Order of the Iron Helmet

Order of the Iron Helmet
The two editions of the cross. The one on the right is from 1815
Awarded by Elector of Hesse
TypeOrder
GradesGrand Cross
Knight I Class
Knight II Class
Precedence
Next (higher)Wilhelmsorden

Ribbon bar of the order

On 18 March 1814 Elector Wilhelm I of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) founded the Order of the Iron Helmet (German: Orden vom Eisernen Helm).

Maximilian Gritzner describes the model and the statutes of the order as "influenced by the example of the Iron Cross".



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