Royal Guelphic Order

Royal Guelphic Order
Royal Guelphic Order ;
	Grand cross star, sash and badge of the Royal Guelphic Order (Civil Division)
Awarded by Kingdom of Hanover
Type	House Order
Established	28 April 1815
Motto	Nec Aspera Terrent; (Not afraid of difficulties)
Sovereign	Ernst August
Grades	After 1841; Grand Cross; Commander 1st Class; Commander 2nd Class; Knight; Cross of Merit
Former grades	Original; Knight Grand Cross; Knight Commander; Knight
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Saint George
Next (lower)	Order of Ernst August
	; Ribbon of the order; ;

The Royal Guelphic Order (German: Königlicher Guelphen-Orden), sometimes referred to as the Hanoverian Guelphic Order, is a Hanoverian order of chivalry instituted on 28 April 1815 by the Prince Regent (later King George IV).^[1] It takes its name from the House of Guelph, of which the Hanoverians were a branch. Since Hanover and the United Kingdom shared a monarch until 1837, the order was frequently bestowed upon British subjects.^[2]

^ Robertson, Megan C. (2 April 2007). "United Kingdom: The Royal Guelphic Order". Medals of the World.
^ Mussell, John, ed. (2014). The Medal Yearbook 2015. Devon, UK: Token Publishing Ltd. p. 56. ISBN 9781908828163.

[1] Robertson, Megan C. (2 April 2007). "United Kingdom: The Royal Guelphic Order". Medals of the World.

[yearbook-2] Mussell, John, ed. (2014). The Medal Yearbook 2015. Devon, UK: Token Publishing Ltd. p. 56. ISBN 9781908828163.

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