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The Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown (Verdienstorden der Preußischen Krone) was an award of civil and military merit established 18 January 1901 by King Wilhelm II on the occasion of the bicentennial of the establishment of the Kingdom of Prussia.
- Civilian and Military
- Order of the Black Eagle
- 18 January 1901
- Order of the Red Eagle
The Pour le Mérite was awarded as both a military and civil honour and ranked, along with the Order of the Black Eagle, the Order of the Red Eagle and the House Order of Hohenzollern, among the highest orders of merit in the Kingdom of Prussia. The order of merit was the highest royal Prussian order of bravery for officers of all ranks.
- Military personnel (1740–1918)
- King of Prussia (1740–1918)
- Extinct
- Neck decoration
Pour le Mérite, distinguished Prussian order established by Frederick II the Great in 1740, which had a military class and a class for scientific and artistic achievement. This order superseded the Ordre de la Générosité (French: “Order of Generosity”) that was founded by Frederick I of Prussia in.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Pour le Mérite was the Kingdom of Prussia 's highest military order for officers until the end of World War I. Its equivalent for non-commissioned officers and enlisted men was the Military Merit Cross . Note: Ranks should be those held at the times of the awarding.
On 9 June 1740, the newly-crowned of Prussia [2] King Friedrich II (also known as ‘Frederick the Great’) converted the ‘l’Ordre de la Generosite’ into the ‘Pour le Merite’. The new order was both a military and civilian award (French writer Francois-Marie-Arouet de Voltaire received the Pour le Merite in 1750) .
1 de jun. de 2021 · The Civilian Award. A civil class of the award was created in 1842 by King Frederick William IV of Prussia as the Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts ( Orden Pour le Mérite für...
The Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown (or Verdienstorden der Preußischen Krone in German) is an award of civil and military merit established on the occasion of the bicentennial of the establishment of the Kingdom of Prussia 18 January 1901 by King Wilhelm II.
