Order of the Ebony Crown

Order of the Ebony Crown
Awarded by the King of Ebenthal
Type	National order
Established	20 August 2021
Motto	"Una Corona, Plures Populi"
Awarded for	At His Majesty's pleasure.
Status	Currently constituted
Grand Master	King Arthur II
Chancellor	Henri Sãens
Grades	Knight/Dame
Post-nominals	EBN
Statistics
First induction	2021
Last induction	2022
Total inductees	60
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Cross of Saint James
Next (lower)	Order of the Blue Blood
Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of the Ebony Crown (Portuguese: Ordem da Coroa de Ébano), formerly Order of the Black Crown, is a national order of the Kingdom of Ebenthal, granted at the monarch's pleasure usually in recognition of a national contribution, for public service or for civic merit. It was established on 20 August 2021 to substitute the former Order of Dagon with a symbology inherent to the country as a way of properly rewarding those who rendered service to it or had actions recognized as valuable.

As a national order, the Prime Minister of Ebenthal is its chancellor, appointing persons potentially eligible to be appointed members by the King of Ebenthal, Grand Master of the Order, which also includes supernumerary knights and ladies such as members of the Royal Family. The order is part of national pantheon of orders and awards of Ebenthal.

History

Background

When Arthur II became King of Ebenthal in 2019, in his campaign to adapt the country to his image to symbolize a new era, he abolished the Order of the Mountain Star, created in 2014. by King Arthur I, and instituted the Order of Dagon, inspired by the Esoteric Order of Dagon of H.P. Lovecraft's cosmic horror tales'. The Order of Dagon, however, has been criticized for its macabre, particular roots, disconnected from the country's culture and for its frequent association with the Esoteric Order of Dagon founded in real life, of the same inspiration, but which nevertheless claims to practice black magic and who believes that Lovecraft was a prophet of evil gods. Knowing the criticism, Arthur decided for its abolition, but postponed this act due to doubts about what to do with the members who had been appointed to the order.

At the beginning of August 2021 Arthur II adopted as a solution to the question of what to do with the members of the Order of Dagon the creation of a new national order and the immediate incorporation of the members of the Order of Dagon as members of this new order. However, the structure and aesthetics of this order still needed to be defined. Afraid that this would take longer than necessary, Arthur decided to formally create the order as quickly as possible by royal decree and, between the creation of the decree and its entry into force, work on forming the order.

Foundation

After much delay, on 17 August 2021, through Royal Decree No. 5/2021, King Arthur II extinguished the Order of Dagon and formalized the creation of the Order of the Black Crown, which was officially founded when the decree took effect three days later. During these three days the government worked on creating the design of the order which was named after the black crancelin present in the coat of arms of Ebenthal and often used as national representation symbol. In the act of creating the order, Arthur appointed 17 members who had been selected by him in conjunction with his Prime Minister, Prince Fernando of Schwarzberg, including members of the extinct Order of Dagon.

In 3 July 2022, amidst a reformation of the pantheon of honours, the Order of the Black Crown was renamed Order of the Ebony Crown and a new medal, star and badge were adopted.

Composition

Members

Membership in the order is unlimited and it includes the Monarch and the Prince of Altenburg respectively as Sovereign and Grand Master and Deputy Grand Master. The Monarch alone can grant membership at his own pleasure, meaning it has no requirements for a person to be inducted a member of the order, although as a national order, membership is regularly granted at the Prime Minister's indication, although this is not a requirement. Monarchs, deviating from the pattern used in other Ebenthal orders, is called the Wearer of the Ebony Crown, instead of Sovereign, and the Prince of Altenburg is known as Successor to the Ebony Crown. Male members of the Order are titled "Knights Companion" and female members are called "Ladies Companion".

Grades

The King of Ebenthal is the Sovereign and Grand Master of the order. All deeds granting decorations of the Order must bear the signature of the Sovereign and Grand Master. The Deputy Grand Master is empowered to act on behalf of and in place of the monarch if necessary and with the express approval of the monarch; if the monarch is unable to give his consent, it is up to the Chancellor of the order to sanction the acts of the Deputy Grand Master. The Chancellor is a supernumerary member of the order and is appointed to his position by the King. Usually the Prime Minister in office is appointed Chancellor but this is not a requirement. Members of the order are granted a certificate and are eligible to require a personal coat of arms with the insignia of the Order. A single-graded order, its only ranking is that of Knight/Dame.

Precedence and privileges

Members of this order are assigned positions in the order of precedence, ranking above all others members of equal rankings of whichever orders. Consorts, children and children-in-law also feature on the order of precedence; other relatives of members, however, are not assigned any special precedence. Generally, individuals can derive precedence from their parents or consorts as long as the recipient lives.

All members ot the order are entitled to the prefixes of "Sir" and "Ma'am". When an individual is entitled to use multiple post-nominal letters, the ones of the order (EBN) for both Knights and Dames, standing for Ébano in Portuguese, takes precedence. All recipients may encircle their arms with the circlet of the order.

Insignia and habit

• The collar of the Order is
• The badge of the Order is
• The star of the Order is
• The ribbon of the Order is

Members of the order

Grand Master

Name	Grand Master and Sovereign as	Period
Arthur II	King of Ebenthal	20 August 2021 – present

Knights and Dames

Name	Serie number	Post-Nominals	Known for	Date Appointed
1	Hugo IV, Prince of Schwarzberg		Prince of Schwarzberg	20 August 2021
2	Pedro II, Prince of Belmonte		Prince of Belmonte	20 August 2021
3	Gabriela Amorim, 1st Duchess of Frumar	EBN DDM DPS	Prime Minister of Ebenthal	20 August 2021
4	Pedro Reis, 1st Count of Gesetzhausen	EBN CPS GCGP CSA MEG	Seneschal of Ebenthal	20 August 2021
5	Prince Fernando of Schwarzberg		Prime Minister of Ebenthal	20 August 2021
6	Lucas Morais, 1st Duke of Albuquerque		Chancellor of Mauritia	20 August 2021
7	Matheus I		King of Braspor	20 August 2021
8	Bruno I		King of the Hanseatics	20 August 2021
9	Luis Marcel, Prince Regent of Atlia		Regent of Atlia	20 August 2021
10	Gustavo Essedin Gamee		Prime Minister of Angosvria	20 August 2021
11	Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu		President of Snagov	20 August 2021 (REVOKED)
12	Dmitri Howie		President of Dracul	20 August 2021
13	Jack Dean		First Minister of Essexia	20 August 2021
14	Sir Brian Helwater		Minister of Foreign Affairs	20 August 2021
15	Benedetto Samperi		President of the Grand Senate	20 August 2021
16	Charles Ross		Interior Secretary	20 August 2021
17	Sir Peter Armstrong		Minister of Foreign Affairs	12 October 2021
18	Thomas, Prince of Vandewall		Prince of Vandewal	5 July 2022
19	Omar V		ex-Sultan of Harram	5 July 2022
20	Hassan III		ex-Sultan of Harram	5 July 2022
21	Hassan IV		Sultan of Harram	5 July 2022
22	Varuna Sriraya		Rashtradhyaksh	5 July 2022 (REVOKED)
23	Oscar I		Emperor of Karnia, King of Ruthenia, etc.	5 July 2022
24	Lucas Ribeiro		Archchancellor of Achsen	5 July 2022
25	Prince Theo of Ebenthal		Prince of Ebenthal	5 July 2022
26	Prince Antônio Scherer		Archsteward of New Southern Rhine	5 July 2022
27	Tomáš Falešník		ex-Premier of Gymnasium State	5 July 2022
28	Carson I		Sovereign of Northwood-Oregon	5 July 2022
29	Archduchess Alice of Karnia		Heir presumptive to the KR throne	5 July 2022
30	Guilherme I Ítalo		King of Taslavia	5 July 2022
31	Adrian Wojtasz		President of Upper Shwartz	5 July 2022
32	Anna Marco		Queen of North Barchant	5 July 2022
33	Ella Parker		Prime Minister of Baustralia	5 July 2022
34	Lia Lovisa Rudh, 1st Marchioness of Frerona		Minister-President of Mimas	5 July 2022
35	Rey Jr. Mancio		President of Renderfeit	5 July 2022
36	Benjamin Azoulay		Regent of Roschfallen	5 July 2022
37	Duke Farhaz Hazarika		Prime Minister of Vishwamitra	5 July 2022
38	Mike Lewis, 1st Marquis of New Charter		Prime Minister of Lundenwic	5 July 2022
39	Gabriela, Grand Duchess of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir		Grand Duchess of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir	5 July 2022
40	Juan Cisneros		President of Aswington	5 July 2022
41	Anirban Phatowali		Rajpramukh of Ramrupa	5 July 2022
42	Princess Sarala of Purvanchal		Regent of Purvanchal	5 July 2022
43	Anoushkaa Patranabish		Rajpramukh of Basistha	5 July 2022
44	Prince Pedro Henrique of Ebenthal		Prince of Ebenthal	5 July 2022
45	Matteo Lucattini		Minister of Foreign Affairs	5 July 2022
45	Ralf M.M. Stultiëns		Ebenthali Ambassador to the European Union	27 September 2022
46	Elin Frejj, 1st Countess of Duhn		Deputy Minister-President of Mimas	13 October 2022
47	Rupert Ruschel, 3rd Duke of Ambarino	EBN	Prime Minister of Ebenthal	13 October 2022
48	Stephen Luke		Chancellor of Dracul	13 October 2022
49	Sânia von und zu Freiburg		Ministry of the Imperial and Royal Household	13 October 2022
50	Michael, Grand Duke of Nordinsel		Grand Duke of Nordinsel	13 October 2022
51	Lucas Pessoa, 1st Marquis of Frag		Chancellor of Mauritia	13 October 2022
52	Wellington Muniz		Minister of War	13 October 2022
53	Bernardo Barcelos		Minister of Commerce	13 October 2022
54	Ruy Fernandes, 1st Baron of Lyns		Ebenthali scholar	13 October 2022
55	Marlene Viana, 1st Baroness of Durchbohrterthron		Mother of the Prince Consort	13 October 2022
56	Francisco Arrais		Ebenthali politician	13 October 2022
57	Princess Luzia of Ebenthal		Princess of Ebenthal	13 October 2022
58	Joel Novotný, Premier of the Gymnasium State		Premier of the Gymnasium State	13 October 2022
59	Christian Newton		Minister of State of Sancratosia	13 October 2022
60	Prince Gabriel, Duke of Koniktz		Prince of Sildavia	5 December 2022

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of Ebenthal
  • List of honours of Ebenthal awarded to heads of state and royalty