Order of Charlemagne

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Order of Charlemagne
Badge of the Order of Charlemagne
Awarded by Head of Government
Type	State order of merit
Established	7 December 2007 (2007-12-07)
Country	Andorra
Eligibility	"Reward the merits of those who have excelled in their field of work and who have made outstanding services to the Andorran State"
Status	Dormant
Founder	Juli Minoves Triquell
Classes	Four
Precedence
Next (higher)	None
Next (lower)	None
Ribbon of the Order of Charlemagne

The Order of Charlemagne (Catalan: Orde de Carlemany) is the only order and civil decoration issued by the Principality of Andorra.

History[]

The Order of Charlemagne was created 7 December 2007 by the Minister of Culture Juli Minoves Triquell with the purpose to "reward the merits of those who have excelled in their field of work and who have made outstanding services to the Andorran State".

The name of the order was given to honour the figure of the founder of the Principality of Andorra, Emperor Charlemagne of the Franks, who granted sovereignty to the people of the "Valleys of Andorra" in gratitude for helping him fight the Saracens. Since then, Charlemagne has been a national symbol for the principality.

Organisation[]

The Grand Master of the order is the prime minister of the Principality of Andorra, currently Xavier Espot Zamora. Grand Chancellor is the Minister of Culture, currently Sílvia Riva González.

The order is divided into four classes:

• Collar
• Grand Cross
• Commander
• Medal

Recipients in selection[]

• José Luis Sampedro (2008)

See also[]

• Charlemagne

References[]

• "Ordre ministerial sobre l'atorgament dels premis i reconeixements Carlemany, Article 13". Butlletí Oficial del Principat d’Andorra (Official Bulletin of the Principality of Andorra) (in Catalan). 12 December 2007. p. 5530. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
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