Saxe-Ernestine House Order

Saxe-Ernestine House Order Saksisch-Ernestinische Huisorde
Star and sash of the order
Awarded by Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Saxe-Meiningen Saxe-Altenburg
Type	Knightly House Order
Status	no longer awarded
Motto	Fideliter Et Constanter (Faithful and Steadfast)
Statistics
Established	25 December 1833
Last awarded	1918

The Saxe-Ernestine House Order (Sachsen-Ernestinischen Hausorden) was a German Ducal award, instituted by Duke Friedrich of Saxe-Altenburg, Duke Ernst I of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Duke Bernhard II of Saxe-Meiningen, on 25 December 1833 as a joint award of the Saxon duchies.^[1]

At first, the Order consisted of five classes: Grand Cross, Commander's Cross with Star in First and Second Classes, and Knight's Cross in First and Second Classes. Awards were reserved for officers.^[2]. In 1864, a silver-gilt medal was added but subsequently suppressed in 1918, at the end of World War I^[3]. Gold and silver medals were also associated with the Order.

There are mentions of awards of the Order to the Nazi hierarchy in the 1930s^{[citation needed]}.

References

1. ^ "Star of the Saxe-Ernestine Order". The Royal Collection. 2010. http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/eGallery/object.asp?maker=WINTERHALTER&object=441364&row=4495&detail=about. Retrieved 11 June 2010. 
2. ^ "Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order". The Aerodrome. 1997. http://www.theaerodrome.com/medals/germany/saxe_eho.php. Retrieved 11 June 2010. 
3. ^ "Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order". http://www.medal-medaille.com/product_info.php?cPath=275&products_id=3207. Retrieved 11 June 2010.