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Pyhän Annan ritarikunta
venäläinen ritarikunta / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pyhän Annan ritarikunta (ven. Орден Святой Анны) on venäläinen ritarikunta, jonka Holstein-Gottorpin herttua Kaarle Fredrik perusti vuonna 1735 vaimonsa, Pietari Suuren tyttären Anna Petrovnan muistoksi.[1] Paavali I liitti 1797 ritarikunnan Venäjän kunniamerkkijärjestelmään.[1][2]
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Ritarikunnan jäsenyys myönnettiin ansiokkaasta urasta siviilipalveluksessa tai urheudesta ja ansiokkaasta palveluksesta armeijassa. Pyhän Annan ritarikunta ensimmäinen luokka oikeutti perinnölliseen aatelistoon ja alemmat luokat henkilökohtaiseen aatelistoon.