▁Order ▁ ▁The ▁Order ▁of ▁Bra very ▁was ▁established ▁with ▁a ▁dec ree ▁of ▁K ny az ▁Alexander ▁B aten berg ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁Bulgar ian ▁order ▁and ▁was ▁mode led ▁after ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Military ▁Mer it ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁H esse ▁which ▁existed ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁The ▁recip ients ▁of ▁the ▁order ▁are ▁called ▁cav ali ers . ▁The ▁order ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Berlin ▁with ▁which ▁Bulg aria ▁demonstrated ▁full ▁independence ▁although ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁high ▁state ▁decor ations ▁- ▁symbols ▁of ▁national ▁independence . ▁ ▁The ▁head ▁of ▁state ▁and ▁the ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁were ▁cav ali ers ▁by ▁right ▁to ▁Military ▁Order ▁of ▁Bra very ▁I ▁grade ▁and ▁Military ▁Order ▁of ▁Bra very ▁IV ▁grade ▁respectively . ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁great ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁order ▁Ts ar ▁Bor is ▁III ▁never ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Bra very ▁I ▁grade ▁and ▁the ▁Grand ▁cross ▁but ▁only ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Bra very ▁III ▁grade , ▁ 2 nd ▁class ▁received ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁B alk an ▁War ▁( 1 9 1 2 - 1 9 1 3 ); ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Bra very ▁III ▁grade , ▁ 1 st ▁class ▁received ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁( 1 9 1 5 - 1 9 1 8 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Bra very ▁IV ▁grade , ▁