The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... (1858)
Burke, Bernard, Sir, 1814-1892 · London : Hurst and Blackett · leaf 460
d wings; the reverse was simplyblue, and the ribbon on which the cross was suspended, wasblack and watered. On his accession, in 1740, Frederick II. converted theOrder into that of * Pour le Merite, leaving the decoration,however, entirely unaltered, and allowing the possessorsof the old cross to… … 12
Orders of knighthood and chivalry · Military and religious orders · Heraldry
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