Order of Adolphe of Nassau

Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau
Grand Cross insignia (civil type) of the Order
Awarded by Grand Duke of Luxembourg
TypeOrder of merit with eight grades
Established8 May 1858
1858–1866 (Duchy of Nassau)
1890–present (Luxembourg)
MottoVIRTUTE
Awarded forMeritorious service to the Grand Duke and Luxembourg
StatusCurrently constituted
Grand MasterGrand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
ChancellorHenri Ahlborn
GradesGrand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander of the Crown, Commander/Cross of Honour for Ladies, Officer of the Crown, Officer, Knight of the Crown, Knight
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
Next (lower)Order of the Oak Crown

Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau (French: Ordre de Mérite civil et militaire d’Adolphe de Nassau) is an order of merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for meritorious service to the Grand Duke, the Grand-Ducal House and Luxembourg.[1] It was founded in 1858 as a chivalric order of the Duchy of Nassau by Adolphe of Nassau in honor of his namesake and ancestor, Adolf, Count of Nassau, the only member of the House of Nassau to have been Roman King of Germany. After the Duchy of Nassau was annexed by Prussia in 1866 and Adolphe became Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1890, he revived the order as an order of merit.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Honorary distinctions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg" (PDF). Service Information et Presse. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-11-13.