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Order Of Carol I
The Order of Carol I () was the highest ranking of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Romania, Romanian honours of the Kingdom of Romania until the founding of the Order of Michael the Brave in 1916 by King of Romania, King Ferdinand I of Romania, Ferdinand I of Kingdom of Romania, Romania. It was instituted on 10 May 1906 by King Carol I of Romania, Carol I to celebrate the Ruby Jubilee of 40 years of his reign. During its time as a national order, it was widely used to reward members of the Romanian royal family, List of Prime Ministers of Romania, Romanian Prime Ministers, List of Romanian politicians, Romanian politicians, foreign monarchs and heads of state, selected consorts and heirs, and other people thought to be worthy of receiving the order by the King of Romania. It is currently a dynastic order of the former Romanian royal family. It is the highest-ranking award among all the decorations of the Romanian Royal House and is administered by its head. There are curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decorations Of The Romanian Royal House
The Decorations of the Romanian Royal House are a reward for conspicuous and special merits of the recipients for the Romanian state and the Romanian Royal House. After the Fundamental Rules of the Royal House of Romania were signed in 2007,Fundamental Rules of the Royal Family of Romania The Romanian Royal Family website. Retrieved 18 June 2018. former King Michael I, who abdicated in 1947 under communist pressure, reinstituted the Order of Carol I and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Order Of The Seraphim
The Royal Order of the Seraphim (; '' Seraphim'' being a category of angels) is the highest order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Sweden. It was created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Polar Star. The order has only one class with the dignity of ''Knight''. Since 2023, no distinction is made anymore, but prior to that, only men were designated as knights, while women and priests who received the order were referred to as ''Member'' and ''Member of the Cloth'', respectively.The Order of the Seraphim - website of the Chancery of the Royal Orders of Sweden The Collar may be bestowed upon Knights of the Order of the Seraphim as a special mark of honor and is not automatically included upon conferral. This change, regarding the Collar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian Crown Jewels
The Regalia of Romania are a set of items which were used for the coronation of the kings and queens of Romania. They are kept in the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest and consist of the Royal Crown (the Steel Crown of Romania), the Crown of Queen Elizabeth, the Crown of Queen Maria, orbs, the Scepter of King Ferdinand I, the Scepter of King Carol II, the Sword of King Carol I and the Royal Mantle. Steel Crown The Romanian Steel Crown, used for the coronation of Romanian kings, was cast from steel from a Turkish cannon captured by the Romanian Army in the Romanian War of Independence (1877–1878) during the Siege of Plevna. It was used on May 10, 1881, during the king's coronation and the proclamation of Romania as a kingdom; on October 15, 1922, in the coronation of King Carol I's nephew and successor, King Ferdinand I; and in the coronation of Romania's last king, Michael I, on September 6, 1940. The Crown of Queen Elizabeth The Crown of Queen Elizabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthodox Cross
The Russian Orthodox Cross (or just the Orthodox Cross by some Russian Orthodox traditions) is a variation of the Christian cross since the 16th century in Russia, although it bears some similarity to a cross with a bottom crossbeam slanted the other way (upwards) found since the 6th century in the Byzantine Empire. The Russian Orthodox cross has three horizontal crossbeams, with the lowest one slanted downwards. Today it is a symbol of the Russian Orthodox ChurchФещин А. Довірся Хресту // Християнский голос. — 2002. — № 18 (2854). С. 232. and a distinctive feature of the cultural landscape of Russia.Бурштын ЯІрына Дубянецкая: Дзякуючы намаганням РПЦ пачынае мяняцца культурны ландшафт Беларусі (Фота і відэа)// Служба інфармацыі «ЕўраБеларусі», 16 ліпеня 2016 г. Other names for the symbol include the ''Russian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maltese Cross
The Maltese cross is a cross symbol, consisting of four " V" or arrowhead shaped concave quadrilaterals converging at a central vertex at right angles, two tips pointing outward symmetrically. It is a heraldic cross variant which developed from earlier forms of eight-pointed crosses in the 16th century. Although chiefly associated with the Knights Hospitaller (Order of St. John, now the Sovereign Military Order of Malta), and by extension with the island of Malta, it has come to be used by a wide array of entities since the early modern period, notably the Order of Saint Stephen, the city of Amalfi, the Polish Order of the White Eagle (1709), the Prussian order ''Pour le Mérite'' (1740), and the Bavarian Military Merit Order (1866). Unicode defines a character named "Maltese cross" in the Dingbats range at code point U+2720 (✠); however, most computer fonts render the code point as a cross pattée. History The Knights Hospitaller during the Crusades used a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle Of Romania
The Honorific Sign "Eagle of Romania" (''Semnul Onorific "Vulturul României"'') is a special decoration, part of the National Decorations System, awarded to Romanian Parliamentarians, members of the Senate or of the Chamber of Deputies. It also can be awarded to foreign parliamentarians for its special contribution in the development of parliamentarian relations with Romania. According to the Law no. 29/2000, the honorific sign "The Eagle of Romania" is assimilated to the National Order of Faithful Service The National Order of Faithful Service () is the second highest national order of Romania after the Order of the Star of Romania, and the third highest State decoration, with the Order of Michael the Brave being the first. Originally it was establ ..., at equal ranks. The award was created by Royal Decree during the reign of King Carol II to reward parliamentarians (''D.R. nr. 2306/1933''),. As all of the other insignia, this order was disbanded after 1947, when King Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steel Crown Of Romania
The Steel Crown of Romania was forged at the Army Arsenal (''Arsenalul Armatei'') in Bucharest from the steel of a cannon captured by the Romanian Army from the Ottomans during its War of Independence. Carol I, the first king of Romania, chose steel, and not gold, to symbolize the bravery of the Romanian soldiers. He received it during the ceremonies of his coronation and of the proclamation of Romania as a kingdom in 1881. It is the same Crown used in 1922 at the coronation of King Ferdinand I and Queen Maria as sovereigns of Romania, which took place in Alba-Iulia. The Crown was used also during the coronation"Fundamental Rules of the Royal Family of Romania" [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern (, ; , ; ) is a formerly royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) German dynasty whose members were variously princes, Prince-elector, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern Castle, Hohenzollern, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Brandenburg, Prussia, the German Empire, and Kingdom of Romania, Romania. The family came from the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the late 11th century and took their name from Hohenzollern Castle. The first ancestors of the Hohenzollerns were mentioned in 1061. The Hohenzollern family split into two branches, the Catholic Church, Catholic Swabian branch and the Protestantism, Protestant Burgraviate of Nuremberg#List of burgraves, Franconian branch,''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XIX. "Haus Hohenzollern". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2011, pp. 30–33. . which ruled the Burgraviate of Nuremberg and later became the Brandenburg-Prussian branch. The Swabian branch ruled the principalities of Hoh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobruja
Dobruja or Dobrudja (; or ''Dobrudža''; , or ; ; Dobrujan Tatar: ''Tomrîğa''; Ukrainian language, Ukrainian and ) is a Geography, geographical and historical region in Southeastern Europe that has been divided since the 19th century between the territories of Bulgaria and Romania. It is situated between the lower Danube, Danube River and the Black Sea, and includes the Danube Delta, the Romanian coast, and the northernmost part of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, Bulgarian coast. The territory of Dobruja is made up of Northern Dobruja, which is a part of Romania, and Southern Dobruja, which is a part of Bulgaria. The territory of the Romanian region Dobrogea is organised as the counties of Constanța County, Constanța and Tulcea County, Tulcea, with a combined area of and, , a population of slightly less than 850,000. Its main cities are Constanța, Tulcea, Medgidia, and Mangalia. Dobrogea is represented by dolphins in the coat of arms of Romania. The Bulgarian region Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oltenia
Oltenia (), also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions – with the alternative Latin names , , and between 1718 and 1739 – is a historical province and geographical region of Romania in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt River, Olt river. History Ancient times Initially inhabited by Dacians, Oltenia was incorporated in the Roman Empire (106, at the end of the Trajan's Dacian Wars, Dacian Wars; ''see Roman Dacia''). In 129, during Hadrian's rule, it formed Dacia Inferior, one of the two divisions of the province (together with Dacia Superior, in today's Transylvania); Marcus Aurelius' administrative reform made Oltenia one of the three new divisions (''tres Daciae'') as Dacia Malvensis, its capital and chief city being named Romula. It was colonized with veterans of the Roman legions. The Romans withdrew their administration south of the Danube at the end of the 3rd century and Oltenia was ruled by the ''fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
