Order of Charlemagne

Order of Charlemagne
Order of Charlemagne;
	Necklet of the first type of the Order of Charlemagne
Awarded by Head of Government of the Principality of Andorra
Type	State order of merit
Established	7 December 2007
Country	Andorra
Motto	ORDO CAROLI MAGNI ANDORRAE
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	Active
Founder	Juli Minoves Triquell
President of the Council of the Order of Charlemagne	Xavier Espot Zamora
Secretary General of the Council of the Order of Charlemagne	Imma Tor Faus
Classes	Three
Former grades	Collar, Medal
Statistics
First induction	2008
Precedence
Next (higher)	Cross of the Seven Arms
Next (lower)	None
	; Ribbon of the Order of Charlemagne; ;

The Order of Charlemagne (Catalan: Orde de Carlemany) is an 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.

The Order remained dormant after the death of José Luis Sampedro in 2013, but was included in the Law 12/2022, of 12th May, of Protocol and Ceremonial as the second highest Order of the Principality of Andorra, just under the Cross of the Seven Arms.

The new regulation of the Order was approved by the Council of Ministers on 22nd May 2024.