Order of the Star of Brabant

Order of the Star of Brabant
*Orden "Stern von Brabant"*
Order of the Star of Brabant; Orden "Stern von Brabant" ;
	Honour Cross 2nd Class
Awarded by The Grand Duke of Hesse
Type	order of (civil) merit
Established	14 June 1914
Motto	FÜRST VOLK NÄCHSTENLIEBE WOHLFART (prince, people, neighbourly love, charity)
Status	obsolete
Sovereign	Grand Duke of Hesse
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Philip the Magnanimous
Next (lower)	General Honor Decoration
	; Ribbon bar of the order; ;

Typeorder of (civil) merit

Established14 June 1914

MottoFÜRST VOLK NÄCHSTENLIEBE WOHLFART (prince, people, neighbourly love, charity)

Statusobsolete

The Order of the Star of Brabant (German: Orden "Stern von Brabant") was an order of merit, established on 14 June 1914 by Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse. The order was founded in honour of Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse, founder of the House of Hesse. After the dissolution of the Grand Duchy in 1918 it was no longer awarded.

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Order of the Star of Brabant

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