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Imperial Order of Franz Joseph
Grand Cross star of the order
Awarded by The Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
TypeOrder of merit (1849–1918)
Dynastic order (1918—)
Established2 December 1849
Royal houseHouse of Habsburg-Lorraine
MottoVIRIBUS UNITIS
("With United Forces")
Awarded forCivil and Military Merit
StatusDormant Order since 1918
SovereignCrown Prince Karl of Austria
GradesKnight/Dame Grand Cross
Knight/Dame Commander with Star
Knight/Dame Commander
Knight/Dame Officer
Knight/Dame
Statistics
First induction1849
Last induction1918
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of the Iron Crown
Order of Elizabeth
Next (lower)Order of Saint George
Order of Elizabeth and Theresa
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Ribbons of the Order

The Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph (German: Kaiserlich-Österreichischer Franz-Joseph-Orden) was founded by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria on 2 December 1849, on the first anniversary of his accession to the imperial throne.

Classes

The order was originally awarded in three classes: Grand Cross, Commander's Cross, and Knight's Cross. In 1869, the class of Commander with Star was added, which ranked immediately below the Grand Cross. The Officer's Cross, which ranked between Commander and Knight, was introduced on 1 February 1901.

The order ceased to exist as a governmental award with the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. It was not re-established with the foundation of the Republic of Austria. However, it has been unlawfully revived without permission from the Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine by Sándor Habsburg-Lorraine.

Ribbon bars
Grand Cross
Commander with Star (1869)
Commander
Officer (1901)
Knight/Dame

Description

Knights wore the decoration suspended from a triangular ribbon on the left breast. Officers wore it on the left breast without a ribbon. Commanders wore the decoration at the neck, as did Commander with Star, who also wore a breast star. The Grand Cross was worn suspended from the shoulder and also came with a breast star. The ribbon of all classes of the order was plain red for civilians but the order was also awarded with the ribbon of the bravery medal in the case of military merit.

As was common with other Austro-Hungarian awards of the period, the Order of Franz Joseph was further awarded with the addition of the War decoration (in the form of a laurel wreath) and Swords which could be awarded for military merit. However, if soldiers were honoured, it was usually for distinguished service as opposed to gallantry in the face of the enemy.

Notable recipients

The five classes of the order and their respective insignia
Bishop Paškal Buconjić wearing the Grand Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph

See also

References

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  3. ^ Morgen-Post Wien, 27 November 1872 (p. 579)
  4. ^ "Foreign News: Germany". The Jewish Voice. Vol. XXXI, no. 11. St. Louis, M.O. 13 September 1901. p. 8 – via Historical Jewish Press.
  5. ^ Waters, Clara Erskine Clement; Hutton, Lawrence (1879), "Hans Frederic Gude", Artists of the nineteenth century and their works: A handbook containing two thousand and fifty biographical sketches, vol. 1, Bostom: Houghton, Osgood and company, p. 317, retrieved 12 July 2017
  6. ^ "Foreign News, Austria-Hungary". The Jewish Voice. Vol. XXVI, no. 3. St. Louis, M.O. 20 January 1899. p. 8 – via Historical Jewish Press.
  7. ^ Österreichische Zeitschrift für praktische Heilkunde (in German). Veit. 1839.
  8. ^ Eduard Hensel (1864). Anton Dreher, biographische Skizze (in German). p. 27.
  9. ^ Geschichte der österreichischen Land- und Forstwirtschaft und ihrer Industrien 1848–1898 (in German). 1899. p. 538.
  10. ^ "Foreign News: Austria-Hungary". The Jewish Voice. Vol. XXXII, no. 23. St. Louis, M.O. 6 June 1902. p. 8 – via Historical Jewish Press.
  11. ^ Singer, Isidore; Cohen, Max. "GRÜNHUT, KARL SAMUEL". The Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

External links

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