Imperial Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky | |
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Awarded by ![]() | |
Type | Dynastic Order |
Royal house | House of Romanov |
Religious affiliation | Russian Orthodox |
Motto | "For Labor and the Fatherland" |
Awarded for | Military and Civil Merit |
Grades | Awarded in one class |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Imperial Order of Saint Andrew |
Next (lower) | Imperial Order of the White Eagle |
Equivalent | Imperial Order of Saint Catherine |
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The Imperial Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky was an order of chivalry of the Russian Empire first awarded on 1 June [O.S. 21 May] 1725 by Empress Catherine I of Russia.[1]