Order of Saint Hubert

The Order of St. Hubertus (short Order of St. Hubert, and Order of the horn ) was a jülich - bergischer, Palatine and Bavarian Order. He is still awarded as House Order of the Wittelsbach family.

History

The Order of St. Hubert was founded as a secular orders of knighthood on November 3, 1444 by Duke Gerhard II of Jülich -Berg, to commemorate the victory at the Battle of Linnich, who had been (named after Saint Hubert ) on a HUBERT erfochten in the same year. This victory confirmed to the Duke his property against the claims of his cousin Arnold of funds. Had his headquarters of the Order, first in the parish church to Nideggen in the Duchy of Jülich -Berg.

Only Gerhards son William gave the order statutes. Since the knight initially wore a gold chain from hunting horns, had the Order nor the second name Order of the horn. As 1609 Johann Wilhelm I of Jülich -Cleves -Berg died out this generation and inheritance disputes flared up again, got the order into oblivion. It was only on September 29, 1708 called Elector Johann Wilhelm II von der Pfalz -Neuburg, Duke of Jülich -Berg, in Dusseldorf the Order solemnly back to life. With confirmation and extension of the statutes by the Elector Karl Theodor, he was in 1744 at a Palatine Order. King Maximillian I of Bavaria made ​​him the first and highest Order of the Bavarian state. Since its foundation it consisted of a class. Twelve counts and barons should be among its members. Sovereign, members of royal families and foreigners could be additionally included in unlimited numbers at the discretion of the Grand Master.

The founding of the Order of 1444 was followed by other hunting Order of the same name.

Order decoration

The religious character consists of a white enamel, gold-rimmed Maltese cross with a golden ball on each of the eight tips. The arms are studded with golden flames. In the angles of three golden rays are mounted and located above the cross the golden crown. On the front of the medallion shows on a green background, the story of conversion depicted in gold of St. Hubertus. The red ripe, bordering the locket bears in the Pearl Low Franconian Currency In traw vast ( In Treue fest ). The back, however, shows a pear-shaped shield, in the center on a red background rests a golden orb with the cross and the white enameled ribbon -like border the inscription In memory recuperatae dignitatis avitae 1708 bears (Remember the re- acquired, ancestral dignity 1708).

The ribbon is red with one green side stripes.

Pictures

In a stucco relief of the Order of St. Hubert on the north side of the Corps de Logis is imaged by Benrath. There, the chain of orders surrounding the baroque electoral alliance coat of arms in the tympanum.

Hubertus book

The Hubertus book burned in 1945 by the American attack on the monastery Merten. In it, all members of the Order were recorded. In addition to the Dukes of Jülich -Cleves -Berg and other Rhenish nobility there dukes of Bavaria and Pomerania, and an elector of Brandenburg were registered with coat of arms and signature.

Award numbers

From the Records of the Order archive ceremony following figures apply to the time of the Bavarian kingdom.