Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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civilian order of merit state decoration

The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is one of Germany’s highest civilian honors, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany canonical	19
Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany	12
Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany	6
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany	5
Grand Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany	4
Großkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland	2
Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the FRG	1
Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany	1
Grand Cross 2nd Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany	1
Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany	1
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the FRG	1
Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany	1
Großes Verdienstkreuz (Grand Cross of Merit)	1
Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern (Grand Cross of Merit with Star)	1
Großkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland	1
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Cross	1
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Cross Special Class	1
Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T40842 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Context triple: [Angela Merkel, awardReceived, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]

A. Order of Merit
The Order of Merit is a highly prestigious British honor awarded to individuals of exceptional distinction in the arts, sciences, literature, and public service.
B. Légion d'honneur
The Légion d'honneur is France’s highest order of merit, awarded for outstanding military or civil achievements.
C. Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star is a high-ranking Japanese honor awarded by the government for distinguished achievements in international relations, culture, and public service.
D. Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
The Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur is the knight rank of France’s highest order of merit, awarded for distinguished military or civil achievements.
E. Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction
The Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction is the highest grade of the United States’ foremost civilian honor, reserved for individuals who have made especially eminent contributions to the security or national interests of the country, world peace, or other significant public or private endeavors.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Target entity description: The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is one of Germany’s highest civilian honors, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.

A. Order of Merit
The Order of Merit is a highly prestigious British honor awarded to individuals of exceptional distinction in the arts, sciences, literature, and public service.
B. Légion d'honneur
The Légion d'honneur is France’s highest order of merit, awarded for outstanding military or civil achievements.
C. Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star is a high-ranking Japanese honor awarded by the government for distinguished achievements in international relations, culture, and public service.
D. Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
The Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur is the knight rank of France’s highest order of merit, awarded for distinguished military or civil achievements.
E. Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction
The Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction is the highest grade of the United States’ foremost civilian honor, reserved for individuals who have made especially eminent contributions to the security or national interests of the country, world peace, or other significant public or private endeavors.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civilian order of merit ⓘ state decoration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ surface form: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the FRG Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ surface form: Großkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
awardedBy	Germany ⓘ surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
awardedFor	longstanding and exceptional public service ⓘ outstanding achievements in culture and science ⓘ outstanding achievements in social engagement ⓘ promoting Germany’s international reputation ⓘ
awardFor	economic merit ⓘ intellectual merit ⓘ outstanding service to the nation ⓘ political merit ⓘ social merit ⓘ
conferredBy	decree of the Federal President ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
eligibility	civilians ⓘ foreign nationals ⓘ military personnel ⓘ
established	1951 ⓘ
establishedBy	Federal President Theodor Heuss ⓘ Germany ⓘ surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
gradeOf	Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
hasRecipientCategory	German citizens ⓘ heads of state ⓘ high-ranking foreign dignitaries ⓘ
higherThan	Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
includesInsignia	badge worn on a sash ⓘ breast star ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal level of Germany ⓘ
legalBasis	Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951 ⓘ
lowerThan	Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
orderMotto	Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany)
partOf	Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
presenter	President of Germany ⓘ
rank	one of the highest classes of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
ribbonColor	red with gold-black-white stripes (typical Order of Merit ribbon pattern) ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
symbolizes	recognition of exceptional contributions to the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
typeOf	order of merit decoration ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (60)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Angela Merkel → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

Herbert von Karajan → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

King Hussein of Jordan → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany → partOf → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany → alsoKnownAs → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Großkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany → alsoKnownAs → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the FRG

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany → gradeOf → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany → lowerThan → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany → orderMotto → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany)

Boutros Boutros-Ghali → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

James B. Conant → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

Angela Dorothea Kasner → hasHonor → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Angela → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

subject surface form: Angela Merkel

this entity surface form: Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Ludwig Erhard → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany → higherAward → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

Richard von Weizsäcker → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Federal President Theodor Heuss → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

subject surface form: Theodor Heuss

this entity surface form: Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Roman Herzog → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Frank-Walter Steinmeier → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Hans-Dietrich Genscher → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Hans-Dietrich Genscher → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Joachim Gauck → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Manfred Rommel → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

John J. McCloy → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

Sandro Pertini → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

Horst Seehofer → honor → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Klaus Regling → hasHonor → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

Egon Bahr → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Andreas Hermes → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Wilhelm Kempff → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway → honor → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway → honor → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

Giulio Andreotti → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Cross Special Class

Kurt Masur → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

Fritz Strassmann → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

Federal Cross of Merit → hasPart → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Großes Verdienstkreuz (Grand Cross of Merit)

Federal Cross of Merit → hasPart → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern (Grand Cross of Merit with Star)

Gerhard Schröder (CDU politician, 1910–1989) → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Gustaf Gründgens → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Karl Carstens → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Helmut Schmidt → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Horst Köhler → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Walter Hallstein → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

Thomas Buergenthal → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

Walter Scheel → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Rudolf Mössbauer → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Johannes Rau → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Helmut Newton → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

Hage Geingob → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

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