King Frederick I's Order of Merit

King Frederick I's Order of Merit
Awarded by The King of New Bavaria
Type	Dynastic and State
Established	16 November 2021
Country	Kingdom of New Bavaria
Criteria	King's Pleasure
Status	Currently constituted
Founder	August IV
Sovereign	August IV
Chancellor of the Order	Vacant
Grades	Grand Cross Companion Member
Post-nominals	GKF CKF MKF
Statistics
First induction	TBA
Last induction	TBA
Precedence
Next (higher)	Royal Order of New Bavaria

King Frederick I's Order of Merit is an order of chivalry founded by August IV on 16 November 2021 and it is one of the fourth highest orders of the Empire of New Prussia and the second highest order of the Kingdom of New Bavaria.

Appointments are made at the discretion of the King of New Bavaria with approval of the Emperor. This Order can be awarded anytime except for holidays. The King may appoint as many supernumerary Knights -Members of the Imperial Family and Foreign Heads of State/Government- as they wish.

History

The Order was created on 16 November 2021. The Order is named after His Late Majesty King Frederick I, who was the founder and first King of New Bavaria.

Composition

The Order consists of the Sovereign, Chancellor of the Order, Secretary, Gentleman/Lady Usher of the Blue Rod, 100 total Companions and members including supernumerary members.

Members and Knights

The Order is limited to 15 Grand Crosses, 35 Companions and 50 Members.

Officers

Officers of the order are not of the twenty 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.

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

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