Order of the Iron Helmet

Order of the Iron Helmet
The two editions of the cross. The one on the right is from 1815
Awarded by Elector of Hesse
Type	Order
Grades	Grand Cross Knight I Class Knight II Class
Precedence
Next (higher)	Wilhelmsorden
Ribbon bar of the order

On 18 March 1814 Elector Wilhelm I of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) founded the Order of the Iron Helmet (German: Orden vom Eisernen Helm).

Maximilian Gritzner describes the model and the statutes of the order as "influenced by the example of the Iron Cross".

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  Order of the Iron Helmet

• Maximilian Gritzner, Handbuch der Ritter- und Verdienstorden aller Kulturstaaten der Welt innerhalb des XIX. Jahrhunderts. Auf Grund amtlicher und anderer zuverlässiger Quellen zusammengestellt. (Leipzig, 1893)