Grand Cross

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Josef Graf Radetzky wearing the Grand Cross sash and star of the Military Order of Maria Theresa

Grand Cross is the highest class in many

Grand Collar. In rare cases, the insignia itself is referred to as the "grand cross".[2]

In international relations, many times the class of Grand Cross is typically reserved for

heads of state and equivalent. Sometimes a holder of the highest class or grade are referred to as "Commander Grand Cross",[A 1] "Knight
Grand Cross", or just "Grand Cross".

In the United Kingdom, the rank of "Knight Grand Cross" or "Dame Grand Cross" allows the recipient to continue to use the

Knight Commander
".

In Bavaria, the royal military order established by Maximilian Joseph consisted of three classes with the Grand Crosses ranking above the Commanders and Knights.[4] The Grand Cross title has also been used to confer military merit. For instance, the Grand Duchy of Baden awarded Prince Rupprecht a Grand Cross after World War I.[5]

From 1870 to 1918, the German Empire also set the Grand Cross as the highest rank of the Order of the Iron Cross, followed by the first and second classes.

Denomination "Grand Cordons"

The orders in which the highest rank (or second after "Collar") is named "Grand Cordons" include the following orders:

Former

Gallery

Illustration of typical insignia, as in the case of the Legion of Honour of France.

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ The designation (Swedish: Kommendör med stora korset) is used in the Swedish Orders of the Sword, Polar Star and Vasa and in the Finnish Orders of the White Rose and Lion.[3]

References

  1. ^
    Commonwealth Realms
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Footnotes

  1. OCLC 466954328
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  2. ^ "Statuter för finlands vita ros ́orden" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
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