House Order of Fidelity

House Order of Fidelity
Star, badge and ribbon of the order
Awarded by the Grand Duchy of Baden
TypeState order
MottoFIDELITAS
SovereignPrince Bernhard
GradesKnight Grand Cross
Knight Commander
Knight

Ribbon of the order

Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden with the star of the order.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730–1794) wearing the order.
Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden in 1900, with the order's sash and star.

The House Order of Fidelity (German: Hausorden der Treue) is a dynastic order of the Margraviate of Baden. It was established by Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach as a reward for merit and to mark the laying of the foundation stone of his residence at Karlsruhe Palace. As was customary at that time, it was originally named in French as the Ordre de la Fidélité, before later being renamed the Orden der Treue and finally in 1840 the Hausorden der Treue. Its motto was Fidelitas (Latin for "Fidelity"), which is also part of Karlsruhe, Germany's coat of arms.