Order of German honesty
The Order of German Righteousness was an order of knights .
It was donated by Duke Friedrich I of Saxe-Gotha in 1690. The order was limited to the court. As a sign of princely grace, some ministers and court cavaliers were also awarded the medal by exception.
The order decoration was a medallion on the chest with the initial letter F for the donor name. The back showed two faithful hands , that is, hands shaking hands. The inscription was the order's motto and read: Fideliter et constanter , meaning loyal and steadfast .
The order soon went under, but around 1833 it was renewed as the Duke of Saxony-Ernestine House Order .
literature
- Pierer's Universal-Lexikon, Volume 4. Altenburg 1858, p. 924
- Johann Hübner, Reales Staats-, Zeitungs- und Konversations-Lexikon, published by Emerich Felix Baders, Regensburg 1735, p. 1239