Order of Theresa

The Theresa Order was gain on December 12, 1827 by Therese of Bavaria, wife of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, founded as a female, and of should unvermögende, noble, but christian and born out of wedlock ladies who had remained unmarried, a pension and thus allow a befitting life.

Recording conditions

Originally only twelve ladies should find admission into the Order, later this number was increased to eighteen. Of these, six received an annual pension of 300 and the other six each 100 florins. 1876 ​​, this amount was converted to the imperial currency. In the case of the marriage of one of these ladies or if you received has a larger capacity, you lost the suspended pension. Was the marriage befitting, so the lady could carry on the order decoration and ranked as a maid of honor of Theresa Order.

In addition to these so-called präbendierten Dames also other ladies could find recording. So foreigners had an admission fee of 220 guilders and natives of 55 guilders paid. These ladies then bore the title of honors.

Order decoration

The religious character consists of a gold- bordered, blue enameled cross of St. John with wide white border, over which the golden royal crown is. In the angles of the cross are each two white and two blue, the coat of arms taken from awakening. A goldumrandetes medallion on a white background contains a T to the winds goldgerändertes a diamond cross. On the back of the medallion the year surrounded in 1827 by the Order Currency OUR EARTH LIFE SEY BELIEVE IN ETERNAL.

The order was granted since 1834 also with diamonds and in the first instance to the consort of the Sovereign. These were in addition to the cross on a silver crown, which is just like the T reception in the medallion with diamonds, an equally ornate cipher.

Carrying method

The Order was worn usually on a ladies bow on the left upper chest. Exception to this were wearing gala at the royal court. Then the award to a sash from the right has been decorated to the left shoulder. In ceremonies with the cipher this was worn on the women's loop and the religious character of a sash.

The ribbon is white with two sky blue stripes on the edge of which the inner is narrower than the outer.

Award numbers

The Order was awarded in 1918 to continue even after the end of the monarchy as house decorations. Up to this point, the following award numbers can be documented:

• Honors

• Präbendierte Women

Known members (selection)

• Therese of Saxe- Hildburghausen, 1792 - 1854, Queen of Bavaria
• Maria Theresa of Austria -Este (1817-1886)
• Marie of Prussia (1825-1889), Queen of Bavaria
• Isabella of Croy (1856 - 1931)
• Gisela of Austria (1856 - 1932)
• Maria Theresa of Spain (1882-1912)
• Maria Adelgunde of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1921-2006), wife of Constantine Prince of Bavaria
• Ermengarde of Bavaria (1923-2010)