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Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
| Order of the White Eagle Order Orła Białego | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded by the President of Poland (previously King of Poland) | |
| Type | Single grade order |
| Established | 1 November 1705 |
| Country |  Poland |
| Motto |
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| Eligibility | All |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Grand Master | President of Poland Andrzej Duda |
| Statistics | |
| Total inductees | 355 (since 1921) |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | none - highest award |
| Next (lower) | Order Virtuti Militari |
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The Order of the White Eagle (Polish: Order Orła Białego) is the highest honour of the Republic of Poland and formerly the Second Polish Republic and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and one of the oldest state decorations in the world still in use. It was officially instituted on 1 November 1705 by Augustus II the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, and bestowed on eight of his closest diplomatic and political supporters.[1] It has since been awarded to the most distinguished Poles for their merits and occasionally to the heads of state of foreign countries.
The Order of the White Eagle is attached to an azure sash slung over the left shoulder to the right side. The star of the Order, formerly embroidered, is worn on the left side of the chest.[2] Unlike other Polish high decorations, the Order of the White Eagle does not have different classes or crosses.
- ^ Sierba, Michał (2013). "Tykocińskie Początki Orderu Orła Białego" [Tykocinskie The Beginnings of the Order of the White Eagle]. Vade Nobiscum: Materiały Studenckiego Koła Naukowego Historyków Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego [Vade Nobiscum: Materials of the Student Science Wheel History of the Łódź University] (PDF) (in Polish). Vol. VI: Kultura Elit W Epoce Nowożytnej. Łódź: Uniwersytet Łódzki. pp. 151–162. ISBN 978-83-63199-26-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Order Orła Białego". Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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