34:
861:
786:
267:
1021:
1334:
1026:
910:
810:
986:
949:
822:
327:
834:
725:
566:
1101:
590:
457:
232:
1186:
1163:
1138:
366:
107:
749:
615:
351:
339:
1051:
651:
291:
255:
542:
883:
798:
505:
397:
1113:
976:
937:
554:
1473:
737:
688:
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530:
1275:
1248:
761:
676:
303:
1468:
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578:
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445:
315:
1221:
1209:
433:
279:
627:
1384:
469:
409:
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164:
The order's insignia consists of a green enameled cross with four arms of equal length, whose angles are filled out with golden clasps. The gold-edged medallion shows the tribal symbol of the Zähringers in coloured enamel. Around the circle is the order's motto,
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and from 1866, it could also be awarded with crossed swords for military services. The oak leaves originally carried an "L" cipher, which went out of use in 1866. Moreover, in exceptional cases, the grand cross award could also be covered in diamonds
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198:
169:(German for "FOR HONOUR AND TRUTH"). On the back, the Zähringer lion is portrayed on a red background. The order's ribbon is green with orange-yellow stripes along the edges.
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508:
593:
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728:
618:
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17:
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785:
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897:
813:
412:
266:
1020:
909:
809:
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294:
1333:
1025:
1387:
1251:
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545:
306:
98:
985:
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1141:
1116:
326:
1425:
1054:
124:
821:
604:
1235:
1212:
998:
886:
833:
436:
258:
1175:
1127:
1079:
764:
724:
1100:
565:
1398:
1262:
1029:
589:
533:
282:
614:
456:
1287:
1185:
1162:
1152:
1137:
703:
569:
388:
748:
365:
128:
106:
1040:
775:
714:
691:
45:
350:
338:
8:
1050:
75:
650:
290:
254:
1452:
1065:
665:
541:
374:
55:
882:
504:
396:
519:
1112:
975:
936:
797:
318:
581:
553:
424:
173:
699:
529:
1476:
1198:
1090:
736:
687:
675:
642:
342:
1472:
1360:
1297:
1274:
1247:
1075:
760:
480:
444:
302:
1220:
1208:
870:
577:
1492:
1373:
874:
654:
432:
354:
314:
231:
1467:
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278:
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This article is about the Order of the Zähringer Lion. For other uses, see
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420:
408:
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1383:
1008:
492:
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638:
244:
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Saxe-Ernestine House Order (2006: Saxe-Coburg-Gotha House Order)
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237:
Orders, decorations, and medals of the German Empire
1490:
172:For special awards, the order was granted with
1013:House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis
331:Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)
1105:Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
485:Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
214:
221:
207:
195:, Henning Volle, Freiburg im Breisgau 1976
1509:Orders, decorations, and medals of Baden
1491:
123:was instituted on 26 December 1812 by
202:
1364:Order of the Cross of Honour (Lippe)
1302:Order of the Cross of Honour (Lippe)
461:Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown
271:Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown
729:Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order
13:
1225:Order of Merit for Science and Art
979:Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg)
941:Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg)
631:Military Merit Order (Württemberg)
14:
1520:
1471:
1466:
1461:
1442:Princely Schwarzburg Honor Cross
1436:
1415:Princely Schwarzburg Honor Cross
1409:
1382:
1359:
1332:
1320:
1308:
1296:
1273:
1246:
1219:
1207:
1184:
1161:
1136:
1111:
1099:
1074:
1049:
1024:
1019:
1007:
989:House Order of the Wendish Crown
984:
974:
953:House Order of the Wendish Crown
947:
935:
908:
881:
869:
859:
832:
820:
808:
796:
784:
759:
747:
735:
723:
698:
686:
674:
649:
637:
625:
619:Order of the Crown (Württemberg)
613:
588:
576:
564:
552:
540:
528:
503:
491:
479:
473:Order of Saint Michael (Bavaria)
467:
455:
443:
431:
419:
407:
395:
383:
364:
349:
337:
325:
313:
301:
289:
277:
265:
253:
230:
187:Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon
105:
32:
914:Order of Philip the Magnanimous
814:Order of Philip the Magnanimous
864:House Order of the Golden Lion
790:House Order of the Golden Lion
413:Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
1:
1288:Principality of Lippe-Detmold
180:
1499:1812 establishments in Baden
826:Order of the Star of Brabant
401:Military Order of Max Joseph
131:from whom he was descended.
26:Order of the Zähringer Lion
7:
1388:Princely Reuss Honour Cross
1278:House Order of Hohenzollern
1252:House Order of Hohenzollern
753:Order of the Zähringer Lion
741:Order of Berthold the First
546:Military Order of St. Henry
449:Royal Order of Saint George
307:House Order of Hohenzollern
159:
121:Order of the Zähringer Lion
99:Order of Berthold the First
10:
1525:
1504:Awards established in 1812
1338:Order of the Rose of Lippe
1189:Saxe-Ernestine House Order
1153:Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
1142:Saxe-Ernestine House Order
1117:Order of Adolphe of Nassau
362:
134:
15:
1451:
1428:Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
1424:
1397:
1372:
1347:
1286:
1261:
1234:
1197:
1174:
1151:
1126:
1089:
1064:
1055:Order of the White Falcon
1039:
997:
962:
923:
896:
847:
774:
713:
664:
603:
518:
373:
243:
125:Karl, Grand Duke of Baden
104:
94:
89:
81:
71:
61:
51:
43:
31:
25:
1314:Order of Leopold (Lippe)
1238:Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
1213:Order of Albert the Bear
999:Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
887:Order of the Iron Helmet
838:General Honor Decoration
497:Order of Louis (Bavaria)
437:Order of Saint Elizabeth
259:Order of the Black Eagle
1176:Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
1128:Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
1080:Order of Henry the Lion
765:House Order of Fidelity
149:Commander, Second Class
1401:Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
1265:Hohenzollern-Hechingen
1030:Friedrich-August Cross
605:Kingdom of Württemberg
534:Order of the Rue Crown
509:Medical military Order
283:Order of the Red Eagle
146:Commander, First Class
1374:Principality of Reuss
704:Order of Ernst August
570:Civil Order of Saxony
389:Order of Saint Hubert
167:FÜR EHRE UND WAHRHEIT
139:It had five classes:
66:FÜR EHRE UND WAHRHEIT
38:Insignia of the order
1041:Duchy of Saxe-Weimar
966:Mecklenburg-Strelitz
927:Mecklenburg-Schwerin
776:Grand Duchy of Hesse
715:Grand Duchy of Baden
692:Royal Guelphic Order
155:Knight, Second Class
46:Grand Duchy of Baden
680:Order of St. George
594:Order of Maria Anna
152:Knight, First Class
127:, in memory of the
111:Ribbon of the order
76:Grand Duke of Baden
1066:Duchy of Brunswick
666:Kingdom of Hanover
375:Kingdom of Bavaria
295:Order of the Crown
245:Kingdom of Prussia
129:Dukes of Zähringen
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1485:
520:Kingdom of Saxony
117:
116:
18:Order of the Lion
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1390:
1386:
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1363:
1351:Schaumburg-Lippe
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912:
889:
885:
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873:
865:
863:
840:
836:
828:
824:
816:
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751:
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739:
731:
727:
706:
702:
694:
690:
682:
678:
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653:
645:
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633:
629:
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596:
592:
584:
582:Order of Sidonia
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572:
568:
560:
556:
548:
544:
536:
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511:
507:
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487:
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475:
471:
463:
459:
451:
447:
439:
435:
427:
425:Order of Theresa
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411:
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209:
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109:
36:
23:
22:
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1489:
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1477:Hanseatic Cross
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1427:
1426:Principality of
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1408:
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1399:Principality of
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1349:Principality of
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1272:
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1263:Principality of
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1236:Principality of
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1147:
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1091:Duchy of Nassau
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1035:
1018:
1006:
993:
983:
973:
965:
958:
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934:
926:
919:
907:
900:Hesse-Darmstadt
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898:Landgraviate of
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868:
858:
850:
849:Landgraviate of
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831:
819:
807:
795:
783:
770:
758:
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734:
722:
709:
697:
685:
673:
660:
648:
643:Friedrich Order
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551:
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382:
369:
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348:
343:Order of Louise
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183:
162:
137:
113:
112:
110:
44:Awarded by the
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21:
12:
11:
5:
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1326:Order of Berta
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573:
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549:
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319:Pour le Mérite
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249:
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1077:
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982:
977:
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971:
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961:
954:
950:
945:
942:
938:
933:
932:
930:
928:
922:
915:
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906:
905:
903:
901:
895:
888:
884:
879:
876:
875:Wilhelm Order
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846:
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779:
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705:
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655:Order of Olga
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635:
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628:
623:
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559:
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802:Ludwig Order
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558:Albert Order
193:Badens Orden
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1453:Free cities
143:Grand Cross
56:State order
1493:Categories
181:References
174:oak leaves
90:Precedence
72:Sovereign
160:Insignia
135:Classes
82:Grades
62:Motto
119:The
85:Five
52:Type
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