Friedrich Order

Friedrich Order (Friedrichs-Orden)
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Awarded by The Kingdom of Württemberg
Type	Military order
Eligibility	Württemberg military officers and officers of allied states
Awarded for	Bravery and exceptionally meritorious deeds in combat
Status	Obsolete
Statistics
Established	January 1, 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 the first of January 1830 by the second king of Württemberg, Wilhelm I in remembrance of his father, King Friedrich I. In 1918, the end of the monarchy meant the abolition of the order.

Classes

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 Ist 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. 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 Ist Class

Knight 2nd Class

The ribbon was skyblue.