Red Eagle Order

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The Red Eagle Order was a prestigious Prussian order of chivalry awarded for military and civil merit within the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Red Eagle Order canonical 1

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instanceOf Prussian order of merit
order of chivalry
alsoKnownAs Order of the Red Eagle
Order of the Red Eagle
surface form: Roter Adlerorden
associatedWith Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia
surface form: Coat of arms of Prussia
awardFor civil merit
military merit
awardingBody King of Prussia
Prussia
surface form: Prussian monarchy
country Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
establishedBy George William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
surface form: Margrave George William of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
hasGrade 1st Class
2nd Class
3rd Class
4th Class
Grand Cross
hasInsignia badge
ribbon
star
higherAward Order of the Black Eagle
historicalEra 18th century
19th century
early 20th century
motto Sincere et Constanter
mottoLanguage Latin
notableRecipient Alexander von Humboldt
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Otto von Bismarck
Paul von Hindenburg
predecessor Ordre de la Sincérité
region Central Europe
relatedAward Pour le Mérite
religiousAffiliation Protestantism
ribbonColor white with orange stripes
status defunct
symbol red eagle
translatedMotto Sincerely and Constantly
typeOfMerit orders, decorations, and medals of Prussia
usedIn German Empire honors system
Prussian honors system

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Order of the Red Eagle alsoKnownAs Red Eagle Order