Ducal Order of New Oldenburg
Ducal Order of New Oldenburg | |
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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 |
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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
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Co-Sovereign | Emperor August IV | 1 June 2022 | |
Co-Sovereign | Grand Duke Colton | 1 June 2022 | |
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