In the history of the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia, there have been a number of orders and medals bearing the name "Constellation of the South" [Constellation du Sud].
The history begins with the creation of the Royal Society of the Constellation of the South [Société Royale de la Constellation du Sud] by King Orelie-Antoine I in 1869 at Perquenco, Araucania.
King Achille I reorganized the Royal Society of the Constellation of the South by dividing it into two distinct groups: 1) The Order of those Decorated with the Constellation of the South [La Société des Décorés de la Constellation du Sud], and 2) The Society of Recipients of the Medal of the Constellation of the South [La Société des Médaillés de la Constellation du Sud].
King Antoine II collapsed the two groups created by his predecessor into the single Order of the South Cross [Ordre de la Croix Stellaire du Sud].
During the reigns of Queen Laure-Thérèse and King Antoine III, the name was again changed, this time to the Royal Order of the Southern Constellation [Real Orden de la Constelacion del Sud].
During the time of Prince Philippe, this award was renamed the Decoration of the Legion of the Recipients of the Medal of the Constellation of the South [Décoration de la Légion des Médaillés de la Constellation du Sud].
Prince Frédéric is the Grand Master of the Legion of the Constellation of the South. Baron Raoul de Lavalette is its Chancellor.
The history begins with the creation of the Royal Society of the Constellation of the South [Société Royale de la Constellation du Sud] by King Orelie-Antoine I in 1869 at Perquenco, Araucania.
King Achille I reorganized the Royal Society of the Constellation of the South by dividing it into two distinct groups: 1) The Order of those Decorated with the Constellation of the South [La Société des Décorés de la Constellation du Sud], and 2) The Society of Recipients of the Medal of the Constellation of the South [La Société des Médaillés de la Constellation du Sud].
King Antoine II collapsed the two groups created by his predecessor into the single Order of the South Cross [Ordre de la Croix Stellaire du Sud].
During the reigns of Queen Laure-Thérèse and King Antoine III, the name was again changed, this time to the Royal Order of the Southern Constellation [Real Orden de la Constelacion del Sud].
During the time of Prince Philippe, this award was renamed the Decoration of the Legion of the Recipients of the Medal of the Constellation of the South [Décoration de la Légion des Médaillés de la Constellation du Sud].
Prince Frédéric is the Grand Master of the Legion of the Constellation of the South. Baron Raoul de Lavalette is its Chancellor.
