Ludwig Order
| Ludwig Order Ludwigsorden | |
|---|---|
The badge of the Grand Cross | |
| Awarded by The Grand Duke of Hesse | |
| Type | Order |
| Motto | Gott Ehre Vater Land |
| Eligibility | soldiers and civilians |
| Awarded for | merit |
| Status | defunct |
| Sovereign | Grand Duke of Hesse |
| Grades | Grand Cross Commander 1st Class Commander 2nd Class Knight 1st Class Knight 2nd Class |
| Statistics | |
| Last induction | 1918 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None |
| Next (lower) | Order of Philip the Magnanimous (before 1875); Order of the Golden Lion (after 1875) |
Ribbon bar of the order | |
The Ludwig Order (German: Großherzoglich Hessischer Ludwigsorden), was an order of the Grand Duchy of Hesse which was awarded to meritorious soldiers and civilians from 1807 to 1918.