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About the site and creators. This website is dedicated to the history of the Prussian Pour le Mérite Order. Information is researched and presented about both aspects of the Order; the Military division and the Science & Arts division. The creators of the website are not eccentric millionaires, unfortunately, so time and resources come when ...
The Order Pour le Mérite was established by King Friedrich II of Prussia in 1740 and it was conferred as both a military and civil honour. King Friedrich wanted a genuine, universally recognized order of merit to secure a sense of state and an expansive political program. The order was unofficially introduced, without documentation.
The Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and the Arts was re-established in 1952 by Federal President Theodor Heuss. Ever since then, the Federal President in office has been the Protector, or patron, of the Order. The Protector ensures the continuation of the Order, which numbers some eighty selected scientists and artists from Germany and ...
WEIGHT 18.1 g. US LOT US6-0460. EAN 3000000042731. Similar items. All items. Imperial Germany. Prussia - Pour le Mérite with oak leaves. Description. Blue enameled cross in gold with eagles in between each cross arm, the obverse inlaid in gold the crown and cypher “F” for Friedrich on the top cross arm, “Pour le Mérite” (“For Merit ...
The Order Pour le Mérite was established by King Friedrich II of Prussia in 1740 and it was conferred as both a military and civil honour. King Friedrich wanted a genuine, universally recognized order of merit to secure a sense of state and an expansive political program. The order was unofficially introduced, without documentation.
The Order Pour le Mérite was established by King Friedrich II of Prussia in 1740 and it was conferred as both a military and civil honour. King Friedrich wanted a genuine, universally recognized order of merit to secure a sense of state and an expansive political program. The order was unofficially introduced, without documentation.
The oakleaves were orginally established for the Red Eagle Order as an addition level to the Order. The same was true of the Pour le Mérite on the 10 March 1813. This special higher level was to be awarded for extraordinary achievements: thusly, the criteria was closely controlled and the award was usually given to high ranking field ...
