Friedrich Order

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The Friedrich Order (Template:Langx 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

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.