Order of Noble Passion

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The Order of the Noble Passion (aka. French Order de la noble Passion ), also known as the Order of Querfurt , was established as an order of knights by Duke Johann Georg von Sachsen-Weißenfels .

The date of foundation was June 24th 1704. The occasion of the foundation was the assumption of office at the Reichstag for the Principality of Querfurt. The motto of the order was "J'aime l'Honneur, qui vient par la vertu". There was also the inscription "Societe de le noble passion, instituee par JCDSQ" and the foundation year "1704" around the coat of arms of Saxony-Querfurt.

The purpose of the order was to promote true virtue and honor and preserve the language. Noble men should be honored with this medal. It was thus in the sense of a “ fruitful society ”.

The order had the same concern as the order of the palm , which Duke Johann Ernst had established in 1617. Only nobles with an impeccable life could become members. The statutes were bilingual, in German and French.

After the Sachsen-Weißenfels line became extinct, the order also went out around 1746.

Order decoration, ribbon and way of wearing

The order decoration was a gold star with a cross and a central shield. There was also a cross in the enamelled blue obverse of the medallion and was marked with the initials of the founder JG. The motto of the order in the medallion ring was “J'aime I 'honneur, qui vient par la vertu”. In German, like “Ich love the honor that comes from virtue ”. The reverse showed the coat of arms of Saxony-Querfurt and the inscription of the order declaration with reference to the founder and the year of the foundation. It read: “Societé de la noble Passion institueé par IGDSQ1704”, which in its meaning meant something like society of noble inclination, established by Johann Georg by the grace of God, Duke of Saxony-Querfurt .

The ribbon was white, with a gold border and also had the motto of the order of the obverse. The decoration was with a carrying ring and was worn on this sash .

literature

  • Gustav Adolph Ackermann: Order book of all in Europe flourishing and extinct orders and decorations. Rudolf & Dieterici publishing house, Annaberg 1855.
  • JG Krünitz: Economic Encyclopedia. 1773-1858.
  • Karl Julius Weber: The knighthood and the Templars, Johanniter and Marians; or German order of knights. Hallberger'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1835.