Order of Saint Stanislaus (Imperial House of Romanov)
| Imperial Order of Saint Stanislaus Russian: Орденъ Св. Станислава Polish: Order św. Stanisława |
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Awarded by  Head of the House of Romanov |
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| Type | Dynastic order of knighthood |
| Royal house | House of Romanov |
| Religious affiliation | Russian Orthodox |
| Ribbon | Bright red with a white stripe on either side and a thinner white stripe on the end of either stripe |
| Motto | Praemiando incitat ("Rewarding encourages") |
| Awarded for | Military and civil merits |
| Status | Rarely constituted |
| Sovereign | Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia |
| Grades |
Knight Grand Cordon, Special Class Knight/Dame Grand Cordon, 1st Class Knight/Dame Grand Cordon, 2nd Class Knight/Dame Commander Knight/Dame Officer Knight/Dame |
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1831 – 1918 (National Order) 1918 - Present (house order) |
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| Next (higher) | Order of Saint Anastasia |
| Next (lower) | Order of Saint Michael the Archangel |
 Ribbon of the order |
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The Order of Saint Stanislaus (Polish: Order św. Stanisława, Russian: Орденъ Св. Станислава), also spelled Stanislas, is a Russian dynastic order of knighthood founded as Order of the Knights of Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr in 1765 by King Stanisław II Augustus of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1831 after the downfall of the November Uprising, the order was incorporated into the Chapter of Russian Orders as part of the honours system of the Russian Empire by Emperor Nicholas I of Russia.
In 1839, the Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus received new statutes, including granting status of nobility on its recipients in all three classes.
As a result of the Russian Revolution 1917, activities were suspended by the Soviet Union, although it has since been awarded by the head of the Imperial House of Romanov as a dynastic order. When in 1918 Poland regained its independence as the Second Polish Republic, a Polish order was introduced as a successor to the Polish Order of Saint Stanislaus, the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Present fount of honour is Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia, preeminent pretender to the Russian throne. Initially active in exile after the revolution, in recent years it has enjoyed degrees of recognition by some prominent Russian institutions, as well as full recognition by the International Commission on Orders of Chivalry and others.
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