Dannebrogorden

Breast star and cross of the Dannebrog Order

The Dannebrogorden (formerly also written Danebrogorden ) is a Danish Order of Merit and is awarded to loyal servants of the Danish state for civil and military services, for special merits in the arts , sciences or business life or for other merits to Danish interests.

In older times knights of the Dannebrog Order were also called White Knights, as it is still used in Danish.

history

The Dannebrog to the legend, already by King Valdemar II. Have been donated in 1219. It is said that the foundation was made in connection with the battles against the pagan Estonians . The name goes back to the name of the flag of Denmark, Dannebrog , which is also said to have originated during this fight.

King Christian V renewed the order on the occasion of the birth of his son, later King Frederick IV , in 1671 and gave him a statute in 1693. The order originally consisted of fifty aristocrats and the Danish king as the lord of the order. King Friedrich VI. reformed the order in 1808 and initially divided it into five classes. It could be acquired by every citizen regardless of his class. King Christian VIII changed the division into four classes in 1842.

Order classes

Star to the Grand Cross

Since 1952 the order has three classes, which are divided into six degrees:

Grand Commander (limited to male and female order bearers of dynastic origin as well as seven members who must previously be bearers of the Grand Cross)
First class
- Grand Cross
Second grade
- Commander 1st class
- Commander 2nd class
Third grade
- Knight 1st class
- Knight 2nd class

Order decoration

The medal consists of a long, white enameled cross, which is framed by a wide red, gold-lined border. In the middle is the crowned C (Christian V.) and the motto Gud og Kongen (God and the King) spread over the arms of the cross. On the back is the crowned W of the legendary donor Waldemar II and on the arms of the cross there are the most memorable dates in the history of the order: 1219 (legendary foundation), 1671 (renewal), 1693 (first statutes) and 1808 (first division into several classes) . In the corners of the cross there are golden crowns directed towards the center of the cross.

The cross, which is carried on the white, red-rimmed ribbon, hangs on a gold crown. Between the crown and the cross is the cipher of the Danish sovereign who awards it.

Bearer of the order

Dannebrogsmændenes Hæderstegn from the time of Frederick VI.

Following the Dannebrogden, Friedrich VI. with the decree of June 28, 1808, the Dannebrog cross in silver. The people who are honored are called Dannebrogsmænd ("Dannebrog men"). The cross was designated as the "Dannebrogsmänner-Ehrenzeichen" (Dannebrogsmændenes hæderstegn) ( additional name : DM) and from March 21, 1952 as the "Dannebrogs-Ehrenzeichen" (Dannebrogordenens Hæderstegn) (additional name: D.Ht.). It was an award for holders of the Dannebrog Order with special merits. By order of January 28, 1809, this honorary badge could be awarded to anyone who ved klog og redelig Stræben for Brødres Vel og ved ædel Daad i en narrower Kreds har gavnet Fædrelandet (“the one with intelligent and honest striving for the good of the confreres and with noble Act in the inner circle has benefited the fatherland ”). The cross made entirely of silver has the same inscriptions as the knight's cross and is worn like this on the left lapel of the skirt. It was accessible from the outset to all subjects of all classes and is a further award for those who have already received the Dannebrogorden. In individual cases it was also awarded to foreigners, for example the Norwegian Bishop of Bergen Johan Nordahl Brun , the doctor Johann Schnitzler (father of Arthur Schnitzler ) and the General Director of the Chemnitz Art Collection, Ingrid Mössinger . The porters were also entitled to support from the Order's pension fund.

gallery

Josias von Qualen , bearer of the Order of Elephants, the Order of Dannebrog and the Order of St. Anne .

Jakob Georg Christian Adler with general superintendent's cross on ribbon, Grand Cross of the Dannebrog Order and Cross of the Dannebrog Men

Vice Admiral Edouard Suenson , Grand Cross of the Dannebrog Order and Cross of the Dannebrog Men

Erik Norman Svendsen , Bishop of the Diocese of Copenhagen with Dannebrogorden

The Swedish politician Maud Olofsson (2010)

Web links

Commons : Dannebrogorden - collection of images

History of the Dannebrog Order (Danish)
Award of the medal (Danish)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b PB Grandjean: Dannebrogordenen . In: Christian Blangstrup (Ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 5 : Cikorie – Demersale . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1916, p. 746-748 (Danish, runeberg.org - here p. 747).
^ PB Grandjean: Dannebrogordenen . In: Christian Blangstrup (Ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 5 : Cikorie – Demersale . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1916, p. 746-748 (Danish, runeberg.org - here p. 746).
↑ ^a ^b PB Grandjean: Dannebrogsmænd . In: Christian Blangstrup (Ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 5 : Cikorie – Demersale . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1916, p. 748 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
^ ANNO, Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung, 1884-10-10, page 17. Retrieved on September 27, 2019 .

[Salm747-1] PB Grandjean: Dannebrogordenen . In: Christian Blangstrup (Ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 5 : Cikorie – Demersale . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1916, p. 746-748 (Danish, runeberg.org - here p. 747).

[Salm746-2] PB Grandjean: Dannebrogordenen . In: Christian Blangstrup (Ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 5 : Cikorie – Demersale . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1916, p. 746-748 (Danish, runeberg.org - here p. 746).

[Salm748-3] PB Grandjean: Dannebrogsmænd . In: Christian Blangstrup (Ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 5 : Cikorie – Demersale . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1916, p. 748 (Danish, runeberg.org ).

[4] ANNO, Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung, 1884-10-10, page 17. Retrieved on September 27, 2019 .