The Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau () is an order of merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for meritorious service to the Grand Duke, the Grand-Ducal House and Luxembourg. It was founded in 1858 as a chivalric order of the Duchy of Nassau by Adolphe of Nassau in honor of his namesake and ancestor, Adolf, Count of Nassau, the only member of the House of Nassau to have been Roman King of Germany. After the Duchy of Nassau was annexed by Prussia in 1866 and Adolphe became Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1890, he revived the order as an order of merit.

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|width=25% valign=top align=center| 80px <br><small>Grand Officer</small>

|width=25% valign=top align=center| 80px <br><small>Commander of the Crown</small>

|width=25% valign=top align=center| 80px <br><small>Commander / Cross of Honour for Ladies</small>

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|valign=top align=center| 80px <br><small>Officer of the Crown</small>

|valign=top align=center| 80px <br><small>Officer</small>

|valign=top align=center| 80px <br><small>Knight of the Crown</small>

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Award criteria

"Honorary distinctions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg" :<br>

:"The Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau recognises, in addition to foreign heads of state, individuals for their meritorious service to the Grand Duke, the Grand-Ducal House and Luxembourg, as well as for their outstanding loyalty to the Grand Duke or his House. The order also rewards those who have excelled in the arts and sciences, as it does residents of Luxembourg or foreign nationals as a sign of benevolence.

:"All the grades of the Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau are bestowed by a decree signed by the Grand Duke and countersigned by the chancellor of the order. When the order is conferred on foreign nationals, the consent of the foreign government must be sought."

Princes of Luxembourg

By statute of the order, princes and princesses of the Grand-Ducal House of Luxembourg are Grand Crosses of the order by birth, but they don't wear the order's decoration until they are 18 years old.

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File:Order of Adolphe of Nassau 2.png|Grand Cross set.

File:Order of Adolphe of Nassau 8.png|Grand Cross set.

File:Order of Adolphe of Nassau 5.png|Reverse of the insignia of the Grand Cross.

File:George Patton, US Army, General.jpg|George S. Patton wearing the Grand Cross of the order.

File:Order of Adolphe of Nassau 6.png|Grand Cross badge.

File:Order of Adolphe of Nassau 9.png|Grand Cross set of insignia.

File:Order of Adolphe of Nassau 1.png|Grand Cross of the order.

File:Order of Adolphe of Nassau 3.png|Grand Cross set.

File:Order of Adolphe of Nassau 7.png|The star of the Grand Cross.

File:Ordre de Nassau.jpg|Commanders Class of the Order

File:Eredame in de Orde van Adolf van Nassau.jpg|Knights class on a ladies bow.

File:Oppenheim Medail Chevalier ordre de mérite civil et militaire 1938.jpg|Knight class with a crown.

File:Order of Adolphe of Nassau 10.png|Grand Cross set in a case by Arthus Bertrand.

File:Order of Adolphe of Nassau 4.png|Grand Cross set.

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References

  • Honorary distinctions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - official website of the Luxembourg gouvernement
  • World Medals Index, Luxembourg: Civil and Military Order of Merit of Adolph of Nassau