Order of Parfaite Amitié

Order of Parfaite Amitié

The Order of Parfaite Amitié (German: Orden de Parfaite Amitié) is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis.

History

The Order was created during the reign of Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis as the supreme order of the princely house. Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis then reformed the Order and was able to formally transmit the Order to descendants to this day. With the abolition of the principalities of the Confederation of the Rhine by the acts of 12 July 1806, the Order's value became related to the dynasty, and is be given to members who have turned 18 years of age.

Design

The Order's medal consists of a golden eight-pointed Maltese cross in white enamel. Within the arms of the cross is located a tower and an upright lion, the symbol from the coat of arms of the House of Thurn and Taxis. In the shame arm of the cross are engraved the words VINICULUM AMICITAE (Latin: chain of friendship). In the medallion are the initials CA (Carl Anselm). Marked blue-enamelled medallion with the letters or TW Since 1928, the initial A (Albert).

Men wear the decoration around their neck with sky-blue band. A copy of the Order is in the treasury at the museum at St. Emmeram's Abbey in Regensburg.

References

  • Dr. Kurt Gerhard Klietmann: Ordenskunde – Beiträge zur Geschichte der Auszeichnungen Nr. 1, Verlag Die Ordens-Sammlung, Berlin 1958
  • J.B. Mehler: Das fürstliche Haus Thurn und Taxis in Regensburg, Habbel-Verlag, Regensburg 1898

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