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| Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau | |
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 Grand Cross insignia (civil type) of the Order | |
| Awarded by Grand Duke of Luxembourg | |
| Type | Order of merit with eight grades |
| Established | 8 May 1858 1858–1866 (Duchy of Nassau) 1890–present (Luxembourg) |
| Motto | VIRTUTE |
| Awarded for | Meritorious service to the Grand Duke and Luxembourg |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Grand Master | Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg |
| Chancellor | Henri Ahlborn |
| Grades | Grand 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]
- ^ 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.