wikified edit

I just wikified the article, adding a bunch of links. I also did some quick fact checking to see see if the work was correct and also tried to see if it was a copywrited entry, finding that the article was both correct and at the very least not taken verbatim from something google can find.

Jacob 03:02, 3 April 2006 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacob (User_talk:Jrideoutcontribs)

Russian order of St. John edit

For anonymous. Russian order of St. John is not dynastic, because is not bestoved by Head of House on her own right (is not her property). Dynastic orders of Romanov House are St. Stanislaus, St. Anna,St. George and St. Catherine, but St. John is not. Please, first read some books, as World Orders of Knighthood and Merit, before make some spurious and amateurish statements. Yopie 04:07, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Citations edit

This is an interesting article, but it could do with some citations. Also, and perhaps relatedly, I'd like clarification within the article of an assertion made throughout the article: it says that when a sovereign ceases to be head of state they take their fons honorum powers of their dynastic orders with them but not their state orders (the real Order of the Octopus, or whatever, is something that is awarded by the von Smith family, and so even if they're not still kings of Ruritania they can still give it out). Fine. But the article goes on to say They cannot, moreover, found new Dynastic Orders. Why can't they? Who is making this rule, and what will happen to the von Smiths if they decide to do it anyway? (And relatedly, if there's no penalty for the von Smiths to make up new dynastic orders, is there any reason other people shouldn't too?) The Wednesday Island (talk) 18:06, 4 June 2008 (UTC)Reply

There probably is a proper citation for this (perhaps in some introductory material to a book like Burke's or whatever) but IMO (note, opinion, so don't put this in the article) its because old orders gained their legitimacy from the fact that it was a king of some society which founded them. Orders founded by kings in exile don't have the respect of the people. 118.90.7.227 (talk) 22:32, 23 December 2008 (UTC)Reply
Wow, almost two years with no movement on this! :) I am going to fact-tag "They cannot, moreover, found new Dynastic Orders." and if it doesn't gain a reference, or at least some supporting argument or explanation, I think it should come out quite soon. Cheers. DBaK (talk) 11:02, 22 November 2010 (UTC)Reply

More Dynastic Orders edit

There are many more dynastic orders not currently listed. I would like to work with a fellow Wikipedian on this topic. Please contact me.

Prof. Carl Edwin Lindgren (celindgren@panola.com)

Royalhistorian (talk) 05:42, 7 June 2008 (UTC)Reply

Dear professor, I will be happy to assist you. Yopie 19:43, 7 June 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yopie (talkcontribs)

Rename to a shorter alternative edit

I suggest "House order" but "Dynastic order" is at least where the page should be. "House order", to get away from the British-centrism. 118.90.25.253 (talk) 13:05, 7 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

Name is OK, we not need shorter. --Yopie 14:16, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Examples in intro edit

Don't house orders appoint members based on the authority of the controlling house? That is, that they are/used to be of sovereign rank at the time of the order's creation? 118.90.35.155 (talk) 11:06, 29 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

--193.40.110.66 (talk) 12:21, 15 October 2010 (UTC)Reply

Commonwealth realms orders edit

Why does this article state that the Orders of the Garter, and Merit and the Royal Victorian Order are dynastic orders when there is nothing that suggests that they belong to the "patrimony of a dynasty". That they are in the monarch's own gift does not make them dynastic. If the Orders of the Garter and the Thistle were dynastic they would have descended with the Jacobite succession and could not have been conferred by later British monarchs. The statutes of the Order of the Garter have atleast in the past stated that the "Kings of England, shall be forever more Sovereigns of the said most noble order",(MacKay, Frederick William (1814). The Statutes of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. London: T.H. Coe. p. 3.) not the head of a dynasty, so obviously it is not a dynastic order. Björn Knutson (talk) 18:40, 31 January 2012 (UTC)Reply

Interesting point. The definition of "Dynastic Order" as used in the article is somewhat problematic. Strictly speaking, only a few of the orders on the list are deemed to belong to a dynasty rather than a sovereign. The Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau being the clearest example. Otherwise, in the case of the orders granted by reigning monarchs, the term is used to describe orders that are deemed to be in the personal gift of the monarch (i.e. they are awarded without the advice of the elected political leaders of the state) and/or which are given out for services to the monarch and the royal family whether than as a reward for merit or services to the nation. With regard to other orders, "Dynastic Order" is being used to describe those orders that the former monarch and/or his heir continue to award after losing the throne. The rationale for the continued award of orders by exiles families varies from case to case. It is claimed that the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George, for example, was created by papal authority and that the Pope granted the grandmastership to the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies independently of the crown of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies so that the order and the rights of the grandmaster survive the end of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies because of the Pope's authority. It is questionable whether the situation of the Constantinian Order is best described as the "patrimony of a dynasty" instead of as a religious order of knights with an hereditary grandmaster. In contrast, the Romanian Order of Carol I looks like a state merit order which former King Michael continued to award under a government-in-exile theory on the basis that his deposition was unlawful. Somehow the Order of Carol I was transformed into the private property of King Michael by right of his status as a former monarch. Now Michael claims the right to revise the order of succession and pass his status as dynastic head onto his daughter and then his grandson. Presumably, the Romanian royal orders will pass to the future heads of the Romanian royal family. Ultimately, the problem begins with the fact that in the Middle Ages monarchs actually owned the state so there was no separation between that which belonged to the monarch as sovereign, that which belonged to his dynasty, and that which belonged to the state. (To look at it another way, a medieval English monarch would not comprehend how Windsor Castle could be deemed property held by the Queen in trust for the nation while Sandringham House is considered Elizabeth II's private property.) Since ex-monarchs and their families rarely survived their deposition for long, there was little need for medieval minds to consider the rights of former royal families. Johnwilliammiller (talk) 07:36, 3 December 2012 (UTC)Reply
The Order of the Garter was awarded on the advice of the Prime Minister until 1946 and the Order of the Thistle until 1947.("Select Committee on Public Administration Fifth Report". UK Parliament. 13 July 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2006.) Those facts raise the question of whether the Garter and the Thistle would still be "dynastic" orders if the Prime Minister was still advising the monarch on the awards. Of course, what one prime minister does another can undo so that the potential exists for a future prime minister to take back control of the Garter and the Thistle. Before someone argues that the Garter and Thistle would still be dynastic even if the Queen only awarded them on ministerial advice please remember that the main difference between the orders classed as dynastic (Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle, Order of Merit, and Royal Victorian Order) and the other orders award by or in the name of the Queen is whetehr they are in the Queen's personal gift or awarded on the advice of the political leads. Johnwilliammiller (talk) 07:55, 3 December 2012 (UTC)Reply

Problem with the Opening Paragraph edit

As of 27 November 2012, the first two sentence read "A dynastic order of knighthood is an order belonging to the heraldic patrimony of a dynasty, often held by ancient right. These differ from military, religious, and orders of merit belonging to a particular state, having been instituted to reward personal services rendered to a sovereign, dynasty, or an ancient family of princely rank." Hyginus Eugene Cardinale's "Orders of Knighthood, Awards, and the Holy See" contains the following "Dynastic Orders of Knighthood are a category of Orders belonging to the heraldic patrimony of a dynasty, often held by ancient right. These differ from the early military and religious Orders and from the later Orders of Merit belonging to a particular State, having been instituted to reward personal services rendered to a dynasty or an ancient Family of princely rank." (Cardinale, Hyginus Eugene (31 December 1985). Orders of Knighthood Awards, and the Holy See. Chester Springs, PA: Dufour Editions, Inc. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-905715-26-1. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)) As the opening of this article is virtually identical to Cardinale's (without citation), I am rewriting the opening paragraph. Johnwilliammiller (talk) 06:23, 27 November 2012 (UTC)Reply

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Dynastic order of knighthoodDynastic order of chivalry – For WP:Consistency as per International Commission on Orders of Chivalry and more, and in line with order of merit. Of course possibly dynastic chivalric order, dynastic knightly order and dynastic order of knighthood should be kept indicated as common other names in the lead section or under the terminology section. See also: Talk:Order_(honour)#Terminology. Chicbyaccident (talk) 12:05, 16 November 2016 (UTC) --Relisting. Music1201 talk 16:02, 23 November 2016 (UTC)Reply

  • Support: per WP:PRECISE, technically not all orders of chivalry confer the status of knight upon an appointee. For example, only the two highest of the five grades which constitute the Royal Victorian Order entitle the appointee to use the title Sir/Dame. Ebonelm (talk) 21:37, 23 November 2016 (UTC)Reply

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Dynastic order of chivalryDynastic order – WHile the above move was an improvement, after closer investigation, this article is not merely about dynastic orders of chivalry but rather about dynastic orders in general, including both dynastic orders of chivalry and orders of merit. On a further note, definition and overview of chivalric orders is more suitably collected at order of chivalry. Thus this article should most probably, in accordance also with the category Category:Dynastic orders, be renamed as proposed. See also article names in other languages, which well corresponds with this proposal. Chicbyaccident (talk) 16:55, 6 December 2016 (UTC)--Relisting. RGloucester 17:56, 21 December 2016 (UTC)Reply

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Dynastic orderDynastic decoration – If "decoration" (or equivalent term) can be said to include orders. Compare equivalent discussion on Talk:State order. PPEMES (talk) 13:46, 21 May 2019 (UTC)--Relisting. qedk (t c) 14:12, 28 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

Oppose. Dynastic orders are awards like the Order of the Garter and the Order of the Golden Fleece: high honours granted as a mark of esteem by a head of state. Decorations are awards like the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross and the Purple Heart, usually for a specific act deemed worthy of recognition. Opera hat (talk) 18:09, 12 June 2019 (UTC)Reply

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@Opera hat:, @Necrothesp: Confused. Please see Template:Phaleristics for an overview illustration. Do you see the section "Fount of honour"? Doesn't this regard not only orders, but medals in general? Isn't that why article State decoration is called like that? So why shouldn't there be any Dynastic decoration? PPEMES (talk) 21:50, 15 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

Because this is the common name. -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:41, 16 January 2020 (UTC)Reply
Yet, when there is no other article for the subject as a whole. Don't we need that then? PPEMES (talk) 12:49, 16 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

Keeping list to those with Wiki articles edit

I am trying to keep the list of orders to just those with a Wiki article. Otherwise, everyone will try to post their orders (legit or otherwise) to this list. If the order you want to add is important enough to be added, then it should have its own Wiki article. Kimontalk 13:25, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply