Orders, decorations, and medals of Latium
Orders, decorations, and medals of Latium, also known as the Latin honor system, is a means of rewarding individuals for bravery, achievement, or service to Latium. The system consists of honors (used to recognize merit in achievement or service), decorations (used to recognize certain deeds), and medals (to recognize bravery, courage, honor, long and/or valuable service or conduct).
Orders of chivalry
The current system is made up of five orders of chivalry and three orders of merit. The statutes of each order specify matters such as the size of the order, the use of post-nominal letters and insignia design and display.
| Complete name | Ranks (letters) | Ribbon | Established | Founder | Awarded to/for | Associated awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Equestrian Order | Knight (EE) Dame (DE) |
|
Antiquity | Appointments are made at the Sovereign's sole discretion | None | |
| Sacred Order of Golden Eagle | Knight (EAA) Dame (DAA) |
|
1320 | John V | Relating to Latium | None |
| Most Noble Order of St Maria | Grand Cross (MCSM) Commander (CSM), Officer (OSM), Knight/Dame (ESM/DSM) |
|
1544 | Marius I | Services to the Crown; At the monarch's pleasure | None |
| Illustrious Order of the Purple Ribbon | Knight (ECA) Dame (ECA) |
|
1640 | Marius II | At the monarch's pleasure | None |
| Order of the Civic Crown | Member (MCC) | 
|
7 September 1899 | John XIII | Military, science, art, literature, culture. Services to the Crown. Appointments are made at the Sovereign's sole discretion | None |
| Most Excellent Order of the Crown | Knight/Dame Grand Cross (ECC/DCC), Commander (CC), Officer (OC), Member (MC) |
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1927 | Joanna | Miscellaneous (military and civil). The Sovereign makes all appointments to the Orders; recommendations may be made by the Senate. | Medal of the Latin Empire |
| Order of National Achievement | Companion (SFN) | 
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1927 | Joanna | Arts, science, politics, industry, religion. The Sovereign makes all appointments to the Order, upon the nomination of the Senate. | None |
Dynastic orders associated with the Latin monarch
| Complete name | Ranks (letters) | Ribbon | Established | Founder | Awarded to/for | Associated awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order of the Blood of the Eagle | Knight (EOSA) | 
|
1 April 1062 | Peter, Duke of Adrianople | At the monarch's pleasure, limited to 30 members b | None |
b Not including members of the Imperial Family
Military orders
| Complete name | Ranks (letters) | Ribbon | Established | Founder | Awarded to/for | Associated awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order of the Grass Crown | Member (MCG) | 
|
Antiquity | Military | Torquis Medal | |
| Order of the Camp Crown | Member (MCC) | 
|
Antiquity | Military | Medal for Valor; Armilla Medal | |
| Most Ancient Praetorian Order | Member (MOP) | 
|
1902 | John XIII | Distinguished service among the Praetorian Guard | Medal for Valor |
Dormant orders
| Complete name | Ranks (letters) | Ribbon | Established | Founder | Awarded to/for | Associated awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Order of the Blue Eagle | Knight (ECA) Dame (ECA) |
|
1642 | Alexander II Augustus | Relating to Belfras | None |
| Lernaean Order | Member (MLO) | 
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1902 | John XIII | Distinguished service among the Belfrasian Armed Forces |
Other honors and appointments
Hereditary nobility
There are five ranks of peerage: Duke (Dux), Marchis (Marchis), Count (Comes terrae), Viscount (Vicecomes), and Lord (Dominus or Erus). Peers ranked count and above hold the style "The Most Admirable" (vir spectabilis) or "Your Grace", while peers ranked below that of count are styled "The Admirable" or "My Lord".
Hereditary peerages above the rank of Count are typically only given to members of the Imperial Family, most often male members upon their marriage, or close relatives. Peerages are occasionally awarded to spouses of female members of the Imperial Family, should the princesses husband not have a title of his own. The most recent grant of imperial peerage was to Prince Leo of Ghant and Latium in 2019 ahead of his marriage to Violant Claudia de Aultavilla. The most recent grant of general peerage came in 2018. Hereditary peerages are not "honors under the crown" and cannot normally be withdrawn. A hereditary peer can disclaim his peerage for his own lifetime under Peerage Act within five year after inheriting the title by submitting a formal disclaimer to the Count of the Chancery. Under normal circumstances, peerages have a remainder to the grantee's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten.
Life peerages
Life peers are appointed members of peerage whose titles are unable to be inherited by their heirs; however, their heirs and children are are afforded the ability to style themselves with the prefix "The Honorable." Since the inception of life peerages, only those of "Lord" rank are bestowed. There are no official requirements provided for being able to be appointed a life peer. Typically, life peerages are granted to individuals after they retire, though this rule does not always hold as all members of the Latin Supreme Court hold life peerages, as do a number of appellate level judges. Life peerages are not only reserved for retired politicians, and have been awarded to artists, musicians, and even athletes on extremely rare occasion for tremendous service to the country. Under the most recent revision of the Peerage Edict, life peers do not receive salaries, unless they hold pubic office, an Emperor's Council or magisterial office.
Knighthoods
Knighthoods are an honorary title granted to any individual by the Emperor for service to Latium, historically for military service. In the modern era, knighthoods continue to be awarded for military service, but also a variety of other non-military achievements. Most often, knighthoods are associated chivalric honors, though. Latin citizens awarded a knighthood are the right to be styled "Sir"(Eques) or "Dame" (Equea). Non-Latin citizens are prohibited from being styled Sir or Dame, but may utilize the knighthood post-nominal letters associated with the award. Spouses of a knight are granted the right to be style "Lady" by courtesy of their husband's honor, where as husbands of a Dame are not eligible to any such courtesy.
Patrician
Patricians are members of the nobility that descend from a peer, yet do not hold a peerage in their own right. Status of being a patrician follows through the non-title holding male descendants of a peer, and the first generation of female descendants. Patricians are afforded the right to be styled as "Lord" or "Lady".
Honorary awards
Forfeiture or Refusal
Forfeiture
All honors granted by the Monarch may be forfeited or revoked if the individual has committed a serious criminal offense. The Imperial Judicial Committee conducts all investigations to consider whether an indiviudal has committed an offense deemed improper for an awarded invidual. While recommendations are made by the Judicial Committee, only the Monarch has authority to recsind any honors. Often times revocation will vary in scope, ranging from outright foreiture to forced disclaimer, in some cases involving hereditary peers.
The most recent revocation of major awards was the revocation of all peers in active rebellion against Latum in Gelonian War of Independence, coming in 1946. This mass revocation most notably included the Dukedom of Lannionna.