Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom

The Royal Order of the Crown of Georgian Kingdom is given to people who served the Georgian royal family and contributed to the well-being of the Kingdom of Georgia, which disintegrated in 1491. It is available to both Georgian and foreign citizens.

Royal Order of the Crown of Georgian Kingdom
Awarded by SAR Prince heir Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky
StatusCurrently constituted
Crown Prince Heir of the Crown of GeorgiaNugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky
Precedence
Next (higher)Royal Order of St. David
Next (lower)Royal Order of the King Erekle II

Ribbon of the order

The Royal Order of the Crown of the Kingdom of Georgia was established on July 4, 2013 by royal decree[1] on the Feast of the Two saint martyrs of Georgia, St. Archil (744) and St. Luarsab (1622).[2] The current grand master of the order is HRH Crown Prince Nugzar Bagrationi-Gruzinski, heir to the Throne of Georgia.[3]

Ranks of the Order

The order is granted in six degrees, shown here in order of precedence from lowest to highest:[4][5]

  1. Knight or Dame of the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom (KGK/DGK)
  2. Knight Officer or Dame Officer of the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom (KOGK/DOGK)
  3. Knight Commander or Dame Commander of the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom (KCGK / DCGK)
  4. Knight Grand Officer or Dame Grand Officer of the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom (KGOGK / DGOGK)
  5. Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom (KGCGK / DGCGK)
  6. Knight Grand Collar and Dame Grand Collar of the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom (reserved for the Grand Master of the Order and Heads of State)

Privileges

Titles

The honors of this Order are for the life of the recipient. They are not hereditary. Males who receive the award are entitled to the style of “His Honour”, and the title of Raindi (Knight), unless he has another title that has a higher style. Likewise, females who receive the award are entitled to the style of “Her Honour”, and the title of Mandilosani (Dame), unless she has another title that has a higher style.[4][6]

Notable Members

Jean-Paul Carteron (Honorary President and Founder of the International Forum Crans Montana) with the rank of Grand Officer of the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom.[7]

Dr. Zef Bushati (Embassy of the Republic of Albania in Italy and Ambassador to the Holy See for the same Republic of Albania).[8]

See also

References
  1. "History of Georgia: Primary Documents - EuroDocs". eudocs.lib.byu.edu.
  2. "THE ROYAL HOUSE OF GEORGIA". THE ROYAL HOUSE OF GEORGIA.
  3. "ნუგზარ ბაგრატიონ-გრუზინსკი - ბიოგრაფიული ლექსიკონი". nplg.gov.ge. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  4. "THE ROYAL HOUSE OF GEORGIA - Royal Orders". royal-houseofgeorgia.org. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  5. "RANKS OF KNIGHTHOOD". www.royal-commission.org.
  6. "Royal Charter of the Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom | საქართველოს სამეფო გვირვინის ორდენი | His Royal Highness Prince Nugzar Bagrationi-Gruzinski" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  7. "Royal and Nobility news « Cawa Media". cawamedia.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  8. "Delegates". www.nobledynasty.com.

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