order of Henry the Lion, Grand Cross (BrHL1)

House Order of the Wendish Crown, Grand Cross with the Crown in Ore and with the Order Chain

... Grand Cross (MWK1)

... Crown in Ore and with the Order Chain (MWK1mKruK/MWK1a.mOk)

Swords to his Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern 1st Class (HEK1mSchw/HEK1⚔)

Pour le Mérite with Oak leaves and Grand Cross (Star)

... Pour le Mérite on 29 June 1866

... Oak leaves on 3 August 1866

... Grand Cross on 20 September 1866

... Grand Cross Oak Leaves on 2 September 1873

Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross (Großherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militärverdienstkreuz) in 1866 (MMV)

... reclassified as 1st Class (MMV1/MK1) in 1870

Commemorative Cross for the Campaign of 1866 (Erinnerungs-Kreuz für den Feldzug von 1866)

Baden Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order, Grand Cross (BV1) in 1867

Württemberg Order of the Crown, Grand Cross (WK1) in 1867

Griffin Order, Grand Cross (MGrO1/MG1)

Order of the Württemberg Crown, Grand Cross (WK1)

Iron Cross (1870), 2nd and 1st class

Military Max Joseph Order, Grand Cross (BMJ1) on 28 August 1870

Saxon Military Order of St. Henry, Grand Cross (SH1) in 1870

Swords to the Grand Ducal Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach White Falcon House Order, Grand Cross (GSF1⚔/SF1⚔) in 1870

Württemberg Military Merit Order, Grand Cross (WMV1) on 23 October 1870

Princely Lippe Military Merit Medal (SLVM/SLMV)

Mecklenburg-Strelitz Cross of Merit for Distinction in the War (Mecklenburg-Strelitzisches Verdienstkreuz für Auszeichnung im Kriege; MStMV)

Grand Ducal Hessian Military Merit Cross for 1870/71 (GHMV) on 15 March 1871

Grand Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 March 1871

War Commemorative Medal of 1870–1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71; KD70/71)

Military Merit Order (Württemberg), Grand Cross (WMV1)

 

Austrian

Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary, Grand Cross (ÖSt1) in 1852

Military Order of Maria Theresa, Knight's Cross (ÖMT3) in 1864

Austrian Long Service Cross for 25 years (ÖDK1)

 

Foreign

Russian Order of St. Andrew (RAd) in September 1843; this highest order was awarded with the highest class of all subordinated orders.

... Russian Order of Saint Anna (St.-Annen-Orden), 1st Class (RA1) in September 1843

... Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st Class (RSt1) in September 1843

... Russian Order of the White Eagle (RWA) in September 1843

... Knight of the Russian Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (RAN) in September 1843

Sardinian, later Italian Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (SAn/JAn) on 11 June 1850

Belgian Order of Leopold, Grand Cordon (BL1/BelgL1) on 6 May 1853

Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit (Two Sicilies), Grand Cross (SicF1/Sic.F1) before 1855

Order of the Lion of the Netherlands, Grand Cross (NL1) before 1855

Royal Portuguese Military Order of the Tower and Sword, Grand Cross (PT1) before 1855

... Swords to his Grand Cross (PT1⚔) for the Franco-German War

French Legion of Honor, Grand Cross (FEL1) in December 1856

The Most Noble Order of the Garter (GH) on 28 January 1858

Hawaiian Order of Kamehameha I, Grand Cross (HK1)

Brazilian Imperial Southern Cross, Grand Cross (BrsC1)

Military Order of William (Netherlands), Grand Cross (NMW1)

Nassau House Order of the Golden Lion (NgL)

Swedish Order of Charles XIII (SCXIII) on 3 May 1858

Swedish Knight of the Seraphim (SSer/SchwSer) on 8 January 1861

Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece (SGV) on 29 January 1862

Spanish Military Order of St. Ferdinand, Grand Cross (SF5)

Military Order of Savoy, Grand Cross (JMOS1) on 3 July 1866

Royal Italian Golden Medal for Bravery (JgTM)

Tunisian Husainid Family Order (TH)

Ottoman Osmanie-Orden (Osmanije), 1st Class (TO1)

Mexican Imperial Order of Guadalupe, Grand Cross (MG1)

Greek Order of the Redeemer, Grand Cross (GE1)

Russian Order of Saint George, 4th Class (RG4) in 1869

Russian Order of Saint George, 2nd Class (RG2) in 1870

Order of San Marino, Knight's Cross (SM3)

Ottoman Silver Medal Affiliated to the Order of Imtiaz (TNJmsM/TsM)

Ottoman Golden Medal Affiliated to the Order of Imtiaz (TNJmgM/TgM)

Ottoman Nishan-Istechar or Nishan-i-Istichar or Order of Glory with Diamonds (TNJmBr)

Siam Moha-Wara-Bohru-Order, Grand Cross (SMWB1)

... later renamed Order of the White Elephant, Grand Cross (SEO1/SE1)

Romanian Star of Romania, Grand Cross with Swords (StvRum1⚔)

Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav, Grand Cross (NO1) on 5 August 1873

Danish Elephant Order (DE) on 19 August 1873

Portrait of the Persian Shah with Diamonds (PAPmBr)

Sash of the Two Orders (Vereinigtes militärische große Ehrenzeichen des Christus- und des San Bento d’Aviz-Ordens), Grand Cross (PvCuBd'A)

Military Order of William (Netherlands), Grand Cross (NMW1) on 23 August 1878

Japanese Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (JpCh/JKd) on 20 May 1880

Chinese Order of the Double Dragon, 1st Class, 1st Grade (ChDDI.1)

Order of the Cross of Takovo (Serbia), Grand Cross (ST1)

Order of the White Eagle (Serbia), Grand Cross (SWA1)

The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Siam (Orden der Siamesischen Krone), Grand Officer's Cross (SK1)

Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military Division), Honorary Knight Grand Cross (GB1.m) on 25 January 1883

Venezuelan Order of the Bust of Bolivar, 1st Class (VBB1)

 

Edited August 12 by Deutschritter

[VtwinVince]

Now what I would like to have seen was him trying to wear all these awards at once.

[Deutschritter]

43 minutes ago, VtwinVince said:

Now what I would like to have seen was him trying to wear all these awards at once.

 

That is so true ... I wonder if they all had a order/medal cabinet like Alfons Prinz von Bayern or Hermann Göring (see picture)? 

[VtwinVince]

The man's equivalent of a woman's jewelry cabinet.

[Deutschritter]

... but so much cooler! 😉