Royal Order of New Bavaria

Royal Order of New Bavaria
Awarded by The King of New Bavaria
Type	Dynastic and State
Established	16 November 2021
Country	Kingdom of New Bavaria
Motto	German: Ritter der Weißen und Blauen (Knights of the white and blue)
Criteria	King's Pleasure
Status	Currently constituted
Founder	August IV
Sovereign	August IV
Chancellor of the Order	Vacant
Grades	Knight/Dame Grand Cross Knight/Dame Companion Companion Member
Post-nominals	GNB KNB/DNB CNB MNB
Statistics
First induction	16 November 2021
Last induction	16 November 2021
Precedence
Next (higher)	Imperial Order of the New Prussian Crown
Next (lower)	King Frederick I's Order of Merit
Related	Royal Order of New Bavaria Royal Order of New Saxony Royal Order of Biberdamm Princely Order of New Hanover Ducal Order of New Oldenburg Archducal Order of Southwest Clinton

The Royal Order of New Bavaria is an order of chivalry founded by August IV on 16 November 2021 and it is one of the third highest orders of the Empire of New Prussia and the 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.

Composition

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

Members and Knights

The Order is limited to 5 Knight/Dame Grand Crosses, 10 Knight/Dame Companions, 15 Companions and 20 Members, in total 50.

Officers

Officers of the order are not of the fifty 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.

List of Members

• "Royal" is for a member who is in the Royal 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
	Sovereign	King August IV	16 November 2021
	Royal Knight Grand Cross	Crown Prince Colton	16 November 2021
1	Knight Grand Cross	J. O.	10 October 2024
2	Dame Grand Cross	J. O.	10 October 2024
3			Vacant
4			Vacant
5			Vacant
6			Vacant
7			Vacant
8			Vacant
9			Vacant
10			Vacant
11			Vacant
12			Vacant
13			Vacant
14			Vacant
15			Vacant
16			Vacant
17			Vacant
18			Vacant
19			Vacant
20			Vacant
21			Vacant
22			Vacant
23			Vacant
24			Vacant
25			Vacant
26			Vacant
27			Vacant
28			Vacant
29			Vacant
30			Vacant
31			Vacant
32			Vacant
33			Vacant
34			Vacant
35			Vacant
36			Vacant
37			Vacant
38			Vacant
39			Vacant
40			Vacant
41			Vacant
42			Vacant
43			Vacant
44			Vacant
45			Vacant
46			Vacant
47			Vacant
48			Vacant
49			Vacant
50			Vacant