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Order of Charlemagne

Order and civil decoration issued by Andorra

Field	Value
name	Order of Charlemagne
image	[[File:Orde de Carlemany AEA.jpg	200px]]
caption	Necklet of the first type of the Order of Charlemagne
image2	[[File:AND Order of Charlemagne BAR.png	100px]]
caption2	Ribbon of the Order of Charlemagne
awarded_by	Head of Government of the Principality of Andorra
type	State order of merit
established
country	Andorra
house
religion
motto	ORDO CAROLI MAGNI ANDORRAE
eligibility	"Reward the merits of those who have excelled in their field of work and who have made outstanding services to the Andorran State"
status	Active
founder	Juli Minoves Triquell
head_title	President of the Council of the Order of Charlemagne
head	Xavier Espot Zamora
head2_title	Secretary General of the Council of the Order of Charlemagne
head2	Imma Tor Faus
classes	Three
former_grades	Collar, Medal
first_induction	2008
higher	Cross of the Seven Arms
lower	None

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The Order of Charlemagne () is an order and civil decoration issued by the Principality of Andorra.

History

The Order of Charlemagne was created 7 December 2007 by the Minister of Culture Juli Minoves Triquell with the purpose to "reward the merits of those who have excelled in their field of work and who have made outstanding services to the Andorran State".

The name of the order was given to honour the founder of the Principality of Andorra, Charlemagne, King of the Franks and first Holy Roman Emperor, who granted sovereignty to the people of the "Valleys of Andorra" in gratitude for helping him fight the Saracens. Since then, Charlemagne has been a national symbol of the principality.

The Order became dormant after the death of José Luis Sampedro in 2013, but was included in the Law 12/2022, of 12 May, of Protocol and Ceremonial as the second highest Order of the Principality of Andorra, just under the Cross of the Seven Arms.

The new regulation of the Order was approved by the Council of Ministers on 22 May 2024.

Organisation

The President of the Council of the Order of Charlemagne of the order is the prime minister of the Principality of Andorra, currently Xavier Espot Zamora. The Secretary General of the Council of the Order of Charlemagne is the Minister of Foreign Affairs, currently Imma Tor Faus.

The Order of Charlemagne is currently divided in three classes, upon the reform accomplished during the 2022–2024 period:

[[File:AND GC Order of Charlemagne BAR.png|50px]] Grand Cross
[[File:AND Commander Order of Charlemagne BAR.png|50px]] Commander
[[File:AND Order of Charlemagne BAR.png|50px]] Cross

Formerly, the 2007 version of the Order of Charlemagne was divided into four classes:

[[File:Orde de Carlemany collar Andorra.png|50px]] Collar
[[File:Orde de Carlemany gran creu Andorra.png|50px]] Grand Cross
[[File:Orde de Carlemany creu Andorra.png|50px]] Commander
[[File:Orde de Carlemany medalla Andorra.png|50px]] Medal

Recipients in selection

José Luis Sampedro (2008) – Medal
Xavier Espot Zamora (2019) – Grand Cross
Carles Enseñat Reig (2023) – Grand Cross
Imma Tor Faus (2023) – Grand Cross

;Former recipients

Frank Gehry (2008) – Grand Cross (he renounced it later)

References

http://www.rtva.ad/noticia.aspx?id=43819
https://www.consellgeneral.ad/ca/activitat-parlamentaria/lleis-aprovades/llei-12-2022-del-12-de-maig-de-protocol-i-cerimonial
https://www.bopa.ad/Documents/Detall?doc=GR_2024_05_27_11_09_00

References

"El País de les Ordes Perdudes {{!}} Bondia".

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