Louise Order (Prussian decoration named in her honor)

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The Louise Order was a prestigious Prussian chivalric decoration for women, established in the early 19th century to honor female merit and service, particularly in connection with Queen Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Prussian order of chivalry ⓘ
order for women ⓘ
associatedWith House of Hohenzollern ⓘ
Prussian royal family ⓘ
awardFor charitable work ⓘ
merit ⓘ
patriotic service ⓘ
awardingBody King of Prussia ⓘ
Prussian monarchy ⓘ
classStructure multiple classes ⓘ
commemorates virtues of Queen Louise of Prussia ⓘ
country Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
dissolved 1918 ⓘ
eligibility women ⓘ
follows Order of Louise Medal (as a higher distinction for women) ⓘ
foundedBy Frederick William III of Prussia ⓘ
genderRestriction female ⓘ
hasPart First Class of the Louise Order ⓘ
Grand Cross of the Louise Order ⓘ
Second Class of the Louise Order ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
inception 1814 ⓘ
inscription L ⓘ
languageOfName German ⓘ
material enamel ⓘ
gold ⓘ
mottoLanguage German ⓘ
namedAfter Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ⓘ
Queen Louise of Prussia ⓘ
namedForRole Queen consort of Prussia ⓘ
notableRecipient Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia ⓘ
Victoria, Princess Royal ⓘ
originalName Luisen-Orden ⓘ
purpose to honor female merit and service ⓘ
region Prussia ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
ribbonColor black ⓘ
white ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
typeOfDecoration state order ⓘ
usedUntil end of the German monarchy in 1918 ⓘ

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Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz → commemoratedBy → Louise Order (Prussian decoration named in her honor) ⓘ
Prussian orders, decorations and medals → hasPart → Order of Louise ⓘ
linked to: Louise Order (Prussian decoration named in her honor)