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| name = Order of the Star Kingdom (KSK) | | name = Order of the Star Kingdom (KSK) | ||
| auth = | | auth = Steering Committee,on behalf of the <br />Monarch & the [[High Admiral]] of the GSN<br /> on behalf of the Protector. | ||
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==TRMN Information== | ==TRMN Information== | ||
Within {{trmn}}, appointment to the Order of the Star Kingdom is awarded to recognize extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement or merit in service to the Honorverse or TRMN at large. Those awarded this order are permitted to use the prefix ‘[[Sir]]’ or ‘[[Dame]]’ and the post nominal letters of ‘KSK’. This order comes in only one class, Knight, and is hereditary (can be passed to the eldest offspring upon the death of the knight).<ref name="aman2014">[http://www.trmn.org/portal/index.php/documents/finish/4-general/92-rmn-5-002-awards-manual TRMN Bureau of Personnel Awards Manual 2014 Edition]</ref> | Within {{trmn}}, appointment to the Order of the Star Kingdom is awarded to recognize extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement or merit in service to the Honorverse or TRMN at large. Those awarded this order are permitted to use the prefix ‘[[Sir]]’ or ‘[[Dame]]’ and the [[post-nominal]] letters of ‘KSK’. This order comes in only one class, Knight, and is hereditary (can be passed to the eldest offspring upon the death of the knight).<ref name="aman2014">[http://www.trmn.org/portal/index.php/documents/finish/4-general/92-rmn-5-002-awards-manual TRMN Bureau of Personnel Awards Manual 2014 Edition]</ref> | ||
The Order of the Star Kingdom was first awarded 3 August 2013 at [[Shore Leave | The Order of the Star Kingdom was first awarded 3 August 2013 at [[Shore Leave]] 35 in Hunt Valley, MD. At the end of the TRMN Annual General Meeting, an investiture ceremony was held in which [[David Weber]] and Martin Lessem were each in turn invested with a blue velvet mantle embroidered with the star of the order and then were dubbed with a sword. The sword used was of [[Grayson]] design and had been custom made for presentation to Weber. [[Lady]] Sharon Rice-Weber, then-Duchess of Leutzen Vale, stood in for the sovereign and dubbed David Weber. David Weber then dubbed Lessem.<ref>A video of this inaugural investiture can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvouKhmAJi here].</ref> | ||
==Ribbon and Badge Design== | ==Ribbon and Badge Design== | ||
[[Image:OSK.png|center]] | [[Image:OSK.png|center]] | ||
==Equivalent awards== | |||
[[Andermani Empire]]: [[House Order of Anderman for Merit|Hausorden von Anderman für Verdinst]] | |||
==Knights of the Order== | ==Knights of the Order== | ||
* [[Sir]] [[David Weber]], KSK, [[Grand Duke]] of [[New Montana]] | * [[Sir]] [[David Weber]], KSK, [[Grand Duke]] of [[New Montana]] | ||
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* [[Dame]] Doreen M. Gunkel, KSK, [[Countess]] [[White Lion]] | * [[Dame]] Doreen M. Gunkel, KSK, [[Countess]] [[White Lion]] | ||
* [[Dame]] Amanda Barrow, KSK, [[Baroness]] [[Longsdale]] | * [[Dame]] Amanda Barrow, KSK, [[Baroness]] [[Longsdale]] | ||
* [[Sir]] John Neitz, KSK, [[Duke]] [[Westmarch]] | * [[Sir]] John Neitz, KSK, [[Duke]] of [[Westmarch]] | ||
* [[Dame]] Laura Lochen, KSK, [[Duchess]] [[Split Rock]], [[Baroness]] [[La Mancha]] | * [[Dame]] Laura Lochen, KSK, [[Duchess]] of [[Split Rock]], [[Baroness]] [[La Mancha]] | ||
* [[Sir]] Michael Romero, KSK, [[Baron]] [[New Williamsburg]] | * [[Sir]] Michael Romero, KSK, [[Baron]] [[New Williamsburg]] | ||
* [[Dame]] Brandi Hinson, KSK, [[Countess]] Nya Ostergotland | * [[Dame]] Brandi Hinson, KSK, [[Countess]] Nya Ostergotland | ||
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* [[Dame]] Shirley Kunz, KSK | * [[Dame]] Shirley Kunz, KSK | ||
* [[Sir]] Michael Houghtaling, KSK, [[Baron]] [[Sutherland]] | * [[Sir]] Michael Houghtaling, KSK, [[Baron]] [[Sutherland]] | ||
* [[Sir]] David Westover, KSK | * [[Sir]] David Westover, KSK, [[Freiherr]] [[Hohenheim]] | ||
* [[Sir]] Geoffrey Zoeller Jr, KSK | * [[Sir]] Geoffrey Zoeller Jr, KSK, [[Freiherr]] [[Neu Potsdam]] | ||
* [[Sir]] Philip Wohlrab, KSK, [[ | * [[Sir]] Philip Wohlrab, KSK, [[Freiherr]] [[Baudenvost]] | ||
* [[Sir]] James A.J. Olsen, KSK, [[Baron]] [[Grays Harbor]] | * [[Sir]] James A.J. Olsen, KSK, [[Baron]] [[Grays Harbor]] | ||
* [[Sir]] William Farley, KSK | * [[Sir]] William Farley, KSK | ||
* [[Sir]] Zach White, KSK, [[Baron]] [[Gilwell]]<ref>[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=470&t=18378 Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty’s Fall 2022 Honors]</ref> | |||
*[[Dame]] Diane Bulkeley, KSK, [[Duchess]] [[Mountain View]], [[Countess]] [[New Essex]] | |||
*[[Dame]] Cindy Van Wyhe, KSK, [[Countess]] [[Long Beach]] | |||
*[[Sir]] Matthew Miller, KSK | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==External Links== | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvouKhmAJis Video of the first investiture into the Order of the Star Kingdom. Shore Leave 2013] | |||
{{awards}} | {{awards}} | ||
[[Category:Awards|Most Noble Order of the Star Kingdom]] | |||
[[Category:Glossary]] | |||