Order of the White Falcon

Order of the White Falcon (German: Hausorden vom Weißen Falken) is a grand-ducal order of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, founded by Duke Ernest Augustus on 2 August 1732, and renewed in 1815 by Charles Augustus.

House Order of the White Falcon (Hausorden vom Weißen Falken)
Commander of the Order of the White Falcon
Type	House order
Presented by	the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Motto	VIGILANDO ASCENDIMUS
Status	No longer awarded
Established	2 August 1732
Ribbon of the order

Description

In the early 20th century it had four classes and a silver cross, added in 1878. The decoration, a green star of eight points, with red stars between the arms, bears a white falcon, and the motto, Vigilando Ascendimus (Through vigilance we ascend), on a blue ground.

Recipients

Abdul Hamid II Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1811–1873) Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948) Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Prince Albert of Prussia (1809–1872) Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg Albert of Saxony Prince Albert of Saxony (1875–1900) Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale Albert, Prince Consort Prince Albert of Prussia (1837–1906) Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Alexander I of Russia Alexander II of Russia Alexander III of Russia Alexander Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse Alexander of Battenberg Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine Alexander, Prince of Orange Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia Alexis, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo Prince Alfons of Bavaria Alfonso XII Prince Arnulf of Bavaria Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg Prince Oscar Bernadotte Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1792–1862) Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg Otto von Bismarck Hans von Boineburg-Lengsfeld Bernhard von Bülow Bruno, Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland Carlos I of Portugal Carol I of Romania Princess Caroline Reuss of Greiz Charles I of Württemberg Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1844–1894) Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Charles Gonthier, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg Prince Charles of Prussia Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Christian IX of Denmark Christian X of Denmark Constantine I of Greece Karl Ludwig d'Elsa Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich of Russia Walter Dornberger Eduard, Duke of Anhalt Edward VII Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Archduke Eugen of Austria Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke Ferdinand I of Austria Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria Otto-Wilhelm Förster Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Franz Joseph I of Austria Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Frederick Augustus III of Saxony Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden Frederick III, German Emperor Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Frederick William III of Prussia Frederick William IV of Prussia Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828–1885) Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen Joseph Geefs Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe George I of Greece George V of Hanover George V Prince George of Prussia George, King of Saxony George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Erich von Gündell Günther Friedrich Karl II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg Gustaf V Gottlieb Graf von Haeseler Alexander von Hartmann Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line Heinrich LXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929) Heinrich VII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz Gotthard Heinrici Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Prince Henry of the Netherlands (1820–1879) Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1825–1901) Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1886–1964) Walter von Hippel Franz von Hipper Henning von Holtzendorff Friedrich von Ingenohl Isabella II of Spain Ito Hirobumi Prince Johann Georg of Saxony Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria Leonhard Kaupisch Mortimer von Kessel Hans von Kirchbach Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia Otto von Knobelsdorff Hans von Koester Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Julius Kühn Maximilian von Laffert Paul Laux Leopold I of Belgium Leopold II of Belgium Prince Leopold of Bavaria Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern Karl Max, Prince Lichnowsky Fritz von Loßberg Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse Erich Lüdke Ludwig II of Bavaria Ludwig III of Bavaria Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria Ludwig Wilhelm, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt Luís I of Portugal Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria Georg von der Marwitz Prince Maximilian of Baden Prince Maximilian of Saxony (1870–1951) Maximilian II of Bavaria Emperor Meiji Klemens von Metternich Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia Milan I of Serbia Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Curt von Morgen Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg Karl Freiherr von Müffling Napoleon III Nicholas I of Russia Nicholas II of Russia Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831–1891) August Ludwig von Nostitz Alexey Fyodorovich Orlov Oscar II Archduke Otto of Austria (1865–1906) Otto of Greece Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Pedro II of Brazil Pedro V of Portugal Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Duke Peter of Oldenburg Prince Philippe, Count of Paris Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders Karl von Plettenberg Hugo von Pohl Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz Duke Robert of Württemberg Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria Eberhard Graf von Schmettow Ludwig von Schorn Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia Wilhelm Souchon Archduke Stephen of Austria (Palatine of Hungary) Alfred von Tirpitz Umberto I of Italy Walter von Unruh Victor Emmanuel III of Italy Viktor II, Duke of Ratibor Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov Wilhelm II, German Emperor Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783–1851) Prince Wilhelm of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach William I of the Netherlands William I of Württemberg William I, German Emperor William II of the Netherlands William II of Württemberg William III of the Netherlands William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Prince William of Baden (1829–1897) William, Duke of Brunswick William, Prince of Hohenzollern William, Prince of Wied Ferdinand von Zeppelin