House Order of the Golden Lion (Hessen-Kassel)
- House Order of the Golden Lion (Hessen-Kassel)
The House-order of the Golden Lion (German: Hausorden vom Goldenen Löwen") of the German state of Hessen-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) was instituted on the 14th. of augustus 1770 by Landgraf (count) Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel. The Order was dedicated to Saint Elisabeth of Hungary, an ancestor of the founder and was meant to reward auspicious merit.
Literature:
*Maximilian Gritzner, "Handbuch der Ritter- und Verdienstorden" Leipzig 1893
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