Herzogtum Braunschweig

Commander's Cross of the Order of Henry the Lion, 1. Type with broad crown, gold enameled and gold painted, obverse centered the Wolfenbüttler horse in front of a column, reverse centered motto "IMMOTA FIDES" surrounded by year cipher of the foundation "MDCCCXXXIV", original ring with original ribbon, 61 x 41 mm (without ring), h total 11.4 cm, award specimen, enamel of the greening on the crown partly missing, otherwise very good condition 0664 Extremely rare award specimen of this per se rare, only 473 times awarded order from the property of Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Butze (Sandau 1782 - 1852 Sandau), he joined the troops of the so-called "Black Duke" Friedrich Wilhelm Butze during the Napoleonic Wars. "As a cavalryman and adjutant of the hussar regiment, he took part in the legendary march from Bohemia to the North Sea coast and had contact with the Freikorps officers Friedrich von Katte, Wilhelm von Dörnberg and Ferdinand von Schill in various special missions; after the takeover of the Brunswick hussars into English service, he was deployed in the so-called. Prov.: Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Butze, property of the descendants, there is a portrait of the cavalry captain from around 1835 on which this medal is depicted