Kingdom of Hannover Standard of the Queen's Hussar Regiment
Circa 1830. Approximately 53 x 53 cm standard made of yellow (“golden”) fabric with golden metal fringe, richly embroidered on both sides with silver thread, partly executed in relief, in the center the British-Hanoverian coat of arms with the motto “nec aspera terrent” (the motto of the Order of the Guelphs established in 1815), held on either side by the English lion and the Scottish unicorn, above which the British crown upon which stands the crowned lion (royal crest), the lion and unicorn standing on a blue-backed scroll with the motto “Dieu et mon droit”, embroidered above the coat of arms the battle honor “Peninsula”, below the coat of arms the regimental name “Königin Husaren Regiment.”, below which embroidered the battle honor “Barosse”. On the left side of the standard from top to bottom the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle and the Order of the Guelphs, on the right side (the fly) the Order of the Bath, the Order of St. Patrick and the Order of St. Michael. The standard well preserved considering its age, the fabric with tears, some of the fringe on the sides missing.
An object of museum significance! An irreplaceable artifact of the history of the Kingdom of Hannover!
According to information, the object originates from Marienburg Castle of the House of Welf, the royal Hanoverian collection, which was largely auctioned at Sotheby's in 2005.
Of Hanoverian standards, very few pieces have been preserved in museums and collections and are thus available for historical research. The history of the pieces awarded from 1821 under George IV to certain infantry regiments is well documented. In the cavalry, however, frequent reorganizations and redesignations have complicated research.
According to current knowledge, from 1821 initially each squadron received a standard. The cavalry standards differed from the infantry colors by their considerably more elaborate workmanship as well as the bearing of a “second battle honor”. Common to the standards were the execution of the coat of arms, the orders and the size. However, the standards cost four times that of the infantry colors. A price of 300 Thalers (!!) is documented, which represented a considerable sum at that time. This was so expensive that in 1837 it was determined that each regiment should carry only one standard. With the accession of King Ernest Augustus I in 1837 and the accompanying end of the personal union, the infantry colors were partly modified and partly newly introduced. In the cavalry, however, the very expensive standards were probably continued unchanged for some time and later came into the royal arsenal or the royal collection.
The present standard corresponds entirely in workmanship and dimensions to the known pieces. The coat of arms in its execution can be dated to the period 1816-37. It can be assumed that the standard, like other known pieces, was awarded under King George IV or William IV. The designation “Königin Husaren-Regiment” is documented before 1833. Thereafter the redesignation to “Königin-Dragoner” occurred. Thus an origin before 1833 can be assumed.
The Königin-Husaren-Regiment stands in the tradition of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (also called Osnabrücker Husaren). For the Osnabrücker Husaren, the “Description of the Kingdom of Hannover” (1829) lists the attributed motto “Peninsula - Barosse”. (The 2nd Hussar Regiment had participated in the Battle of Barosse in 1811). Around 1833 the regiment was renamed “Königin-Dragoner”, around 1838 it was renamed back to “Königin-Husaren-Regiment”.
If interested, we can offer for the standard a finial or a finial with the original staff, which are currently still in a private collection.
An object of museum significance! An irreplaceable artifact of the history of the Kingdom of Hannover!
According to information, the object originates from Marienburg Castle of the House of Welf, the royal Hanoverian collection, which was largely auctioned at Sotheby's in 2005.
Of Hanoverian standards, very few pieces have been preserved in museums and collections and are thus available for historical research. The history of the pieces awarded from 1821 under George IV to certain infantry regiments is well documented. In the cavalry, however, frequent reorganizations and redesignations have complicated research.
According to current knowledge, from 1821 initially each squadron received a standard. The cavalry standards differed from the infantry colors by their considerably more elaborate workmanship as well as the bearing of a “second battle honor”. Common to the standards were the execution of the coat of arms, the orders and the size. However, the standards cost four times that of the infantry colors. A price of 300 Thalers (!!) is documented, which represented a considerable sum at that time. This was so expensive that in 1837 it was determined that each regiment should carry only one standard. With the accession of King Ernest Augustus I in 1837 and the accompanying end of the personal union, the infantry colors were partly modified and partly newly introduced. In the cavalry, however, the very expensive standards were probably continued unchanged for some time and later came into the royal arsenal or the royal collection.
The present standard corresponds entirely in workmanship and dimensions to the known pieces. The coat of arms in its execution can be dated to the period 1816-37. It can be assumed that the standard, like other known pieces, was awarded under King George IV or William IV. The designation “Königin Husaren-Regiment” is documented before 1833. Thereafter the redesignation to “Königin-Dragoner” occurred. Thus an origin before 1833 can be assumed.
The Königin-Husaren-Regiment stands in the tradition of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (also called Osnabrücker Husaren). For the Osnabrücker Husaren, the “Description of the Kingdom of Hannover” (1829) lists the attributed motto “Peninsula - Barosse”. (The 2nd Hussar Regiment had participated in the Battle of Barosse in 1811). Around 1833 the regiment was renamed “Königin-Dragoner”, around 1838 it was renamed back to “Königin-Husaren-Regiment”.
If interested, we can offer for the standard a finial or a finial with the original staff, which are currently still in a private collection.
