Original British Austrian Ernest Augustus Crown Prince of Hanover Family Genuine Wearer’s Copies Awards Framed Display – 27 ½” x 23 ½” Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. Now this is an stunning display of awards! This display features original, period awards that were bestowed to the the FAMILY of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, but were never actually his personal awards and some of these awards were not awarded to him at all. These are whats known as “Wearer’s Copies” which were popular amongst royal families and their acolytes and were commonly found in the Royal Households.

Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, was the eldest child and only son of George V of Hanover and his wife, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg. Ernest Augustus was deprived of the throne of Hanover upon its annexation by Prussia in 1866 and later the Duchy of Brunswick in 1884. Although he was the most senior male-line descendant of George I, II, and III, the Duke of Cumberland was deprived of his British peerages and honors for having sided with Germany in World War I.

The Awards Include:
– Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George: The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III. It is named in honor of two military saints, Michael and George. The Order of St Michael and St George was originally awarded to those holding commands or high positions in the Mediterranean territories acquired in the Napoleonic Wars, and was subsequently extended to holders of similar office or position in other territories of the British Empire. The Order’s motto is Auspicium melioris aevi (‘Token of a better age’). The banners of arms of the Knights and Dames Grand Cross are hung in the Chapel of the Order, which is in St Paul’s Cathedral. It is at present awarded to men and women who hold high office or who render extraordinary or important non-military service to the United Kingdom in a foreign country, and can also be conferred for important or loyal service in relation to foreign and Commonwealth affairs.

– Order of the Garter Badge and Sash (Chained) Award: The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348. It is the most senior order of knighthood in the British honors system, outranked in precedence only by the Victoria Cross and the George Cross. The Order of the Garter is dedicated to the image and arms of Saint George, England’s patron saint.

Appointments are at the sovereign’s sole discretion and are usually in recognition of a national contribution, for public service, or for personal service to the sovereign. Membership of the order is limited to the sovereign, the Prince of Wales, and no more than 24 living members, or Companions. The order also includes supernumerary knights and ladies (e.g., members of the British royal family and foreign monarchs).

The order’s emblem is a garter with the motto Honi soit qui mal y pense (Anglo-Norman for ‘Shame on him who thinks evil of it’) in gold lettering. Members of the order wear it on ceremonial occasions.

All items are in wonderful condition and displays very well.

Comes more than ready for further research and display.