House Order of the Wendish Crown

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Type House Order Status Extinct		Royal house House of Mecklenburg Established 12 May 1864

Ribbon Light blue with inner yellow and outer red side stripes Head Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg

The House Order of the Wendish Crown (German: Hausorden der Wendischen Krone) was an Order of the House of Mecklenburg, jointly instituted on 12 May 1864 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

The Order had four classes:

Grand Cross in two sub-classes, with the Crown in Gold and, more exclusively, with the Crown in Ore

Grand Commander

Commander

Knight

Gold and silver Merit Crosses were also given.

Notable members

George V of the United Kingdom (Grand Cross)

Nicholas II of Russia (Grand Cross)

Juliana of the Netherlands (Grand Cross)

Haakon VII of Norway (Grand Cross)

George I of Greece (Grand Cross)

Alexander I of Yugoslavia (Grand Cross)

Leopold II of Belgium (Grand Cross)

References

House Order of the Wendish Crown Wikipedia

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