Order of the Gadus

Most Noble Order of the Gadus NOBILISSIMVS ORDINIS CADVS (la)
Arms of the Order of the Gadus: A St. George's cross gules; circumscribed with the belt.
Awarded by the Sovereign of Baustralia
Type	Dynastic
Established	20 June 2017
Country	Baustralia
Motto	Latin: A BENE PLACITO (From one well pleased)
Criteria	At the Monarch's pleasure
Status	Currently constituted
Founder	King John
Sovereign	King John
Chancellor	Sir John Timpson KG
Classes	Knight/Lady Royal Knight/Lady Stranger Knight/Lady
Post-nominals	KG/LG SKG/SLG
Statistics
First induction	20 June 2017
Last induction	23 April 2023
Total inductees	John: 36 Tally: 36
Precedence
Next (higher)	John Cross
Next (lower)	Order of the Oyster
Riband of a Knight/Lady of the Gadus Star of a Knight/Lady of the Gadus

The Order of the Gadus (officially the Most Noble Order of the Gadus) is an order of chivalry founded by John in 2017 and regarded as the most prestigious Baustralian order of chivalry.

Appointments are made at the sole discretion of the Sovereign, and like the Order of the Garter, appointments are usually made on St. George's Day (23 April), as the patron saint of Baustralia is Saint George. Honours may also be released on New Years.

The sovereign may only appoint 24 of his citizens, though may appoint as many supernumerary knights – members of the Royal Family, and foreign monarchs – as he wishes.

The order's emblem is a gold (yellow) belt, with the words A•BENE•PLACITO (Latin: From one well pleased) in black lettering.

History

Ribbon bar of the Monarch's Decoration

The order of the Gadus originally was founded as a decoration from the Monarch, called the Monarch's Decoration, with the same structure as today. It was changed to a order of chivalry, with appointees being a part of the Gadus knighthood.

When the order was changed, it was still called Monarch's Decoration, but was due for a name change. The name was planned to be 'Most Noble Order of the x' and the last part was not known yet. After thought, on 9 April 2018, CADVS (GADUS in modern Latin) was chosed as it is the Latin word for cod.

Insignia

The member, upon appointing, may wear a four-inch (10.16 cm)-wide sash worn over their left shoulder to their right hip. The arms of the Order may be worn on this sash on the left breast, unless in military uniform with medals. Also, a breast star may be worn with the sash. Pendant from the bow on the sash is the royal cypher encircled with the circles of the Gadus.

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  Wearing of the Order
  1. Collar 2. Sash with arms 3. Sash without arms 4. Sash with medals

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  Breast star

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  Collar

Composition

The Order is considered a personal gift from the sovereign, where he doesn't require permission from government to appoint members. Membership consists of 24 Regular Knights or Ladies Companion, and various Supernumerary members. These include the Sovereign of the Order, John; various Royal Knights or Ladies Companion, all coming from the Royal House; and various Stranger Knights and Ladies Companion, which consists of foreign monarchs that the Sovereign chooses.

Membership

Membership is considered a personal gift of the Sovereign under his terms of Chivalry. The member must be faithful to his beliefs, whether they are religious beliefs or not, hold fair morals, and also have loyalty to the Crown. Should a member fail to do this, he may be degraded.

Degradation of Members

A degradation of a member is done in a ceremony where members proceed to the banners, where the plate and banner is thrown onto the floor, and kicked to Ostreum – thereby soiling the banner – to be burned. Members degraded are Aidan McGrath, and Abrams I of Ikonia, both for annexing Fox Islands. In 2020, Mecca Thompson and Reagan Greenson were degraded after committing treason and conspiring to commit mutiny.

List of members

His Excellency Kevin Baugh KG OBE wearing the Order of the Gadus riband, star, and ribbon bars of the Orders of the Gadus and Baustralian Empire (note the order is displayed incorrectly)

List of current members of the Order

Member number	Rank	Name	Year of appointment	Present age	Rank	Banner
	Admiral of the Fleet	The King	Sovereign of since 2018	20	Royal Knight Companion
	Commodore	The Duke of Kingston KG HRN	2018	53	Royal Knight Companion
	Surgeon admiral	The Duchess of Concord LG GBE OKB OE KSM BTA HRN	2018	17	Royal Lady Companion
	Surgeon lieutenant commander	Susan, Duchess of Kingston LG RN HRN	2018	53	Royal Lady Companion
	Captain	Emperor of Austenasia	2019	28	Stranger Knight Companion
	Captain	Kevin Baugh KG OBE HRN	2020	61	Stranger Knight Companion
		Charles, King of Cheskgariya	2020	21	Stranger Knight Companion
	Field Marshal	Rashtradhyaksh of Vishwamitra	2021	21	Stranger Knight Companion
	Admiral	King of Ikonia	2021	17	Stranger Knight Companion
	Vice admiral	King of Revalia	2021	15	Stranger Knight Companion
		Rajpramukh of Beltola	2022	19	Stranger Lady Companion
		Rajpramukh of Uttaranchal	2022	22	Stranger Knight Companion
1	Admiral of the Fleet	Sir John Timpson KG GBE CKB OW CStG MM DVex ADC(P) MP HRN	2018	20	Knight Companion
2	Captain	Lady Smith LG MM HRN	2018	20	Lady Companion
3 (4)	Admiral	Lord Mayjames KG KO CKB OW MM HRN	2019	19	Knight Companion
4 (5)	Marshal of His Royal Air Force	Lord Smithfield KG CKB	2019	20	Knight Companion
5 (6)	Major general	Lord Gruene KG KSM BD CD	2019	80	Knight Companion
6 (7)		Lady Gruene LG BSc RN	2019	78	Lady Companion
7 (8)	Colonel	Lord Douro KG KBE OM	2019		Knight Companion
8 (9)	Admiral of the Fleet	Sir Lord Wooler KG CBE MP HRN	2019	20	Knight Companion
9 (10)		Lady Amanda Smith LG	2019		Lady Companion
10 (12)	Admiral of the Fleet	Lord Jenkinson of Worthing KG OBE	2019	21	Knight Companion
11 (13)	Lieutenant general	The Duke of Tremur KG CKB MM	2019	20	Knight Companion
12 (14)	Admiral	Sir Nick Sullivan KG OKB MM MM MP HRN	2020	19	Knight Companion
13 (15)	Marshal of His Royal Air Force	The Duke of London KG KO OBE OKB KSM ADC(P)	2020	20	Knight Companion
14 (17)	Vice admiral	Marchioness of Flavora LG LO MBE MKB KSM HRN	2020	18	Lady Companion
15 (18)	The Reverend Canon	Duke of Cascadia KG OM ChStG KSM BD BSc MDiv	2021		Knight Companion
16 (20)	General	Sir Gregory Watts KG CBE MM MP	2021	19	Knight Companion
17 (22)	General	Lady Emily Day LG MKB MM KSM MP	2021	20	Knight Companion
18 (23)	Lieutenant commander	Lord Simpson KG MM ADC MP HRN	2021		Knight Companion
19 (24)	General	Lord Greystone KG MBE MM KSM	2021		Knight Companion
20 (25)	Lieutenant general	Lord Wright KG OBE	2021		Knight Companion
21	Vacant
22	Vacant
23	Vacant
24	Vacant

Gallery

Coats of arms of Knights and Ladies of the Gadus

The Sovereign Arms of the King Royal Knights and Ladies Arms of The Duke of Kingston Arms of Susan, Duchess of Kingston Arms of The Duchess of Concord Extra Knights and Ladies Companion Arms of Jonathan I, Emperor of Austenasia Arms of Kevin Baugh, President of Molossia Arms of Charles, King of Cheskgariya Arms of Dhrubajyoti Roy, Rashtradhyaksh of Vishwamitra Arms of Abrams I, King of Ikonia Arms of Sander II, King of the Revalian Kingdom Arms of Tanishkaa Patranabish, Rajpramukh of Beltola Arms of Bishnu Chetry, Rajpramukh of Uttaranchal Knights and Ladies Companion Arms of Sir John Timpson Arms of The Marchioness Smith Arms of The Viscount Mayjames Arms of The Marquess of Smithfield Arms of The Viscount of Gruene Arms of The Viscountess of Gruene Arms of The Marquess of Douro Arms of The Viscount of Wooler Arms of Lady Amanda Smith Arms of the Baron Jenkinson of Worthing Arms of The Duke of Tremur Arms of Sir Nick Sullivan Arms of The Duke of London Arms of Charles Burgardt Arms of The Marchioness of Flavora Arms of The Duke of Cascadia Arms of The Earl of Westminster Arms of Greg Watts Arms of The Duke of Wells Arms of Emily Day Arms of the Earl of Greystone Arms of the Earl Simpson Arms of the Lord Wright The Order Arms of the Order Variant with the royal arms and Tudor Crown