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==Creation of the Order== | ==Creation of the Order== | ||
Although the Noble Order of Westarctica was the highest honor listed in the 17 March 2005 ''Royal Decree Revising the Orders of Westarctica'' which dealt with the four original Orders of Chivalry in [[Westarctica]], it first came into use around the time the [[Grand Ducal Mandate]] was decreed. The section of the March 2005 decree on the Noble Order read: | Although the Noble Order of Westarctica was the highest honor listed in the 17 March 2005 ''Royal Decree Revising the Orders of Westarctica'' which dealt with the four original Orders of Chivalry in [[Westarctica]], it first came into use in 2004, around the time the [[Grand Ducal Mandate]] was decreed. The section of the March 2005 decree on the Noble Order read: | ||
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On 11 March 2021, [[Grand Duke Travis]] issued a [[Royal Decrees|Royal Decree]] that expanded the number of classes from one to two. | On 11 March 2021, [[Grand Duke Travis]] issued a [[Royal Decrees|Royal Decree]] that expanded the number of classes from one to two. | ||
* '''Knight''': Awarded | * '''Knight''': Awarded to monarchs in recognition of excellent leadership. | ||
* '''Companion''': Awarded to peers of any nation in recognition of their nobility of character. | * '''Companion''': Awarded to peers of any nation in recognition of their nobility of character. | ||
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| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} [[Grand Duke Travis]] of Westarctica || 2004 || || <small>''Sovereign of the Order''</small> | | {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} [[Grand Duke Travis]] of Westarctica || 2004 || || <small>''Sovereign of the Order''</small> | ||
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| {{flagiconstart|Denmark.png}} Queen Margrethe II of Denmark || 2004 || || <small>''Abdicated in 2024''</small> | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Denmark.png}} Queen Margrethe II of Denmark || 2004 || || | |||
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| {{flagiconstart|Sweden.png}} King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden || 2004 || || | | {{flagiconstart|Sweden.png}} King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden || 2004 || || | ||
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| {{flagiconstart|Norway.png}} King Harald V of Norway || 2004 || || | | {{flagiconstart|Norway.png}} King Harald V of Norway || 2004 || || | ||
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| {{flagiconstart|Belgium.gif}} | | {{flagiconstart|Belgium.gif}} King Albert II of Belgium || 2004 || || <small>''Abdicated in 2013''</small> | ||
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| {{flagiconstart|Nepal.png}} King Gyanendra of Nepal || 2004 || || <small>''Monarchy abolished in 2008''</small> | | {{flagiconstart|Nepal.png}} King Gyanendra of Nepal || 2004 || || <small>''Monarchy abolished in 2008''</small> | ||
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| {{flagiconstart|Lesotho.png}} | | {{flagiconstart|Lesotho.png}} King Letsie III of Lesotho || 2004 || || | ||
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| {{flagiconstart|Iran.png}} | | {{flagiconstart|Iran.png}} Prince Reza Pahlavi of Iran || 2005 || || <small>''Royal in exile. Monarchy overthrown in 1979''</small> | ||
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| {{flagiconstart|Monaco.gif}} | | {{flagiconstart|Monaco.gif}} Prince Albert II of Monaco || 2005 || Rainier III <small>''(2004-2005)''</small> || <small>''First heir to inherit a knighthood''</small> | ||
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| {{flagiconstart|Luxembourg.png}} Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg || 2005 || || | | {{flagiconstart|Luxembourg.png}} Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg || 2005 || || | ||
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| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Molossia.png|Molossia}} [[President Kevin Baugh]] of [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]] || 2005 || || <small>''Only non-royal member''</small> | | {{flagiconstart|Flag of Molossia.png|Molossia}} [[President Kevin Baugh]] of [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]] || 2005 || || <small>''Only non-royal member''</small> | ||
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| {{flagiconstart|Tonga.png}} King Tupou VI of Tonga || 2012 || Tupou IV <small>''(2004-2006)''</small> | | {{flagiconstart|Tonga.png}} King Tupou VI of Tonga || 2012 || Tupou IV <small>''(2004-2006)''</small><br>Tupou V <small>''(2006-2012)''</small> || | ||
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| {{flagiconstart|Flag of UK.png}} King Charles III of Great Britain || 2022 || Queen Elizabeth II <small>''(2004-2022)''</small> || | |||
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==Companions of the Order== | ==Companions of the Order== | ||
On the occasion of Westarctica's 20th Anniversary, on 2 November 2021, [[Grand Duke Travis]] created 15 Companions of the Noble Order of Westarctica by issuing a [[Royal Decrees|Royal Decree]] listing the [[20th Anniversary Honors and Appointments]]. Several members of this inaugural group were knighted in person at [[Westarctica's 20th Anniversary Celebration]]. | |||
===List of Companions=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%; background:white; border:#01796f solid;" | |||
|- | |||
! Name || Year of appointment | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} [[Prince Dinny]] || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Prince [[David Chase Callahan]] || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Jordan Framer, [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula]] || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Wolf Tulier, [[Duke of Waesche]] || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Jon-Lawrence Langer, [[Duke of Moulton-Berlin]] || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Michael Hammett, [[Duke of Tapley]] || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Logan Mullins, Duke of the Gothic Mountains || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Lars Vorlander, [[Duke of the Balchen Glacier]] || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Spencer M Dayton, Duke Van Valkenburg || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Danni Michele, [[Countess of Carter]] || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Deborah McHenry [[Countess of Benton]] || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Daniel Paul Means, Count of Cranton || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Christian Klempsmann, [[Viscount of Bursey]] || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Joachim Adlfinger, [[Baron of Dorrel]] || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Lyle H. Sorrell, [[Viscount of Adams]] || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} James Stoshak, [[Count of Faulkender]] || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} August Grappin, [[Duke of Fox Grove]] || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Principality of Wy-flag.png}} Prince Paul of [[Principality of Wy|Wy]] || 2022 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} [[Viscount Atwood]] || 2022 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Slabovia.jpg}} [[Chancellor Rankin MacGillivray|Baron of Mars]] || 2023 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Slabovia.jpg}} Queen Lynne of Slabovia || 2023 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Pibocip flag.jpg}} Crown Prince Regent Phillip Pillin || 2023 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Pibocip flag.jpg}} Prince Regent Phillip Joseph Pillin || 2023 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Duke Kurt of [[Wright Island|Wright]] || 2023 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Baron Trevor of [[Lambert Nunatak|Lambert]] || 2023 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagiconstart|Flag of Westarctica.jpg|Westarctica}} Count Thomas of [[Herrmann Nunatak|Hermann]] || 2024 | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;text-align:center;" | |||
!style="background:#e3f1fa;text-align:center;"; colspan="3"|[[Orders of Westarctica]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="2" style="background:#e3f1fa";text-align:center|'''Active''' | |||
|<small>[[Westarctica]]</small> | |||
|style=text-align:left|<small>[[File:Orca-Ribbon.png|x10px]] [[Order of the Orca|Orca]] • [[File:Order-Snowflake-Ribbon.png|x10px]] [[Order of the Snowflake|Snowflake]] • [[File:Order-Desert-Ribbon.png|x10px]] [[Order of the Desert Heart|Desert Heart]] • [[File:Order-Westarctica-Ribbon.png|x10px]] [[Noble Order of Westarctica|Westarctica]] • [[File:Silver ribbon.jpg|x10px]] [[Order of the Polar Cross|Polar Cross]] • [[File:Order-Sword-Ribbon.png|x10px]] [[Noble Order of the Sword|Sword]] • [[File:Order-Peace-Ribbon.png|x10px]] [[Legion of Peace]]</small> | |||
|- | |||
|<small>[[Protectorate of Kolios|Kolios]]</small> | |||
|style=text-align:left|<small>[[File:Order-Merit-Ribbon.png|x10px]] [[Most Honorable Order of Kolios|Kolios]]</small> | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="3" style="background:#e3f1fa";text-align:center|'''Defunct''' | |||
|<small>[[Westarctica]]</small> | |||
|style=text-align:left|<small>[[File:Order-Cross-Ribbon.png|x10px]] [[Holy Order of The Cross|The Cross]] • [[File:Order-Merit-Ribbon.png|x10px]] [[Order of Merit|Merit]]</small> | |||
|- | |||
|<small>[[Calsahara]]</small> | |||
|style=text-align:left|<small>[[File:Order-Thespians-Ribbon.png|x10px]] [[Illustrious Order of Thespians|Thespians]] • [[File:Order-Masters-Ribbon.png|x10px]] [[Masters of the Universe]]</small> | |||
|- | |||
|<small>[[Protectorate of Kolios|Kolios]]</small> | |||
|style=text-align:left|<small>[[File:BWRibbon.jpg|x10px]] [[Order of the Rose Throne|Rose Throne]] • [[File:Blue ribbs.png|x10px]] [[Sanctified Order of the Crucifix|Crucifix]]</small> | |||
|- | |||
!style="background:#e3f1fa;text-align:center;"; colspan="3"|Awards of Westarctica | |||
|- | |||
|style="background:#e3f1fa";text-align:center|'''[[Westarctican Royal Guards|Royal Guards]]''' | |||
|colspan="2" style=text-align:left|<small>[[File:Westarctica Cross.png|x10px]] [[Westarctica Cross]] • [[File:Defense Commendation.png|x10px]] Defense Commendation • [[File:Distinguished Service.png|x10px]] Distinguished Service • [[File:Defense Security.png|x10px]] Defense Security • [[File:Antarctic Service.png|x10px]] Antarctic Service • [[File:Construction Service.png|x10px]] Construction Service • [[File:Foreign Service.png|x10px]] Foreign Service • [[File:C2 Training.png|x10px]] C2 Training • [[File:Good Conduct.png|x10px]] Good Conduct</small> | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="2" style="background:#e3f1fa";text-align:center|'''[[Civilian Corps]]''' | |||
|<small>Activity Ribbons</small> | |||
|style=text-align:left|<small>[[File:BallenyExpeditionRibbon.jpg|x10px]] Balleny Islands Expeditionary • [[File:Civ-Cor-Calsahara.png|x10px]] Calsahara Expeditionary • [[File:Civ-Cor-Achievement.png|x10px]] Achievement • [[File:Civ-Cor-Achievement.png|x10px]] Commendation • [[File:Civ-Cor-Service.png|x10px]] Service • [[File:Civ-Cor-Human.png|x10px]] Community Outreach • [[File:Civ-Cor-Global.png|x10px]] Global Campaign Service • [[File:GovernmentServiceRibbon.png|x10px]] Government Service • [[File:Civ-Cor-Ice.png|x10px]] Iceberg Award • [[File:Civ-Cor-Long.png|x10px]] Long Service • [[File:Civ-Cor-Nobility.png|x10px]] Nobles • [[File:Civ-Cor-Recruit.png|x10px]] Recruiting • [[File:Civ-cor-westarctica.png|x10px]] Westarctica Expeditionary</small> | |||
|- | |||
|<small>[[Honored Westarctican Awards|Honored Westarctican]]</small> | |||
|style=text-align:left|<small>[[File:Civ-Cor-Artist.png|x10px]] Artist • [[File:Civ-Cor-HonCitizen.png|x10px]] Citizen • [[File:HonoredConservationistRibbon.png|x10px]] Conservationist • [[File:Civ-cor-hondiplomat.png|x10px]] Diplomat • [[File:Civ-Cor-HonInno.png|x10px]] Innovator • [[File:Civ-Cor-HonService.png|x10px]] Servant • [[File:Civ-Cor-HonVol.png|x10px]] Volunteer</small> | |||
|- | |||
|style="background:#e3f1fa";text-align:center|'''[[Protectorate of Kolios|Kolios]]''' | |||
|colspan="2" style=text-align:left|<small>[[File:Friendship Cross.jpg|x10px]] [[Friendship Cross of Kolios|Friendship Cross]] • [[File:Ribbon-W-GR.png|x10px]] [[Koliosian Quartercentennial medal|Quartercentennial medal]]</small> | |||
|} | |||
[[Category:Orders of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Orders of Westarctica]] |
Latest revision as of 18:35, 3 October 2024
The Noble Order of Westarctica was the first Order of Chivalry created by Grand Duke Travis. It was created to recognize exceptional leadership qualities in foreign Heads of State, but the criteria was later expanded to include any monarch or peer. Knights are entitled to use the postnominal "OW" and companions are entitled to the postnominal "CW."
Creation of the Order
Although the Noble Order of Westarctica was the highest honor listed in the 17 March 2005 Royal Decree Revising the Orders of Westarctica which dealt with the four original Orders of Chivalry in Westarctica, it first came into use in 2004, around the time the Grand Ducal Mandate was decreed. The section of the March 2005 decree on the Noble Order read:
This Noble Order is designed to recognize exceptional leadership characteristics in foreign Heads of State. There is one class, Knight. The regalia for this Order is a blue sash (or riband) worn across the right shoulder to the left-side waist.
Hereditary nature of the Order
The Noble Order of Westarctica is the only Order of Chivalry that is hereditary in nature. When the holder of the knighthood, even an honorary knighthood, dies, the honor is bestowed upon their heir. In most cases, as the order is only bestowed upon nobles or international Heads of State, whichever of their heirs assumes the throne or title becomes the new bearer of Westarctica's knighthood as well.
It's important to note that in the case of abdications, a knight does not lose their knighthood merely because they are longer upon the throne. In the cases of monarchs who have abdicated, but are still living (King Juan Carlos, Queen Beatrix, King Gyanendra, and King Albert), they retain their honorary knighthood until their death.
The first inheritance of a knighthood in the Noble Order of Westarctica occurred upon the death of Prince Rainier III of Monaco on 6 April 2005. His Serene Highness's honorary knighthood, which had been bestowed less than a year prior, passed to his son, Prince Albert II, who still holds it to this day.
Classes
On 11 March 2021, Grand Duke Travis issued a Royal Decree that expanded the number of classes from one to two.
- Knight: Awarded to monarchs in recognition of excellent leadership.
- Companion: Awarded to peers of any nation in recognition of their nobility of character.
Knights of the Order
The first knighthoods in the order were bestowed through the mail upon twelve reigning monarchs on 20 November 2004. As these were foreign leaders, the knighthoods were only honorary.
On 7 March 2005, honorary knighthoods were bestowed upon the exiled heirs of the Imperial thrones of Iran and Ethiopia. Due to an oversight in researching the Ethiopian Imperial bloodline, the knighthood was wrongly bestowed upon Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, a cousin of the actual Emperor-in-exile. This oversight was corrected on 30 May 2018 when His Imperial Highness was stripped of the honor.
On 4 April 2005, President Kevin Baugh of Molossia was given an honorary knighthood. He remains the only non-royal, non-noble Knight of the order.
List of Knights
Name | Year of appointment | Previous Holder(s) of Knighthood | Notes |
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Grand Duke Travis of Westarctica | 2004 | Sovereign of the Order | |
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark | 2004 | Abdicated in 2024 | |
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden | 2004 | ||
King Juan Carlos I of Spain | 2004 | Abdicated in 2014 | |
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands | 2004 | Abdicated in 2013 | |
King Harald V of Norway | 2004 | ||
King Albert II of Belgium | 2004 | Abdicated in 2013 | |
King Gyanendra of Nepal | 2004 | Monarchy abolished in 2008 | |
King Letsie III of Lesotho | 2004 | ||
Prince Reza Pahlavi of Iran | 2005 | Royal in exile. Monarchy overthrown in 1979 | |
Prince Albert II of Monaco | 2005 | Rainier III (2004-2005) | First heir to inherit a knighthood |
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg | 2005 | ||
President Kevin Baugh of Molossia | 2005 | Only non-royal member | |
King Tupou VI of Tonga | 2012 | Tupou IV (2004-2006) Tupou V (2006-2012) |
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King Charles III of Great Britain | 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II (2004-2022) |
Companions of the Order
On the occasion of Westarctica's 20th Anniversary, on 2 November 2021, Grand Duke Travis created 15 Companions of the Noble Order of Westarctica by issuing a Royal Decree listing the 20th Anniversary Honors and Appointments. Several members of this inaugural group were knighted in person at Westarctica's 20th Anniversary Celebration.
List of Companions
Name | Year of appointment |
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Prince Dinny | 2021 |
Prince David Chase Callahan | 2021 |
Jordan Framer, Duke of the Bear Peninsula | 2021 |
Wolf Tulier, Duke of Waesche | 2021 |
Jon-Lawrence Langer, Duke of Moulton-Berlin | 2021 |
Michael Hammett, Duke of Tapley | 2021 |
Logan Mullins, Duke of the Gothic Mountains | 2021 |
Lars Vorlander, Duke of the Balchen Glacier | 2021 |
Spencer M Dayton, Duke Van Valkenburg | 2021 |
Danni Michele, Countess of Carter | 2021 |
Deborah McHenry Countess of Benton | 2021 |
Daniel Paul Means, Count of Cranton | 2021 |
Christian Klempsmann, Viscount of Bursey | 2021 |
Joachim Adlfinger, Baron of Dorrel | 2021 |
Lyle H. Sorrell, Viscount of Adams | 2021 |
James Stoshak, Count of Faulkender | 2021 |
August Grappin, Duke of Fox Grove | 2021 |
Prince Paul of Wy | 2022 |
Viscount Atwood | 2022 |
Baron of Mars | 2023 |
Queen Lynne of Slabovia | 2023 |
Crown Prince Regent Phillip Pillin | 2023 |
Prince Regent Phillip Joseph Pillin | 2023 |
Duke Kurt of Wright | 2023 |
Baron Trevor of Lambert | 2023 |
Count Thomas of Hermann | 2024 |
Orders of Westarctica | ||
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Active | Westarctica | Orca • Snowflake • Desert Heart • Westarctica • Polar Cross • Sword • Legion of Peace |
Kolios | Kolios | |
Defunct | Westarctica | The Cross • Merit |
Calsahara | Thespians • Masters of the Universe | |
Kolios | Rose Throne • Crucifix | |
Awards of Westarctica | ||
Royal Guards | Westarctica Cross • Defense Commendation • Distinguished Service • Defense Security • Antarctic Service • Construction Service • Foreign Service • C2 Training • Good Conduct | |
Civilian Corps | Activity Ribbons | Balleny Islands Expeditionary • Calsahara Expeditionary • Achievement • Commendation • Service • Community Outreach • Global Campaign Service • Government Service • Iceberg Award • Long Service • Nobles • Recruiting • Westarctica Expeditionary |
Honored Westarctican | Artist • Citizen • Conservationist • Diplomat • Innovator • Servant • Volunteer | |
Kolios | Friendship Cross • Quartercentennial medal |