Franz Joseph Cross
The Franz Joseph Cross was an Austrian award that by the November 28, 1916 I. Emperor Karl was donated.
history
The foundation of the Franz Joseph Cross had already been approved by Emperor Franz Joseph I , but was only formally created by Emperor Karl I after his death on November 28, 1916 . The late monarch had personally determined the list of porters. It was intended to be awarded to the members of Franz Joseph I's personal staff during the war years 1914 to 1916 in recognition of their outstanding loyalty to the service.
The medal is a silver -rimmed Maltese cross made of black iron . A golden laurel wreath runs between the arms of the cross . In the medallion , which is surrounded by a silver ring with the inscription MILITANTIBVS A LATERE MEO and MCMXIV - MCMXVI , the intertwined initials FJI (Franz Joseph Imperator). The back of the cross is smooth.
The award was worn as a cross on the right side of the chest.
The Franz-Joseph-Kreuz should not be confused with the Franz-Joseph-Orden donated in 1849 or the memorial to Emperor and King Franz Joseph I created on July 22, 1918 . The commemorative badge was to be awarded in gold (1st class) and silver (2nd class), but was no longer issued on a large scale before the end of the monarchy.
Knight's Cross of the Franz Joseph Order on the ribbon of the medal of bravery
carrier
- First Chief Chamberlain Alfred Prince of Montenuovo
- Adjutant General Colonel General Count Paar
- Adjutant General Colonel General Arthur Freiherr von Bolfras
- Field Marshal Lieutenant Ferdinand Ritter von Marterer
- Field Marshal Lieutenant Albert Freiherr von Margutti
- Colonel Adalbert Spányik von Dömeháza
- Colonel Heinrich Graf Hoyos
- Colonel Count von Gutenstein
- Colonel Baron von Stichsenstein
- Colonel Bela Kary von Gyergyö-Szentmiklos from the General Staff
- Colonel Ludwig Walluschek von Wallfeld
- Frigate Captain Karl Ritter von Polzer
- Lieutenant Colonel Waldemar Vogt from the General Staff
- Lieutenant Colonel Maximilian Freiherr von Catinelli
- Major Marius Anton von Attems-Heiligenkreuz
- Captain Karl Ottrubay from the General Staff
- Captain Nikolaus Freiherr von Ditfurth
- Councilor Emil Lana
- Hofrat Heinrich Smirnitz
- Court secretary Moritz Edler von Römer
- Councilor Ferdinand Grollman
- Government Councilor Karl Fischer
- Government Councilor Rudolf Meixner
- Secretary Franz Klenowsky
- Secretary Franz Freiherr von Neff-Zern
- Secretary Alexander Beszedes
- Secretary Karl Grafius
literature
- Johann Stolzer / Christian Steeb: Austria's Order from the Middle Ages to the Present , Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt Graz, ISBN 3-201-01649-7