Order Of The Crown Of India

The Order was established by Queen Victoria in 1878, when she became Empress Of India . The Order was only open to women; it was discontinued after India's independence in 1947. The Order was limited to British Princesses, wives or female relatives of Indian Princes, and wives or female relatives of any person who holds or held the office of:

The members of the Order, titled Companions, could use the post-nominals "CI," but did not acquire any special precedence or status due to it. Furthermore, they were entitled to wear the badge of the Order, which included Queen Victoria's Imperial Cypher, VRI (''Victoria Regina Imperatrix''). The letters were set in diamonds, pearls and turqouises, and were together surrounded by a border of pearls surmounted by a figure the Imperial Crown. The badge was worn attached to a light blue bow, edged in white, on the left shoulder. Queen Elizabeth II was appointed to the Order by her father King George VI in June 1947 and she is one of only two surviving members of the Order, the other being The Countess Mountbatten Of Burma

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# 1878 : HH The Maharanee Dhuleep Singh
# 1878 : HH Nawab Shahjihan Begum of Bhopal
# 1878 : HH Maharanee Seta Velass Dawajee Ammanee Anaro of Mysore
# 1878 : HH Maharanee Jumna Bai Saheb Gaekwar of Baroda (widow of Maharaja Khande Rao)
# 1878 : HH Dilawar un-Nissar Begum Saheba, of Hyderabad
# 1878 : HH Nawab Kudsia Begum of Bhopal
# 1878 : HH Vijaya Mohenu Mukta Boyi Ammanee Rajah Saheb of Tanjore
# 1878 : Maharanee Surnamayee of Cossimbazar
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# 1892 : HH Maharanee Jumna Bai Saheb Gaekwar of Baroda (wife of Sayaji Rao III)
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# 1932 : Begum Mariam Sultana, Lady Aly Shah
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# The Viscountess Cranbrook
# The Viscountess Cross
# The Viscountess Wolverhampton
# Emily Adam, Lady Adam
# Olive Fergusson, Lady Fergusson
# The Baroness Sandhurst
# Marchioness Of Landsdowne
# The Countess Of Elgin
# The Viscountess Scarsdale
# The Countess Of Minto
# The Baroness Hardinge Of Penshurst
# Lady Frances Cunynghame
# The Baroness Napier Of Magdala
# Princess Charlotte Of Prussia
# Princess Frederica Of Hanover
# Princess Marie Of Hanover
# HRH The Duchess Of Cumberland
# HRH The Duchess Of Albany
# HRH The Duchess Of Connaught
# The Baroness Birdwood
# Lady Randolph Churchill
# The Viscountess Falkland
# Lady Maud Hamilton
# The Countess Roberts

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