Crown King's Order of Merit

Crown King's Order of Merit
Awarded by The King of New Saxony
Type	Dynastic and State
Established	16 November 2021
Country	Kingdom of New Saxony
Criteria	King's Pleasure
Status	Currently constituted
Founder	August IV
Sovereign	August IV and King Colton
Chancellor of the Order	Vacant
Grades	Grand CrossCompanion Member
Post-nominals	GCK CCK MCK
Statistics
First induction	TBA
Last induction	TBA
Precedence
Next (higher)	Royal Order of New Saxony

The Crown King's Order of Merit is an order of chivalry founded by August IV on 16 November 2021 and it is one of the fourth highest orders of the Empire of New Prussia and the second highest order of the Kingdom of New Saxony.

Appointments are made at the discretion of the King of New Saxony with approval of the Emperor. This Order can be awarded anytime except for holidays. The King may appoint as many supernumerary Knights -Members of the Imperial Family and Foreign Heads of State/Government- as they wish.

History

The Order was created on 16 November 2021.

Composition

The Order consists of the Sovereign, Chancellor of the Order, Secretary, Gentleman/Lady Usher of the Blue Rod, 100 total Companions and members including supernumerary members.

Members and Knights

The Order is limited to 15 Grand Crosses, 35 Companions and 50 Members.

Officers

Officers of the order are not of the twenty members because they are temporal.

Chancellor of the Order: Has the power to accept or decline the letter of recommendation and has the power to degrade members with approval of the Sovereign.

Gentleman/Lady Usher of the Green Rod: The representative of the order, maintains discipline within the order and grants access to the investiture ceremony.

Secretary: keeps records of previous and current knights/dames of the order and does background checks on recipients.