The Imperial & Royal Order of the White Eagle
Established in 1705 by King Augustus II of Poland (according to legend, established in 1325 by King Vladislav of Poland). The Order was assumed in 1815 by Emperor Alexander I “the Blessed” for the Kingdom of Poland and finally included in the system of Russian orders by Emperor Nicholas I in 1831.
Members of the Russian Imperial House are hereditary holders of this Order and receive it together with the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called: Grand Dukes receive it at at Holy Baptism, and Princes of the Blood Imperial upon reaching their Dynastic majority.
Grand Mistress: H.I.H. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna
Motto: "Pro Fide, Rege et Lege" - "For Faith, King and the Law"
Order Feast Day:
Some Current Cavaliers of the Order: Count Dimitrii Nikolaevich Vuytch, Dr. Stanislas Vladimirovich Dumin