King Lewis II's Order of Merit

King Lewis II's Order of Merit
Awarded by The Queen of Biberdamm
Type	Dynastic and State
Established	16 November 2021
Country	Kingdom of Biberdamm
Criteria	Queen's Pleasure
Status	Currently constituted
Founder	August IV
Sovereign	August IV and Queen Diana
Chancellor of the Order	Vacant
Grades	Grand Cross Companion Member
Post-nominals	GKL CKL MKL
Statistics
First induction	TBA
Last induction	TBA
Precedence
Next (higher)	Royal Order of Biberdamm

The King Lewis II'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 Biberdamm.

Appointments are made at the discretion of the Queen of Biberdamm with approval of the Emperor. This Order can be awarded anytime except for holidays. The Queen 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 Lewis II of Biberdamm.

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 White 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.