Order of Fidelity

Order of Fidelity Urdhëri i Besa
Awarded by Head of the House of Zogu
Type	Dynastic Order
Royal house	House of Zogu
Awarded for	Extraordinary achievements in every field and especially for eminent services rendered to the State, the Sovereign and the Royal family
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	Crown Prince Leka of Albania
Grades	Grand Cross, Special Class Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight/Dame
Statistics
Established	22 December 1926 1926–1939 (National Order) 1939 - present (House Order)
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Honour
Next (lower)	Order of Skanderbeg

The Order of Fidelity (Urdhëri Besa), also known as Order of Besa, was founded by King Zog I when he was President of Albania. Founded on 22 December 1926, it was initially awarded in four classes (1. Grand Cordon with star-Kordon i Madh me Yll 2. Grand Officer-Oficer i Madh, 3. Commander-Komandar, and 4. Knight-Kalorës) and a medal, and was limited to six ordinary recipients of Albanian nationality, and not awardable to foreigners. It was remodelled in 1932 and reduced to three classes (1. Grand Cordon with star-Kordon i Madh me Yll 2. Commander-Komandar, and 3. Knight-Kalorës) and remained to be limited to only six ordinary recipients of Albanian nationality, and not made awardable to foreigners, The Order was retained under the Kingdom of Albania under King Vittorio Emanuele III until 1943, and by the House of Zogu as a dynastic order.

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