Order of the Parfaite Amitié

The Order De Parfaite Amitié of the Thurn und Taxis family was donated by Prince Alexander Ferdinand von Thurn und Taxis as a merit and house order. Prince Carl Anselm renewed the order and gave it the appearance that is still valid today. With the abolition of the principality by the Rhine Confederation Act of July 12, 1806, the order is only awarded as a house order.

Order classes

The order was originally donated to only one class.

Prince Johannes changed the statutes in 1985 and the order has since been awarded as follows:

• Grand cross with star and shoulder ribbon
• Great Cross of Merit with a star
• Great Cross of Merit
• Cross of Merit 1st Class

Order decoration

The medal is a gold , white-enameled eight-pointed cross. In the cross angles alternately from left to right clockwise the pinnacle tower from the coat of arms of Thurn and an upright lion. On the arms of the cross, starting clockwise at the top, the golden inscription VIN CLUM AMICI TIÆ ( Shackle of Friendship). The intertwined initials CA (Carl Anselm) in the red enamel medallion . On the reverse in the blue enameled medallion the letters TW or, since 1928, the initial A ( Albert ).

A golden prince's hat is attached between the cross and the carrying ring .

Carrying method

Men wear the decoration as a neck medal on a sky-blue ribbon, women a little smaller on the lady's bow on the left side of the chest.

Others

A copy of the Order is the Treasury - Museum of the castle St. Emmeram in Regensburg visit.

Known porters

All members of the princely Thurn and Taxis family receive the medal when they turn 18. It is also awarded to well-known personalities who are close to the house.

• Grand Master of the Order of Malta Fra ' Matthew Festing - Grand Cross with star and shoulder ribbon
• Prelate Wilhelm Imkamp - Great Cross of Merit with Star

literature

• Kurt-Gerhard Klietmann : Ordenskunde. Contributions to the history of awards, No. 1. The Order Collection, Berlin 1958.
• J. B. Mehler: The princely house of Thurn and Taxis in Regensburg. Habbel, Regensburg 1898.
• Peter Styra: Coat of arms and medals as a sign of princely sovereignty. In: Signum in Bonum: Festschrift for Wilhelm Imkamp on his 60th birthday (= Thurn and Taxis studies ). Pustet 2011, ISBN 3791723626 , pp. 837-860.