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When the Order of Philip the Magnanimous was founded May
1, 1840, it was not only done to honor count Philipp I.
the magnanimous for his diplomatic hand to reinforce
Hessians status for the future, but to add to the order
hierarchy in Hessian to be able to address a wider range
of loyal citizens. The other orders, the Order of the
Golden Lion or the Ludwig's Order, were almost
exclusively for the elite.
Issues in those classic 4 grades (Grand Cross,
Commander and knight) the order went through one major
design change in 1849 but experienced many
additions/changes of the different classes of the
order.
The Philip order was given out in a large amount even
though the Hessians were always a nation of scrooges.
Yet it had some grades and classes that were extremely
rare. One of those is the commander breast star with
golden rays. This happened in 1911 only 7 years before
all imperial German orders got extinct due to the lost World
War.
This was certainly a cosmetical move, since Grand duke
Ernst Ludwig was heavily involved in patronizing the
arts in Hessian.
The "Granduke's Hessian Orders-List 1914" shows only the following
recipients of this rare star:
| Date |
Name |
Title |
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Civilians - Hessians
|
| 25-Nov-1912 |
Römfeld,
Gustav
|
Geheimrat,
vorstand des Großh.
Kabinetts
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Civilians - non-Hessians
|
| 23-Mar-1912 |
Bumm,
Franz, Dr. |
Präsident
des Kais. Gesundheitsamts usw., Wirkl. Geh.
Oberregierungsrat in Berlin
|
| 25-Nov-1912 |
Kelch,
Egon, Dr.
|
Präsident
der Reichsschulkommission, Wirkl. Geh.
Oberregierungsrat in Berlin |
| 29-Jan-1913 |
Koeckritz,
Victor v. |
Großh.
Mecklenb. Oberhofmeister
|
| 29-Jan-1913 |
Hirschfeld,
Bernhard v. |
Großh.
Mecklenb. Kammerherr
|
| 29-Jan-1913 |
Maltzan,
Bernhard v. |
Frhr.
Zu Wartenberg und Penzlin, Großh. Mecklenb.
Vizeoberstallmeister |
| 29-Jan-1913 |
Blücher,
Hemuth v.
|
Großh.
Mecklenb. Ministerialdirektor |
| 28-Apr-1913 |
Heydt,
August Frhr. |
Geh.
Kommerzienrat in Elberfeld |
| 24-May-1913 |
Seherr=Thoß,
Günther Frhr. v. |
Regierungspräsident,
wirkl. Geh. Rat in Liegnitz
|
| 2-Aug-1913 |
Hummel,
Hugo |
Wirkl.
Geh. Oberfinanzsrat in Berlin |
| 16-Aug-1913 |
Behr=Pinnow,
Karl v., Dr. |
Kabinettsrat
a.D. |
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Military Personnel
|
| 14-Feb-1912 |
Gontard,
Hans von |
Kgl.
Preuß. Generalmajor, Flügeladjutant à l. s. Sr.
Maj. Des Kaisers und Königs |
| 25-Nov-1912 |
Randow,
victor von |
Generalmajor,
Kommandant von Darmstadt |
| 29-Jan-1913 |
Kraewel,
Richard von |
Kgl.
Preuß. Generalmajor |
| 9-Apr-1913 |
Noeldecken,
Ferdinand |
Kgl.
Preuß. Generalmajor |
| 16-Jun-1913 |
Chelius,
Oskar von |
Kgl.
Preuß. Generalmajor à l. s. und diensttuender
General Sr. Maj. Des Kaisers und Königs |
| 30-Jul-1913 |
Franke,
Johannes |
Kgl.
Preuß. Generalmajor |
All in all we only know about those 17 awards listed
in this last published list, but with some statistics
one could assume that only 60 commander stars with
golden rays may have ever been awarded.
Here the proper case of issue for the orders set:
© A. Schulze Ising, III/06
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