Order of the Kestrel
| Order of the Kestrel | |
|---|---|
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Awarded by  the Grand Duke of Yonderre | |
| Type | Dynastic order |
| Established | August 1, 1622 |
| Country | Yonderre |
| Criteria | Meritious services to arts, politics or sciences |
| Status | Active |
| Founder | Auguste I d'Houicourt |
| Grand Master | The Grand Duke of Yonderre |
| Classes | Commander Officer Member |
| Post-nominals | OC |
The Order of the Kestrel (Burgoignesc: Ordre de Crecerelle, Gothic: Falkenorden), known informally in Yonderre as simply the Kestrel Cross (Burgoignesc: Croix Crecerellesc, Gothic: Falkenkreuz), is a Yonderian order presented by the Grand Duke of Yonderre rewarding meritious contributions to the arts, sciences and politics. It was founded by Auguste I d'Houicourt on August 1, 1622 as a chiefly military order and then reformed in 1766 by Guillaume IV de Donne into something more closely resembling the modern order. The order is often awarded to highly succesful Yonderian musicians, actors, politicians and scholars as well as foreign diplomats and rulers who have contributed to Yonderre.
Description
The Order of the Kestrel is worn on the wearer's left chest from a blue ribbon with white-red-white border stripes. The cross consists of a gilt cross, enamelled in white, with a blue-enamelled central disc bearing a white kestrel. For officers, the order is worn is worn on a eight-pointed silver star without the ribbon with the cross of the Order superimposed upon it. For the Commander rank, the wearer wears the badge on a sash on the left shoulder.
Notable Knight's Cross recipients
- François Artanis, Yonderian singer and actor (1968)
- Mathieu le Fêvre, Yonderian movie director and owner of Primo Kino (1970)
- Dom Martinez, Carto-Yonderian singer and actor (1968)
- Seisyll ap Morgan ap Iuan, Arlywydd of Caergwynn (2024)
- Professor-Baron Phillipe d'Everard, professor of paleontology (1914)
- Knight-Baron Rachet d'Everard, Marshal of Yonderre and Yonderian Ambassador to Burgundie (1964)