Order of the White Falcon
| House Order of the White Falcon (Hausorden vom Weißen Falken) | |
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Commander of the Order of the White Falcon | |
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Awarded by the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | |
| Type | House order |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Motto | VIGILANDO ASCENDIMUS |
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| Established | 1732 |
 Ribbon of the order | |
Order of the White Falcon (German: Hausorden vom Weißen Falken) is a grand-ducal order of Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, founded by Duke Ernest Augustus in 1732, and renewed in 1815 by Charles Augustus.
Description
In the early 20th century it had four classes and a silver cross, added in 1878. The decoration, a green star of eight points, with red stars between the arms, bears a white falcon, and the motto, Vigilando Ascendimus (Through vigilance we ascend), on a blue ground.
Among awarders by Order of the White Falcon, 1st class and 2nd class - Prince Vasily Andreyevich Dolgorukov (1804–1868), General of the Cavalry and Minister of War (1852–1856). Count of Erivan Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich (1782-1856), Field marshal, attained Order of the White Falcon, 1st class (Saxen-Weimar, 1841). Count Lev Severinovich Pototskiy (1789-1860), Russian diplomat, the owner of Livadia Palace in Crimea, was awarded by a Christian cross of Order of the White Falcon (September 6, 1856). Prince Mikhail Galitzine (1830-1890), General-major, has been awarded by Order of the White Falcon, 2nd class, "with swords" (November 25, 1860).
Among the artist Joseph Geefs, Sculptor was awarded.
Notes
References
Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "White Falcon, Order of the". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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