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{{Expand German|Orden De Parfaite Amitié|date=June 2009}}
|title = Order of Parfaite Amitié<br>''Orden de Parfaite Amitié''
[[File:Wappen von Thurn und Taxis.jpg|thumb|Princely arms of Thurn and Taxis]]
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|awarded_by = [[File:Wappen Thurn und Taxis.svg|18px]] [[Thurn und Taxis#Princes of Thurn and Taxis|Prince of Thurn and Taxis]]
|type = [[Dynastic order of knighthood|Dynastic Order]]
|motto = ''VINCULUM AMICITAE'' <br>([[Latin]]:"Chain of Friendship")
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|status = Currently constituted
|head_title = Sovereign
|head = [[Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis|Prince Albert II]]
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|grades = Knight Grand Cross<br>Knight/Dame Grand Cross Officer<br> Knight/Dame Commander<br> Knight/Dame Officer<br> Knight/Dame
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|date = 1750<br> 1750 - 1806 (National Order)<br>1806 - present (House Order)
|house = [[Thurn und Taxis|House of Thurn and Taxis]]
|religion = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]
|ribbon = [[Navy Blue]] and [[Maroon]] with a thin [[Gold (color)|Gold]] border.
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'''The Order of Parfaite Amitié''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Orden de Parfaite Amitié'') is a [[dynastic order of knighthood]] and a house order of chivalry in the Princely [[House of Thurn and Taxis]].
'''The Order of Parfaite Amitié''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Orden de Parfaite Amitié'') is a [[dynastic order of knighthood]] and a house order of chivalry in the Princely [[House of Thurn and Taxis]].



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Order of Parfaite Amitié
Orden de Parfaite Amitié
Awarded by Prince of Thurn and Taxis
TypeDynastic Order
Royal houseHouse of Thurn and Taxis
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic
RibbonNavy Blue and Maroon with a thin Gold border.
MottoVINCULUM AMICITAE
(Latin:"Chain of Friendship")
StatusCurrently constituted
SovereignPrince Albert II
GradesKnight Grand Cross
Knight/Dame Grand Cross Officer
Knight/Dame Commander
Knight/Dame Officer
Knight/Dame


The Order of Parfaite Amitié (German: Orden de Parfaite Amitié) is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis.

History

The Order was created during the reign of Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis as the supreme order of the princely house. Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis then reformed the Order and was able to formally transmit the Order to descendants to this day. With the abolition of the principalities of the Confederation of the Rhine by the acts of 12 July 1806, the Order's value became related to the dynasty, and is be given to members who have turned 18 years of age.

Design

The Order's medal consists of a golden eight-pointed Maltese cross in white enamel. Within the arms of the cross is located a tower and an upright lion, the symbol from the coat of arms of the House of Thurn and Taxis. In the shame arm of the cross are engraved the words VINCULUM AMICITAE (Latin: chain of friendship). In the medallion are the initials CA (Carl Anselm). Marked blue-enamelled medallion with the letters or TW Since 1928, the initial A (Albert).

Men wear the decoration around their neck with sky-blue band. A copy of the Order is in the treasury at the museum at St. Emmeram's Abbey in Regensburg.

References

  • Dr. Kurt Gerhard Klietmann: Ordenskunde – Beiträge zur Geschichte der Auszeichnungen Nr. 1, Verlag Die Ordens-Sammlung, Berlin 1958
  • J.B. Mehler: Das fürstliche Haus Thurn und Taxis in Regensburg, Habbel-Verlag, Regensburg 1898