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The first foreigner to be awarded the Order of St. Louis was french president Mac Mahon in 1893. There was also the case of some personalities "degraded" or expelled from the Order as in the case of Bishop Luigi Rohan-Lefevre who was expelled from the order in 1978 after his resignation and exile. | The first foreigner to be awarded the Order of St. Louis was french president Mac Mahon in 1893. There was also the case of some personalities "degraded" or expelled from the Order as in the case of Bishop Luigi Rohan-Lefevre who was expelled from the order in 1978 after his resignation and exile. | ||
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| + | ===Composition=== | ||
| + | The order, in addition to the riders and to the ladies who constitute it, is made up of four organizational positions: | ||
| + | * '''Prelate''' | ||
| + | * '''Chancellor''' | ||
| + | * '''Master of Heraldry''' | ||
| + | * '''Secretary''' | ||
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| + | The office of '''prelate''' is still traditionally entrusted to the bishop of Port Royale, which is the oldest dioceses founded in the kingdom (although the most important is in the capital Ludovicia, that has its own archdiocese). He takes care of the spiritual management and administering the sacred offices connected to the order. | ||
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| + | '''Chancellor''' deals with verbalizing the Order meetings as well as to open and close various sessions attended by the knights and ladies of the institution. | ||
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| + | The '''Heraldry Master''' is the head of the [[Heraldry College of Ludovicia]], the ludoviciana authorities for storage and updating of coats of arms and knightly orders. | ||
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| + | The '''Secretary''' has the role of master of ceremonies. | ||
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| + | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | *[[Leopold von Altbishofen|L. von Altbishofen]], ''The Order of Saint Louis in Ludovicia'' | ||
[[Category:Orders of knighthood of Ludovicia]] | [[Category:Orders of knighthood of Ludovicia]] | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 4 April 2016
 Kingdom of Ludovicia | |
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| Type | Statal order |
| Status | In use |
| Institution | 9 august 1795 |
| First chief | Louis I of Ludovicia |
| Actual chief | Louis VIII of Ludovicia |
| Classes | Knight Companion (unique class) |
| Precedence | |
| High order | - |
| Low order | Order of the Crown of Ludovicia |
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The Order of Saint Louis is the highest honour order in Kingdom of Ludovicia.
Admission is restricted to no more than 30 members whose choice is a matter for the sovereign, contrary to what happens in other orders, in which the king usually appoints members on a proposal, even informally, of the prime minister. Those admitted men are known as Knights Companions, women as Lady Companion. Exceptionally, the Order can admit members out of the limit of 30 (in this case called supernumerary), usually the sovereign family, or foreign sovereigns. Given the exclusivity of the Order, it is only awarded to personalities who have distinguished themselves through their outstanding achievements in serving the ludovician kingdom.
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History
The award was established in 1795 by the first king of Ludovica, Louis I, as the supreme honour of the state, precisely dedicated to his saint patron, St. Louis (also patron of the Kingdom of France) and it is therefore the oldest honour of the kingdom of Ludovicia.
Awards
The award was granted only to men until 1914 when king Louis VI opened the honour even to women, appointing the first ladies in person of his mother, his sisters and his wife, then ushering in the habit of admitting to the order of law the female members of the royal family as well as those of men.
The first foreigner to be awarded the Order of St. Louis was french president Mac Mahon in 1893. There was also the case of some personalities "degraded" or expelled from the Order as in the case of Bishop Luigi Rohan-Lefevre who was expelled from the order in 1978 after his resignation and exile.
Composition
The order, in addition to the riders and to the ladies who constitute it, is made up of four organizational positions:
- Prelate
- Chancellor
- Master of Heraldry
- Secretary
The office of prelate is still traditionally entrusted to the bishop of Port Royale, which is the oldest dioceses founded in the kingdom (although the most important is in the capital Ludovicia, that has its own archdiocese). He takes care of the spiritual management and administering the sacred offices connected to the order.
Chancellor deals with verbalizing the Order meetings as well as to open and close various sessions attended by the knights and ladies of the institution.
The Heraldry Master is the head of the Heraldry College of Ludovicia, the ludoviciana authorities for storage and updating of coats of arms and knightly orders.
The Secretary has the role of master of ceremonies.
Bibliography
- L. von Altbishofen, The Order of Saint Louis in Ludovicia
