Friedrich Order

Royal Order of Frederick I
The Star and Badge of the Order
Awarded by The Head of the House of Württemberg
Type	Dynastic Order
Established	1 January 1830
Royal house	House of Württemberg
Ribbon	Sky Blue
Motto	Gott und Mein Recht ("God and My Right")
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	Duke Carl
Grades	Knight Grand Cross, Special Class Knight Grand Cross
Statistics
First induction	1830 - King Wilhelm I of Württemberg
Precedence
Next (higher)	Royal Order of Military Merit
Equivalent	Royal Decoration of Charlotte

The Royal Order of Frederick I (German: Friedrichs-Orden or Friedrichsorden) was an order of merit of the German Kingdom of Württemberg. It was instituted on the first of January 1830 by the second king of Württemberg, Wilhelm I in remembrance of his father, King Friedrich I.^[1] In 1918, the end of the monarchy meant the abolition of the order.

Grades

The order was created with a single grade, conferring nobility. On 3 January 1856, the Order was recreated with four grades created and on 29 September 1870 a Knight Ist Class and a military division with swords were added (existing Knights were appointed Knights 1st Class). In 1892 the "Medal of the Order of Frederick" was added to the order.^[2] An additional grade was created on 6 March 1899, the Grand Cross, Special Class

The grades were:

Grand Cross, Special Class

Grand Cross

Grand Officer

Commander

Officer

Knight/Dame

The ribbon was skyblue.

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