The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . ntirely remodelled by Frederick I.,on his assuming the royal dignity, after having already, onthe 6th November, 1806, founded the Order of Civil Merit,These two Orders w^ere, on the 23rd September, 1818, unitedwith that of the crown of Wiirtemburg, by King William,who promulgated new statutes, and formed three classes :Knights of the Grand Cross, Commanders and Knights. Thenumber of the Knights of each class is not fixed, though careis taken to keep it as much as possible within the limitsprescribed by the statutes
The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . ntirely remodelled by Frederick I.,on his assuming the royal dignity, after having already, onthe 6th November, 1806, founded the Order of Civil Merit,These two Orders w^ere, on the 23rd September, 1818, unitedwith that of the crown of Wiirtemburg, by King William,who promulgated new statutes, and formed three classes :Knights of the Grand Cross, Commanders and Knights. Thenumber of the Knights of each class is not fixed, though careis taken to keep it as much as possible within the limitsprescribed by the statutes of the Order of Civil Merit. In connection with the Order, are gold and silver medals forcivil merit. The badge of the Order is an octagonal gold cross, coatedwith white enamel, and having in the four angles the royalescutcheon with the gold leopard-Hons. The round white-enamelled centre in the middle of the cross contains, on theobverse, the crowned cypher of the King, surrounded by acrimson red border, with the legend in golden characters : WLRTEMBERG. Table I. Il. VTK !W.
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