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The Order of Carol I (Romanian: Ordinul Carol I) was the highest ranking of the Romanian honours of the Kingdom of Romania until the founding of the Order of Michael the Brave in 1916 by King Ferdinand I of Romania. It was instituted on 10 May 1906 by King Carol I to celebrate the Ruby Jubilee of 40 years of his reign.
During its time as a national order, it was widely used to reward members of the Romanian royal family, Romanian Prime Ministers, Romanian politicians, foreign monarchs and heads of state, selected consorts and heirs, and other people thought to be worthy of receiving the order by the King of Romania.
It is currently a dynastic order of the former Romanian royal family. It is the highest-ranking award among all the decorations of the Romanian Royal House and is administered by its head. There are currently no foreign knights or dames of the order, except for members of the Romanian royal family.
Classes
The order has only the superior classes, each of them with limited numbers:
Grand Cross with Collar (limited to 10)
Grand Cross (limited to 20)
Grand Officer (limited to 30)
Commander (limited to 40)
Holders of the order, regardless of degree, call themselves Knight of the Order of Carol I.
Insignia
= Collar
=The Collar is in gold and consists of 8 links of the emblems of the Danubian Principalities of the Principality of Wallachia, Principality of Moldavia, Principality of Oltenia and Principality of Dobruja, 4 emblems on either side of the collar with 2 of the emblems of the House of Hohenzollern between each two Principalities; between each emblem is the monogram of King Carol I. At the back of the collar is the lock which is an eagle with open wings which suspends in half to wear. At the front of the collar is the Steel Crown of Romania from which the badge of the order hangs.
= Badge
=The Badge is the Romanian Eagle on top of a square Gold sunray on top of a Red Maltese cross. The Eagle wears the Crown of Romania, holds the Orthodox cross in its beak, holds the Sword of King Carol I in its left claw, holds the Royal Mantle in its right claw and supports the ribbon inscribed "PRIN STATORNICIE LA IZBÂNDĂ" by both its claws whilst on its chest is a small Gold effigy of King Carol I.
On the obverse is the Red Maltese cross on top of the Gold sunray, in the middle of the Maltese Cross is a small Gold monogram of King Carol I.
The Badge is featured on: The Collar, The Sash, The Medal and The Necklet.
= Stars
=There are two types of stars of the order: 1st which is for the Grand Cross with Collar/Grand Cross and the 2nd which is for the Grand Officer; both are to worn on the left stomach.
The 1st Star is in Gold which is 8-pointed, set in sunray's and is similar in shape of the Swedish Royal Order of the Seraphim; the Eagle which is on the Badge is on top of the star and set in Silver.
The 2nd Star is also in Gold and also in sunray's, it is set in a Rhombus shape and is similar in shape of the Dutch Order of the Crown; the Eagle which is on the Badge is on top of the star and set in Gold.
= Sash
=The Sash is pale Blue with Gold edges bearing a narrow Red stripe; at the bottom of the sash is a bow which joins both sides together and where the badge hangs from; It is worn from the right shoulder.
Recipients
King Carol I of Romania
Queen Elisabeth of Romania
King Ferdinand I of Romania
Queen Marie of Romania
Prince Carol of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen - revoked
Prince Nicholas of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen - revoked
King Michael I of Romania
Queen Anne of Romania
Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania
Romania
Alexandru Averescu, 24th, 27th and 31st Prime Minister of Romania
Ion C. Brătianu
Petre P. Carp
Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, 20th & 23rd Prime Minister of Romania
Nicolae Iorga, 34th Prime Minister of Romania
Titu Maiorescu
Gheorghe Manu, 17th Prime Minister of Romania
Patriarch Miron of Romania, 38th Prime Minister of Romania and 7th Patriarch of All Romania
Mihail Pherekyde
Constantin Prezan, 28th and 25th Chief of the Romanian General Staff
Dimitrie Sturdza
Gheorghe Tătărescu, 36th and 42nd Prime Minister of Romania
Nicolae Titulescu
Alexandru Vaida-Voevod, 28th, 35th and 37th Prime Minister of Romania
Foreign
Albanian Royal Family: Former King Zog I of Albania
: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
: Franz Joseph I of Austria
: Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden
: Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden
Kingdom of Bavaria: Ludwig III of Bavaria
Kingdom of Belgium: Albert I of Belgium
Kingdom of Belgium: Leopold II of Belgium
Kingdom of Bulgaria: King Boris III of the Bulgarians
Kingdom of Bulgaria: Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia: Edvard Beneš, 2nd President of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia: Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st President of Czechoslovakia
Kingdom of Denmark: Christian X of Denmark
France: Armand Fallières
France: Albert François Lebrun, 15th President of France
France: Raymond Poincaré
German Imperial and Royal Family: Former Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany
German Imperial and Royal Family: Wilhelm, German Crown Prince
Kingdom of Greece: King Constantine I of Greece
Kingdom of Greece: George I of Greece
Kingdom of Greece: King George II of Greece
Kingdom of Greece: King Paul I of Greece
William, Prince of Hohenzollern
Kingdom of Italy: Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
Kingdom of Italy: Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta
Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg
Nicholas I of Montenegro
Netherlands: Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Norway: King Haakon VII of Norway
Ottoman Imperial Family: Former Emperor Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire, 33rd Ottoman Caliph
Ottoman Imperial Family: Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin
Poland: Ignacy Mościcki
Poland: Józef Piłsudski, Chief of State of Poland
Portugal: Carlos I of Portugal
Russian Imperial Family: Former Emperor Nicholas II of Russia
Kingdom of Spain: Alfonso XIII of Spain
Sweden: Gustaf V
Sweden: Gustaf VI Adolf
United Kingdom: Colin Robert Ballard, Brigadier of the British Army
United Kingdom: Edward VII
United Kingdom: George V
United Kingdom: Edward VIII
United Kingdom: George VI
Kingdom of Yugoslavia: King Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia: Peter II of Yugoslavia
= Grand Cross
=Romanian royal family
Queen Mother Helen of Romania
Prince Radu of Romania
Romania
Constantin Angelescu
Petre S. Aurelian
Constantin Coandă
Constantin Dissescu
Nicolae Haralambie
Take Ionescu
Ioan Kalinderu
Iuliu Maniu
Gheorghe Mironescu
Theodor Rosetti, 16th Prime Minister of Romania
Anghel Saligny
Fyodor Tolbukhin
Artur Văitoianu
Foreign
Belgium: Queen Elisabeth, Queen Grandmother of Belgium
Belgium: Former King Leopold III of Belgium
Germany
German Imperial and Royal Family: Empress Augusta Victoria, Former Empress Consort of Germany
German Imperial and Royal Family: Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
Grand Ducal Family of Mecklenburg-Strelitz: Prince Georg Alexander, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Kingdom of Greece: Queen Sophia, Queen Mother of Greece
Greek Royal Family: Queen Frederica, Queen Mother of Greece
Friedrich Wilhelm Prinz von Hohenzollern
Italian Royal Family: Former King Umberto II of Italy
Empire of Japan: Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi
Kingdom of Portugal: Manuel II of Portugal
Russian Imperial Family: Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, The Former Empress Consort of Russia
Sweden: Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland
United Kingdom: Prince Arthur of Connaught
Kingdom of Yugoslavia: Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia: Nikola Pašić, Prime Minister of Serbia and Yugoslavia
= Grand Officer
=Romanian royal family
Princess Elisabeth of Romania
Queen Maria, Queen Mother of Yugoslavia
Princess Ileana of Romania
Princess Elena of Romania
Romania
Constantin C. Arion, 50th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
Emil Costinescu
Nicolae Gane
Spiru Haret
Gheorghe I. Lahovary
Iacob Lahovary
Ioan Lahovary
Alexandru Marghiloman
Constantin Olănescu
Petru Poni
General Nicolae Samsonovici, 20th Chief of the Romanian General Staff
= Commander
=Romania
Alecu Beldiman
Constantin Cantacuzino-Pașcanu
Alexandru C. Constantinescu
Nicolae Filipescu
Grigore I Ghica
Dimitrie I. Ghika
Constantin Hârjeu
Vasile Morțun
Mihail Orleanu
Ermil Pangrati
Alexandru Plagino
Grigore Tocilescu
Scarlat Vârnav
See also
Romanian Royal Family
Decorations of the Romanian Royal House
References
Further reading
Ruokonen, Antti (15 June 2020). "The Order of Charles I". Tallinn Museum of Orders of Knighthood.
External links
Orders and Decorations of the Romanian Royal Family
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