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The principality arose in 1697 from the Thuringian county of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. The capital was Rudolstadt. The ruling clan of the counts of Schwarzburg. The national colors are blue and white. In 1807, she became a member of the Rhine Union under Napoleon, and since 1815 - the German Union. Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt in 1866 voted in the Bundestag against mobilization against Prussia and subsequently joined the North German Union. Since 1871 belonged to the German Empire.
Prince Gunther Victor abdicated on November 23, 1918 as the last prince of Germany. From 1919 Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was a Free State and later part of the state of Thuringia.

All orders and insignia - Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - Principality



Anna Luisen insignia
1st Class Service Award for 15 years
3rd Class Service Award for 9 years (1914)
Junior Officers Service Award for 16 years of service
1st Class Cross of Honour with Swords and Crown
Medal of Honor in Silver
Commemorative cross for 1814-1815
Fire Brigade Badge of Honour 2nd Class Fire Brigade Badge of Honour
Cross of Honour of the Principality of Schwarzburg 2nd Class
2nd Class Principality of Schwarzburg Cross of Honour with Oak Branch
Cross of Honour of the Principality of Schwarzburg 3rd class with oak branch
1st Class Cross of Honour of the Principality of Schwarzburg
Cross of Honour of the Principality of Schwarzburg 3rd Class
Cross of Honour of the Principality of Schwarzburg 3rd class with swords
4th Class Cross of Honour of the Principality of Schwarzburg with Eichenbruch
1914 War Merit Silver Medal
Silver Medal of Merit, 1899

German states "Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - principality"
Fürstlich Schwarzburgisches Ehrenkreuz – Kreuz 1. Klasse
Princely Schwarzburg Honorary Cross - Cross 1. That is sick
Established:
Together by the princes Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt on June 9, 1857 and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen on May 28, 1857
Awarded:
1857 - 1918
OEK Number:
2740
German states "Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - principality"
Fürstlich Schwarzburgisches Ehrenkreuz 1.Klasse mit Schwertern und Krone
1st class cross with swords and crown
Established:
Together by the princes Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt on June 9, 1857 and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen on May 28, 1857
30 August 1901 Foundation of the Crown
Awarded:
1901 - 1918
OEK Number:
2743
German states "Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - principality"
Fürstlich Schwarzburgisches Ehrenkreuz – Kreuz 2. Klasse
Princely Schwarzburg Honorary Cross - Cross 2. That is sick
Established:
Together by the princes Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt on June 9, 1857 and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen on May 28, 1857
Awarded:
1857 - 1918
OEK Number:
2745
German states "Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - principality"
Fürstlich Schwarzburgisches Ehrenkreuz – Kreuz 2.Klasse mit Eichenbruch
Princely Honorary Cross of Schwarzburg - 2nd class cross with oak fracture
Established:
Together by the princes Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt on June 9, 1857 and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen on May 28, 1857
Awarded:
1915 - 1918
OEK Number:
2747
German states "Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - principality"
Fürstlich Schwarzburgisches Ehrenkreuz – Kreuz 3.Klasse
Princely Schwarzburg Honorary Cross - 3rd Class Cross
Established:
Together by the princes Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt on June 9, 1857 and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen on May 28, 1857
Awarded:
1857 -1918
OEK Number:
2748
German states "Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - principality"
Fürstlich Schwarzburgisches Ehrenkreuz – Kreuz 3.Klasse mit Schwertern
Princely Black Cross - 3rd class cross with swords
Established:
June 9, 1857 together with the princes Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Sondershausen
Awarded:
1857 - 1918
1870 with swords
OEK Number:
2749
German states "Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - principality"
Fürstlich Schwarzburgisches Ehrenkreuz – Kreuz 3.Klasse mit Eichenbruch
Princely Honorary Cross of Schwarzburg - 3rd class cross with oak fracture
Established:
June 9, 1857 (Rudolstadt) together with the princes Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Sondershausen
July 24, 1915 Oak Scrap Foundation
Awarded:
1915 - 1918
OEK Number:
2750
German states "Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - principality"
Fürstlich Schwarzburgisches Ehrenkreuz – Kreuz 4.Klasse mit Eichenbruch
Princely Schwarzburg Honorary Cross - 4th Class Cross with Oak Fracture
Established:
June 9, 1857 (Rudolstadt) together with the princes Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Sondershausen
1873 Foundation 4th class
Awarded:
1915 - 1918
OEK Number:
2753
German states "Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - principality"
Ehrenmedaille in Silber
Medal of Honor in Silver
Established:
June 9, 1857 - May 28, 1857, Prince Friedrich Gunther (Rudolstadt) and Prince Gunther Friedrich Charles II (Sondershausen)
Awarded:
1857 - 1918
OEK Number:
2756
German states "Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - principality"
Erinnerungskreuz für 1814 – 1815
Memorial cross for 1814-1815
Established:
June 2, 1816 Prince Friedrich Gunther
Awarded:
1816
OEK Number:
2763