Order of Saint Louis
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 |
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.
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.