Ferdinand order
The Ferdinand Order (Spanish Real y Militar Orden de San Fernando , German Royal and Military San Fernando Order ) is a donated by the Spanish Cortes on August 31, 1811 , renewed by King Ferdinand VII on January 19, 1815 and renewed on January 10 July 1815 with statutes to reward excellent and heroic deeds.
The statutes were renewed on May 18, 1862 , among other things .
The order has five classes, of which the I. and II. To officers up to the rank of colonel, the III. and IV. to generals who are awarded V. (Grand Cross) to commanders en chef , namely I. and III. for “excellent actions”, the II. and IV. for “heroic deeds”, each in the relevant rank. The different classes are created at the same time and the same class can be awarded more than once.
The pensions increase from 400 to 4,000 reals and are partly passed on to widows, children and parents. The decoration exists for the I. and III. Class of a golden, white enameled eight-pointed cross with golden balls, in the middle shield St. Ferdinand, surrounded by a blue hoop with the motto AL MERITO MILITAR (For military merit ). The lapel shows the golden crowned globes; the second and fourth grades have the same cross, only it lies on a laurel wreath and hangs from one. The silver pectoral crosses with and without laurel are accordingly. Soldiers and NCOs are accepted à la sulte of the order and wear the cross in silver .
The ribbon is red with yellow stripes.
An order chapter , headed by the king or the oldest grand cross, decides on the award of the order, which can also be sought.
The day of the order is St. Ferdinand's day.
The Order of Saint Ferdinand and Merit ( Real ordine de San Fernando e del merito ), founded by King Ferdinand I of Sicily in 1800 , was repealed in 1861 .
literature
- Maximilian Gritzner : Handbook of the knight and merit orders of all civilized states of the world , Leipzig 1893, ISBN 3-8262-0705-X
Web links
- Royal Decree 899/2001 of July 27, 2001 on the Royal and Military Order of San Fernando on boe.es (Spanish)
- Real y Militar Orden de San Fernando on coleccionesmilitares.com (Spanish)