Order of Carol I explained

Order of Carol I
Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ordinul Carol I
Awarded By:the King of Romania
Type:Dynastic Order
Motto:Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: PRIN STATORNICIE LA IZBÂNDĂ
("To Victory Through Steadiness")
For:Conspicuous and special merit
Status:Currently constituted
Head Title:Sovereign
Head2 Title:Grand Master
Grades:Grand Cross with Collar
Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Date:10 May 1906
1909–1947 (National order)
1947—present (House order)
House:House of Romania
Religion:Romanian Orthodox
Higher:Order of Michael the Brave
Lower:Order of the star of Romania (formerly)Order of the Crown
Ribbon:Pale blue with gold edges bearing a narrow red stripe

The Order of Carol I (ro|Ordinul Carol I) was the highest ranking of the Romanian honours of the Kingdom of Romania until the founding of the Order of Michael the Brave in 1916 by King Ferdinand I of Romania. It was instituted on 10 May 1906[1] by King Carol I to celebrate the Ruby Jubilee of 40 years of his reign.

During its time as a national order, it was widely used to reward members of the Romanian royal family, Romanian Prime Ministers, Romanian politicians, foreign monarchs and heads of state, selected consorts and heirs, and other people thought to be worthy of receiving the order by the King of Romania.

It is currently a dynastic order of the former Romanian royal family. It is the highest-ranking award among all the decorations of the Romanian Royal House and is administered by its head. There are currently no foreign knights or dames of the order, except for members of the Romanian royal family.

Classes

The order has only the superior classes, each of them with limited numbers:[2]

Holders of the order, regardless of degree, call themselves Knight of the Order of Carol I.

Insignia

Collar

The Collar is in gold and consists of 8 links of the emblems of the Danubian Principalities of the Principality of Wallachia, Principality of Moldavia, Principality of Oltenia and Principality of Dobruja, 4 emblems on either side of the collar with 2 of the emblems of the House of Hohenzollern between each two Principalities; between each emblem is the monogram of King Carol I. At the back of the collar is the lock which is an eagle with open wings which suspends in half to wear. At the front of the collar is the Steel Crown of Romania from which the badge of the order hangs.

Badge

On the obverse is the Red Maltese cross on top of the Gold sunray, in the middle of the Maltese Cross is a small Gold monogram of King Carol I.

Stars

There are two types of stars of the order: 1st which is for the Grand Cross with Collar/Grand Cross and the 2nd which is for the Grand Officer; both are to worn on the left stomach.

Sash

The Sash is pale Blue with Gold edges bearing a narrow Red stripe; at the bottom of the sash is a bow which joins both sides together and where the badge hangs from; It is worn from the right shoulder.[4]

Recipients

Romania

Foreign

Grand Cross

Romanian royal family

Romania

Foreign

Grand Officer

Romanian royal family

Romania

Commander

Romania

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Cancelaria Ordinelor. canord.presidency.ro. 2015-09-06.
  3. Web site: Image: Order_of_Carol_I.jpg. commons.m.wikimedia.org. 2015-09-06.
  4. Web site: Image: Order-of-Carol-I-2.jpg, (402 × 455 px). paulfrasercollectibles.com. 2015-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924065439/http://www.paulfrasercollectibles.com/upload/public/docimages/Image/l/n/t/Order-of-Carol-I-2.jpg. 2015-09-24. dead.
  5. Web site: Carol, the first King of Romania. https://web.archive.org/web/20111014062752/http://robinsonlibrary.com/history/balkan/romania/1881/carol1.htm. usurped. October 14, 2011. robinsonlibrary.com. 2015-09-06.
  6. http://www.familiaregala.ro/ordine-si-decoratii/ordinul-carol-i Familia Regala
  7. Web site: Regina Maria catre printul Carol si capetele incoronate au slabiciuni | Romania Libera. romanialibera.ro. 2015-09-06.
  8. Web site: National Portrait Gallery - Large Image - NPG x121560; Prince Nicholas of Romania. npg.org.uk. 2015-09-06.
  9. , Current Recipients of the order
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  11. Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1910), "Großherzogliches Haus", pp. 1-2
  12. Web site: Ordinul Carol I . . Bucharest . ro . Order of Carol I . 17 October 2019.
  13. Web site: Demnitari în cortegiul funerar | Fototeca Ortodoxiei Românești. fototecaortodoxiei.ro. 2015-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910023859/http://fototecaortodoxiei.ro/1273-demnitari-cortegiul-funerar. 2015-09-10. dead.
  14. Justus Perthes, Almanach de Gotha (1913) pp. 68–69
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  16. Handbuch über den Königlich Preussischen Hof und Staat, 1908, p. 5
  17. vivailre.it, Aimone wearing the Greek Italian and Romanian orders
  18. Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinscher Staatskalendar, 1908, p. 3
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  24. Web site: Banca Naţională a României - Theodor Rosetti. bnr.ro. 2015-09-06.
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  26. Web site: Duke Georg Alexander | House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. mecklenburg-strelitz.org. 2015-09-06.
  27. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels (1953). P 71-72
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  33. Web site: A patra zi a Jubileului 90 | Familia Regală a României / Royal Family of Romania. romaniaregala.ro. 2015-09-06.

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