Friedrich_Order Knowpia

Friedrich Order (*Friedrichs-Orden*)
Friedrich Order (Friedrichs-Orden)
	Order Star
Type	Military order
Awarded for	Bravery and exceptionally meritorious deeds in combat
Presented by	The Kingdom of Württemberg
Eligibility	Württemberg military officers and officers of allied states
Status	Obsolete
Established	1 January 1830
First awarded	1830
Last awarded	1918
	Ribbon of the order

The Friedrich Order (German: Friedrichs-Orden or Friedrichsorden) was an order of merit of the German Kingdom of Württemberg. It was instituted on 1 January 1830 by the second king of Württemberg, Wilhelm I in remembrance of his father, King Friedrich I.^[1] In 1918, the end of the monarchy meant the abolition of the order.

Classes edit

The order was created with a single class, conferring nobility. On 3 January 1856, the Order was recreated with four classes were created and on 29 September 1870 a Knight 1st Class and a military division with swords were added (existing Knights were appointed Knights 1st Class). In 1892 the "Medal of the Order of Frederick" was added to the order.^[2] An additional rank was created on 6 March 1899, the Grand Cross with Crown (or Crown of the Grand Cross).

The classes were:

Grand Cross with Crown

Grand Cross

Commander 1st Class

Commander 2nd Class

Knight 1st Class

Knight 2nd Class

Medal

The ribbon was skyblue.