ɪt wʌz fˈɜːst ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ɔnðɪ əkˈeɪʒən ʌvðə wˈɛdɪŋ ʌv ɡɹˈænd dˈʌtʃɛs ˈænə pˈɛtɹɑːvnə ʌv ɹˈʌʃə ænd tʃˈɑːɹlz fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk, dˈuːk ʌv hˈɑːlstaɪŋɡˈɑːɾoːɹp ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv.
It was first awarded on the occasion of the wedding of Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia and Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp in 1725.