Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom

Awarded by Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky
Status| Currently constituted
Crown Prince (disputed heir to the Georgian throne)| Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky (disputed)
Precedence
Next (higher)| Royal Order of St. David
Next (lower)| Royal Order of the King Erekle II

Ribbon of the order

The Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom is given to people who have served the Georgian royal family and contributed to the well-being of the Kingdom of Georgia, which disintegrated in 1491. It is available to both Georgian and foreign citizens.

The Royal Order of the Crown of the Kingdom of Georgia was established on July 4, 2013 by royal decree[1] on the feast day of Saints Archil (744) and Luarsab (1622).[2] The current grand master of the order is Crown Prince Nugzar Bagrationi-Gruzinski, disputed claimant to the throne of Georgia.[3]

## Ranks of the Order

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The order is granted in six degrees, shown here in order of precedence from lowest to highest:[4][5]

1. Knight or Dame of the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom (KGK/DGK)
2. Knight Officer or Dame Officer of the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom (KOGK/DOGK)
3. Knight Commander or Dame Commander of the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom (KCGK / DCGK)
4. Knight Grand Officer or Dame Grand Officer of the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom (KGOGK / DGOGK)
5. Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom (KGCGK / DGCGK)
6. Knight Grand Collar and Dame Grand Collar of the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom (reserved for the Grand Master of the Order and Heads of State)

## Privileges

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### Titles

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The honours of this Order are for the life of the recipient. They are not hereditary. Males who receive the award are entitled to the style of "His Honour", and the title of Raindi (Knight), unless he has another title that has a higher style. Likewise, females who receive the award are entitled to the style of "Her Honour", and the title of Mandilosani (Dame), unless she has another title that has a higher style.[4][6]

## Notable Members

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* Jean-Paul Carteron (Honorary President and Founder of the International Forum Crans Montana) with the rank of Grand Officer of the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom.[7]
* Dr. Zef Bushati (Embassy of the Republic of Albania in Italy and Ambassador to the Holy See for the same Republic of Albania).[8]
* Grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgian chess player). The first woman to be awarded the FIDE title Grandmaster, which occurred in 1978. She was the fifth women's world chess champion (1962–1978).

## See also

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* Nugzar Petrovich Bagration-Gruzinski

## References

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1. ^ "History of Georgia: Primary Documents - EuroDocs". eudocs.lib.byu.edu.
2. ^ "THE ROYAL HOUSE OF GEORGIA". THE ROYAL HOUSE OF GEORGIA.
3. ^ "ნუგზარ ბაგრატიონ-გრუზინსკი - ბიოგრაფიული ლექსიკონი". nplg.gov.ge. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
4. ^ a b "THE ROYAL HOUSE OF GEORGIA - Royal Orders". royal-houseofgeorgia.org. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
5. ^ "RANKS OF KNIGHTHOOD". www.royal-commission.org.
6. ^ "Royal Charter of the Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom | საქართველოს სამეფო გვირვინის ორდენი | His Royal Highness Prince Nugzar Bagrationi-Gruzinski" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-05-31.
7. ^ "Royal and Nobility news « Cawa Media". cawamedia.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
8. ^ "Delegates". www.nobledynasty.com.

## External links

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* The Royal House of Georgia - Official Site
* "THE ROYAL HOUSE OF GEORGIA". royal-houseofgeorgia.org. Retrieved 2018-05-31.