Ducal Order of New Oldenburg

Ducal Order of New Oldenburg
Awarded by The Grand Duke of New Oldenburg
Type	Dynastic and State
Established	1 June 2022
Country	Grand Duchy of New Oldenburg
Criteria	Grand Duke's Pleasure
Status	Currently constituted
Founder	August IV
Sovereign	Emperor August IV and Grand Duke Colton
Chancellor of the Order	Vacant
Grades	Knight/Dame Grand Cross Knight/Dame Companion Companion Member
Post-nominals	GNO KNO/DNO CNO MNO
Statistics
First induction	16 November 2021
Last induction	16 November 2021
Total inductees	0
Precedence
Next (higher)	Imperial Order of the New Prussian Crown
Next (lower)	Order of the Tiger
Related	Royal Order of New Bavaria Order of the Crown King Royal Order of Biberdamm Princely Order of New Hanover Ducal Order of New Oldenburg Archducal Order of Southwest Clinton

The Ducal Order of New Oldenburg is an order of chivalry founded by August IV on 1 June 2022 and it is one of the fourth highest orders of the Empire of New Prussia and is the highest order of the Grand Duchy of New Oldenburg.

Appointments are made at the discretion of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg with approval of the Emperor. This Order can be awarded anytime except for holidays. The Grand Duke may appoint only 70 citizens in total. The Grand Duke may appoint as many supernumerary Knights -Members of the Imperial Family and Foreign Heads of State/Government- as they wish.

History

The Order was established alongside the founding of the Grand Duchy of New Oldenburg on June 1, 2022.

Composition

The Order consists of the Sovereign, Chancellor of the Order, Secretary, Gentleman/Lady Usher of the Red Rod, 70 total Knights and members including supernumerary members.

Officers

Officers of the order are not of the seventy members because they are temporal.

Chancellor of the Order: Has the power to accept or decline the letter of recommendation and has the power to degrade members with approval of the Sovereign.

Secretary: keeps records of previous and current knights/dames of the order and does background checks on recipients.

Gentleman/Lady Usher of the Red Rod: The representative of the order, maintains discipline within the order and grants access to the investiture ceremony.

List of Members

• "Imperial" is for a member who is in the Imperial Family
• "Stranger" is for a member who is a foreign head of state/government

List of current members of the Order

Member number	Rank	Name	Date of appointment
	Co-Sovereign	Emperor August IV	1 June 2022
	Co-Sovereign	Grand Duke Colton	1 June 2022
1			Vacant
2			Vacant
3			Vacant
4			Vacant
5			Vacant
6			Vacant
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