THE UNIVERSAL COMPENDIUM
Families | Lands | Abbr. and Symbols | Sources | Austria Index

 

 

 

 






Austria: Orders, Decorations, and Awards
Name
Tenure
Austrian Order for Art and Science
1895; †1897
Brahms (3378)
Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
Grand Star
1966; *1921

Schleswig-H-S-G-Greece (218.2)

Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash
Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Sash
Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star
Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Star
Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold
Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver
Grand Decoration of Honour
Decoration of Honour in Gold
Decoration of Honour in Silver
Decoration of Merit in Gold
Decoration of Merit in Silver
Gold Medal
Silver Medal
Bronze Medal
Golden Cross of Merit with Crown
1857; †1881
Schey (3902)
Imperial Austrian Order of Leopold
Founded 1808 by Emperor Franz I
Grand Cross
1889; †1897
Brahms (3378)
1914; †1945  
Wied (309)
Knights Commander
†1852
Apponyi (11)
Knights Ordinary
Order of Franz Josef
Founded 1849 by Emperor Franz I
Commander
1918; †1961  
Zogu (3)
Knights
1866; †1870
Porges (3387)
1866; †1869
Porges (3387)
Order of the Golden Fleece
►Formed 1713 from the Burgundian order
Knight
   
 
1731
Eugene of Savoy, D of Troppau
†1734
Savoy (254)
1814
George IV, K of Great Britain
†1830
Hanover (2857)
1822
†1831
Savoy (254)
1836
†1852
Apponyi (11)
1841
Vittorio Emanuele II, K of Italy
†1878
Savoy (254)
1865
†1876
Apponyi (11)
1869
Umberto I, K of Italy
1900

Savoy (254)

1892
Emeric, C Szecheny de Sárárvar-Felsovidk
†1898
••••
Emile Egon, P de Furstenberg
†1899
••••
Léopold, P de Croy-Dulmen
†1894
••••
Emeric, C Szecheny de Sárárvar-Felsovidk
†1898
••••
Emeric, C Szecheny de Sárárvar-Felsovidk
†1898
••••
Order of the Iron Crown
Established as an Italian order in 1805 by Napoleon I. Re-established as an Austrian in1815 by Emperor Franz I. Until 1884, second and and third class recipients could request nobility (baron, knight).
First class
Ferdinando of Savoy, 1st D of Genoa
†1855

Savoy (254)

†1873
(4230)
1884; †1903
Nikolics (3923)
Second class
1863; †1881
Schey (3902)
Third class
Karl Loosey
1868
••••
Hugo Fritsch
1880
••••
Order of Merit
Established 1934 - obsolete; Order of Merit type I, replaced by type II
Decoration of Honour for Merit of Austria
Established 2 April 1952, Republic of Austria; Order of Merit type II, replaced type I.
Grand Star
†1961  
Zogu (3)  
Order of the Starry Cross
Dames
     
 
†1856
Savoy (254)
Pss Maria Pia of Sardinia
†1855

Savoy (254)

Pss Mafalda of Italy
†1944

Savoy (254)

†1971
Savoy (254)
Pss Giovanna of Italy
†2000

Savoy (254)

Pss Maria Francesca of Italy
†2001

Savoy (254)

†2022
Savoy (254)
Teutonic Order (see International Orders)
►Revived by Austria as an ecclesiastical institution 1834
Grand Masters

Families | Lands | Abbr. and Symbols | Sources | Austria Index

About UC | Contact
© 2024 The Universal Compendium. All Rights Reserved.