Order of the Crown
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The Order of the Crown is the name of a number of decorations issued by several countries. The following nations either presently, or in the past, have issued Orders of the Crown:
  • Order of the Crown (Belgium)
    Order of the Crown (Belgium)
    The Order of the Crown is an Order of Belgium which was created on 15 October 1897 by King Leopold II in his capacity as ruler of the Congo Free State. The order was first intended to recognize heroic deeds and distinguished service achieved from service in the Congo Free State - many of which acts...

  • Order of the Crown of India
    Order of the Crown of India
    The Imperial Order of the Crown of India is an order in the British honours system.The Order was established by Queen Victoria in 1878, when she became Empress of India. The Order is open only to women; no new appointments have been made after the Partition of India in 1947...

  • Order of the Crown (Iran)
    Order of the Crown (Iran)
    The Order of the Crown was founded in 1900 by Sjah Mouzaffar ud-Din of the Qajar dynasty.The first Shah from the Pahlavi dynasty reformed the order after his coronation. The ribbon was changed into skyblue and cornyellow. A collar was added to the five classes of the order...

  • Order of the Crown of Italy
    Order of the Crown of Italy
    The Order of the Crown of Italy was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Vittorio Emanuele II, to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861...

  • Order of the Crown of Johor
    Order of the Crown of Johor
    The Most Illustrious Order of the Crown of Johor, or Seri Paduka Mahkota Johor, is a chivalrous medal awarded by the Sultan of Johor. It was first instituted July 31, 1886.It is awarded in three classes:...

  • Order of the Crown (Netherlands)
    Order of the Crown (Netherlands)
    The Order of the Crown is a house order of the Dutch Royal House of Orange-Nassau. The order came into being as a result of Queen Juliana's reorganization of The House Order of Orange in 1969. The 18 classes of the House order were no longer felt to be appropriate in the ever more egalitarian...

  • Order of the Crown (Monaco)
    Order of the Crown (Monaco)
    The Order of the Crown is an order established in Monaco on 20 July 1960. This decoration is awarded to people, who have done something exceptional or by their exceptional conduct.There are five categories:* Knight Grand Cross* Grand Officer...

  • Order of the Crown (Romania)
    Order of the Crown (Romania)
    The Order of the Crown is a chivalric order set up on 14 March 1881 by King Carol I of Romania to commemorate the establishment of the Kingdom of Romania...

  • Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir
    Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir
    The Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir was order awarded by the Independent State of Croatia . It is established as a "visible sign of decoration for merits done, in peace or in war, for Croatian people and Independent State of Croatia" It was established by Croatian leader Ante Pavelić on May...

     (Croatia)
  • Order of the Oak Crown
    Order of the Oak Crown
    The Order of the Oak Crown is an Order of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.-History:The Order of the Oak Crown was instituted by the Grand Duke-King William II, in 1841...

     (Luxemburg)
  • Order of the Precious Crown
    Order of the Precious Crown
    The Order of the Precious Crown is a Japanese order, established on January 4, 1888 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. Originally the order had five classes, but on April 13, 1896 the sixth, seventh and eighth classes were added....

     (Japan)
  • Order of the Yugoslav Crown
    Order of The Yugoslav Crown
    King Alexander I of Yugoslavia instituted the Order of The Yugoslav Crown on 5 April 1930, to commemorate his changing of the name of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.-History:...

  • Order of the Crown of Thailand

  • Germany and Austria
    • Order of the Crown (Württemberg)
      Order of the Crown (Württemberg)
      The Order of the Württemberg Crown was an order of chivalry in Württemberg.-History:First established in 1702 as the St.-Hubertus-Jagdorden , in 1807 it was renamed the "Ritterorden vom Goldenen Adler" by Frederick I, and on 23 September 1818 renewed and restructured by William I as the "Order of...

    • Order of the Crown (Prussia)
      Order of the Crown (Prussia)
      The Order of the Crown was Prussia's lowest ranking order of chivalry. Instituted in 1861 as an award equal in rank to the Order of the Red Eagle, it could only be awarded to commissioned officers , but there was a medal associated with the order which could be earned by non-commissioned officers...

    • Order of the Crown of Westphalia
      Order of the Crown of Westphalia
      The Order of the Crown of Westphalia was instituted in Paris on the 25th of December, 1809 by King Hieronymus I of Westphalen, better known as Napoleon's brother Jérôme Bonaparte....

    • Order of the Iron Crown
      Order of the Iron Crown
      The Imperial Order of the Iron Crown was established June 5, 1805 by Napoleon Bonaparte . It took its name from the ancient Iron Crown of Lombardy, a medieval jewel with an iron ring, forged from what was supposed to be a nail from the True Cross as a band on the inside. This crown also gave its...

       (Austro-Hungarian Empire)

Other uses

At least one organization uses the name:
  • Order of the Crown (Vanderbilt)
    Order of the Crown (Vanderbilt)
    The Order of The Crown is an all-male secret society located at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The title comes from the understanding that members are "kings among men." This phrase has also been considered the motto of the Order...

    , a student secret society at Vanderbilt University
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