Royal Family Order of George IV explained

Royal Family Order of George IV
Awarded By:
King George IV
Type:Royal Family Order
Country:United Kingdom
Ribbon:Blue
Eligibility:Female members of the British royal family
Criteria:At His Majesty's pleasure
For:Personal service to the monarch
Status:Defunct; not awarded since the death of George IV

The Royal Family Order of George IV is an honour that was bestowed as a mark of personal esteem on female members of the British royal family by King George IV. It was the first Royal Family Order issued in the United Kingdom. Prior to George IV's accession in 1820, both ladies and gentlemen of the Court, as well as female members of the royal family, had worn the Sovereign's portrait set in a jewelled frame. George IV formalised the order.[1]

Appearance

King George IV's Royal Family Order was rather ornate in appearance, and the frame that surrounded his portrait was of diamond oak leaves and acorns. The badge was worn on "a blue ribbon on the left shoulder", as noted in Letters of Queen Victoria. 1st series I p.16..[2] Examples of the order in the Royal Collection are in at least three different designs (items RCIN 441442,[3] RCIN 441443,[4] and RCIN 441444[5]).

List of known recipients

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Royal Family Orders. Royal Household. 1 January 2014.
  2. Patterson, Stephen (1996). Royal Insignia: British and Foreign Orders of Chivalry from the Royal Collection. London: Merrell Holberton. p.134-136, 149. ISBN 9781858940250.
  3. Web site: Henry Bone (1755-1834) - Family Order of King George IV. Badge. Originally belonged to Charlotte, Queen of Württemberg . 2024-01-10 . www.rct.uk . en.
  4. Web site: Henry Bone (1755-1834) - Family Order of King George IV. Badge. Originally belonged to Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge . 2024-01-10 . www.rct.uk . en.
  5. Web site: Henry Bone (1755-1834) - Family order of King George IV. Badge. Belonged to Grand Duchess Augusta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz . 2024-01-10 . www.rct.uk . en.
  6. Web site: Charles Robert Leslie (1794-1859) - Queen Victoria Receiving the Sacrament at her Coronation, 28 June 1838 . 2024-01-10 . www.rct.uk . en.
  7. Web site: The Royal Family diamond and enamel order of George IV, 1820s 皇室舊藏鑽石及琺瑯喬治四世徽章，1820年代 Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels 2022 . 2024-01-10 . Sotheby's . en.
  8. Web site: Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) - Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester (1776-1857) . 2024-01-10 . www.rct.uk . en.
  9. Web site: Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) - Princess Sophia (1777-1848) . 2024-01-10 . www.rct.uk . en.
  10. Web site: Charles Robert Leslie (1794-1859) - The Christening of Victoria, Princess Royal, 10 February 1841 . 2024-01-10 . www.rct.uk . en.
  11. Web site: John Haslem (1808-84) - Frederica, Duchess of Cumberland (1778-1841), Queen of Hanover . 2024-01-10 . www.rct.uk . en.
  12. Web site: RCIN 407165 - The Marriage of Queen Victoria, 10 February 1840 . 2024-01-10 . www.rct.uk . en.
  13. Web site: Sir George Hayter (1792-1871) - The Marriage of Queen Victoria. 10 Feb 1840. . 2024-01-10 . www.rct.uk . en.
  14. Book: Risk . James . Pownall . Henry . Stanley . David . Tamplin . John . Martin . Stanley . 2001 . Royal Service . 2 . 16–19. Lingfield. Third Millennium Publishing/Victorian Publishing.
  15. Book: Creston, Dormer . The youthful Queen Victoria . 1952 . Putnam . Internet Archive . New York . 112 . en.

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