Orders of Knighthood of Germany: Order of the Red Eagle, Order of the Black Eagle, House Order of Hohenzollern, Order of Louise, Orders

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Order of the Red Eagle, Order of the Black Eagle, House Order of Hohenzollern, Order of Louise, Orders, decorations, and medals of Imperial Germany, Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception, Order of Saint John, Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown, Military Order of Max Joseph, Royal Guelphic Order, Order of the Crown, Order of the Four Emperors, Ludwigsorden, Order of Theresa, Order of Ernst August, Order of St. George, Cross of Merit for Women and Girls, Order of Saint Elizabeth, Ladies Merit Cross, Order of Parfaite Amitie, Order of Olga, Wilhelm-Orden, Wilhelmsorden, Order of St Philip of the Lion of Limburg, Order of Sidonia, Order of the Crown of Westphalia, Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown, House Order of the Golden Lion. Excerpt: The Order of the Red Eagle (German: ) was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was awarded to both military personnel and civilians, to recognize valor in combat, excellence in military leadership, long and faithful service to the kingdom, or other achievements. As with most German (and most other European) orders, the Order of the Red Eagle could only be awarded to commissioned officers or civilians of approximately equivalent status. However, there was a medal of the order, which could be awarded to non-commissioned officers and enlisted men, lower ranking civil servants and other civilians. The predecessor to Order of the Red Eagle was founded on November 17, 1705, by the Margrave Georg Wilhelm of Brandenburg-Bayreuth as the Ordre de la Sincerite. This soon fell into disuse but was revived in 1712 in Brandenburg-Bayreuth and again in 1734 in Brandenburg-Ansbach, where it first received the name Order of the Brandenburg Red Eagle. The statutes were changed in 1777 and the Order named therein as the Order of the Red Eagle. The Ord...