Order of Philip the Magnanimous

The Order of Philip the Magnanimous (German: Orden Philipps des Großmütigen) was an Order of Merit established on 1 May 1840 by Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse. The order was founded on the name day of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse in his honour as a general order of merit.

Order of Philip the Magnanimous
Orden Philipps des Großmütigen
Cross of the order
Awarded by The Grand Duke of Hesse
TypeOrder of Merit
Established1 May 1840
MottoSI DEUS NOBISCUM QUIS CONTRA NOS
StatusMonarchy dissolved in 1918.
SovereignGrand Duke of Hesse
Statistics
Last induction1918
Precedence
Next (higher)Ludwig Order
Next (lower)Order of the Star of Brabant

Ribbon bar of the order

Recipîents

Grand Cross

References

  • Jörg Nimmergut: Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, Band I – Anhalt-Hohenzollern, Zentralstelle für wissenschaftliche Ordenskunde, München 1997, ISBN 3-00-00-1396-2
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