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Royal Order of the Welfs

Hanoverian order of chivalry
Organization Order Of Chivalry Q705153

Facts

14 properties

Identity

Instance of
order of chivalry
Native label
Guelphen-Orden[17]

Status and dates

Inception
August 12, 1815[9]

Location

Country
Kingdom of Hanover
Location of formation
London[10]

People

Founder
George IV of the United Kingdom[2]

Relations

Has part(s)
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Welfs, Knight Grand Officer of the Royal Order of the Welfs, Knight Commander of the Royal Order of the Welfs, Knight of the Royal Order of the Welfs, Royal Decoration of the Cross of Merit of the Welfs[4][5][6][7][8]
More facts +7
Conferred by
Kingdom of Hanover[11]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Wikidata item, New International Encyclopedia[12][13][14]
Has list
list of recipients of the Royal Order of the Welfs[18]
Inscription
NEC ASPERA TERRENT, G R 1815[15][16]
Named after
House of Welf[3]
Next higher rank
Order of St. George[20]
Next lower rank
Order of Ernst August[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Royal Guelphic Order en Royal Welfic Order en Royal Order of the Welfs en Royal Order of the Guelphs cs Řád Guelfů da Guelferordenen de Royal Guelphic Order de Guelphen-Orden de Guelphenorden de Guelfenorden el Βασιλικό Τάγμα του Γουέλφων el Βασιλικό Τάγμα του Γουέλφων του Ανοβέρου es Orden Real Güélfica fa انجمن سلطنتی ولفی fi Guelphin kuningashuoneen ritarikunta fr ordre royal des Guelfes he מסדר גואלף המלכותי he מסדר גולפי המלכותי he מסדר גולפיק המלכותי he מסדר הגואלפים
🔖 Identifiers · 8
VIAF cluster ID
315687004
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Badge of the Royal Guelphic Order.png ↗
Described at URL
www.rct.uk
FactGrid item ID
1976 Dutch Grand Prix
Freebase ID
/m/07c0ns
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
organization/936767048084
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3909103
Topic's main category
Category:Royal Order of the Welfs

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🔗 Connections
Awarded to 31
William Herschel, Nicholas I of Russia, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Alexander III of Russia, Camillo Benso di Cavour, Vasily Zhukovsky, Maximilian I of Mexico, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher +23 more
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New International Encyclopedia
Conferred by 1
Kingdom of Hanover
Country 1
Kingdom of Hanover
FactGrid item ID 1
1976 Dutch Grand Prix
Founder 1
George IV of the United Kingdom
Instance of 1
order of chivalry
Location of formation 1
London
Named after 1
House of Welf
Next higher rank 1
Order of St. George
Next lower rank 1
Order of Ernst August
Topic's main category 1
Category:Royal Order of the Welfs
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Royal Order of the Welfs
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Royal Order of the Welfs
← FactGrid item ID 1
Arkadiyivka
← Next higher rank 1
Order of Ernst August
← Next lower rank 1
Order of St. George
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Summary

Royal Order of the Welfs is an order of chivalry[1].

Related Entities

Alexander III of Russia Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Camillo Benso di Cavour Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher George IV of the United Kingdom Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia Joseph Radetzky von Radetz Karl Nesselrode Kingdom of Hanover London Maximilian I of Mexico Nicholas I of Russia Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex Vasily Zhukovsky William Herschel

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [13] ↑ . runeberg.org. runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · ~2026-36506-73 · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Kingdom of Hanover
    Location of formation → London
    Category for recipients of this award → Category:Recipients of the Royal Order of Guelph
    Next lower rank → Order of Ernst August
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Image: Badge of the Royal Guelphic Order.png"
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