The Saxe-Ernestine House Order () was an order of merit instituted by Duke Friedrich of Saxe-Altenburg, Duke Ernst I of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and Duke Bernhard II of Saxe-Meiningen on 25 December 1833 as a joint award of the Saxon duchies. Classes At first, the Order consisted of five classes: Grand Cross, Commander's Cross with Star in First and Second Classes, and Knight's Cross in First and Second Classes. Awards were reserved for officers. In 1864, a silver-gilt medal was added but subsequently suppressed in 1918, at the end of World War I. Gold and silver medals were also associated with the Order. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha revival (2006) In 2006, the head of the ducal family of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Andreas, created the "Ducal Saxe-Coburg-Gotha House Order" (Herzoglich Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha'sche Hausorden). It is based on the old Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order. Recipients Grand Crosses Abbas II of Egypt Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828–1875) Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884–1948) Duke Adam of Württemberg Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Afonso, Duke of Porto Albert I of Belgium Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis Prince Albert of Prussia (1809–1872) Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg Albert of Saxony Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale Albert, Prince Consort Prince Albert of Prussia (1837–1906) Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon Alexander II of Russia Alexander III of Russia Alexander of Battenberg Prince Alexander of Prussia Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804–1881) Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804–1885) Alexis, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld Prince Alfons of Bavaria Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo Infanta Antónia of Portugal Aoki Shuzo Prince Arnulf of Bavaria Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince August, Duke of Dalarna Prince August of Württemberg Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra Abu Bakar of Johor Carl Johan Bernadotte Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1792–1862) Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg Herbert von Bismarck Otto von Bismarck Boris III of Bulgaria Bernhard von Bülow Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen Carl XVI Gustaf Carlos I of Portugal Carol I of Romania Charles I of Württemberg Charles XV Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1844–1894) Charles Egon III,