House order of Albrecht the Bear

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Breast star for the Grand Cross, breast star for the commander 1st class, medal for the knight (from top to bottom)
Ribbon

The Duke of Anhalt House Order of Albrecht the Bear was founded on November 18, 1836, the anniversary of the death of Albrecht the Bear, by the three dukes Heinrich von Anhalt-Köthen , Leopold IV. Friedrich von Anhalt-Dessau and Alexander Carl von Anhalt-Bernburg as a joint house order. The order was named after the Ascanian Albrecht the Bear .

Order classes

The order originally consisted of three classes and an affiliated medal of merit in two stages:

There have been numerous changes over time. So the collar was introduced in June 1839 . On March 18, 1848, the commanders class was expanded to include commanders I class (with a star). The first excellent commanding officer was Leopold von Morgenstern . In 1850 the next commanders of the first class were awarded to Albert von Goßler , Heinrich von Krosigk and Albert Friedrich von Plötz . This was followed on February 8, 1854, the division of the knight class with the creation of the second class (in silver) and the donation of swords to all classes on July 18, 1864. Another change was the donation of the crown to the medals on the 29th April 1901 and August 19, 1904 for the Medals of Merit. The class of commanders was renamed Commander in 1904.

Order decoration

The sign of the order is a golden oval, which is circumscribed with the order's motto and motto of the House of Askanien FARE GOD AND OBEY HIS COMMANDS or FEAR .... The inscription is interrupted at the top by the heart shield of the Anhalt coat of arms. The oval encloses a bear with a crown and a collar who climbs up to the right on a wall with three battlements and an archway. On the reverse is the inscription ALBRECHT DER BAER REG. 1123 TO 1170 . On the front and back, the lettering is divided by the Ascanian coat of arms.

The breast stars for the Grand Cross and Commander I Class do not wear a crown and / or swords.

The ribbon is dark green with wide ponceau red stripes.

Awards

The exact number of awards cannot be determined due to the incomplete files. Until the end of the monarchy in 1918, however, the following numbers can be documented.

Order class / level Awards
Grand Cross with Crown 15th
Grand Cross with Crown and Swords min. 1
Grand Cross 450
Breast star to the grand cross with diamonds 7th
Grand Cross with Swords 30th
Commander 1st class with crown 10
Commander 1st class with crown and swords ./.
Commander 1st class 500
Commander 1st class with swords 20th
Commander 2nd class with crown 20th
Commander II class with crown and swords min. 2
Commander II class 900
Commander II class with swords 20th
First class knight with crown 60
Knight 1st class with crown and swords 25th
Knight 1st class (until 1854: knight) 1,700
Knight 1st class with swords 60
Knight II class with crown 60
Knight II class with crown and swords 30th
Knight II class 1,500
Knight II class with swords 90
Gold medal of merit with crown 140
Gold medal of merit with crown and swords Max. 10
Gold Medal of Merit 1,500
Gold Medal of Merit with Swords 50
Silver medal of merit with crown 100
Silver medal of merit with crown and swords min. 1
Silver Medal of Merit 2,300
Silver medal of merit with swords 300

During the First World War , soldiers spoke of the "honey bear" when they were awarded the Knight's Cross or the Medal of Merit in gold and of the "polar bear" when they were awarded the silver.

See also

literature

  • Gerd Scharfenberg: The medals and decorations of the Anhalt states. 1811-1935. PHV Phaleristischer Verlag Autengruber. Offenbach 1999. ISBN 3-932543-56-4 . ( Phaleristic Monographs 3).
  • Arnhard Graf Klenau: Order in Germany and Austria. Volume II: German States (1806–1918). Part I: Anhalt – Hanover. Offenbach 2008. ISBN 3-937064-13-3 . Pp. 10-21.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gerd Scharfenberg: The orders and decorations of the Anhalt states: 1811 - 1935 . Klenau, 1999, ISBN 978-3-932543-56-2 , pp. 109 ( google.de [accessed on March 21, 2018]).
  2. ^ Arnhard Graf Klenau: Order in Germany and Austria. Volume II: German States (1806–1918). Part I: Anhalt – Hanover. Offenbach 2008. ISBN 3-937064-13-3 . P. 14.