Order of the Crown of India

Imperial Order of the Crown of India
The insignia of the Imperial Order of the Crown
of India
Awarded by the British monarch
TypeOrder of Chivalry
EligibilityBritish princesses, wives or female relatives of Indian princes
StatusLast appointment in 1947
Dormant order since 2022
SovereignCharles III
Post-nominalsCI

Ribbon of the order

The Imperial Order of the Crown of India is an order in the British honours system. The Order was established by Queen Victoria when she became Empress of India in 1878.[1] The Order was open only to women, and no appointments have been made since the Partition of India in 1947. The Order was limited to British princesses, wives or female relatives of Indian princes (female rulers like the Nawab Begums of Bhopal counted as such) and the wife or female relatives of any person who held the office of:

  1. ^ a b "No. 24539". The London Gazette. 4 January 1878. p. 113.

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