Blaues Kartell

The Blaues Kartell (English: Blue Cartel) is a circle of four German Student Corps or Studentenverbindung that view the union as "one fraternity spanning four cities".

(German original: Entsprechend der beim Abschluss des Kartells abgegebenen Erklärung verstehen sich die Kartellcorps im Sinne der ideellen Zusammengehörigkeit als ein Corps mit jeweils anderem Namen und anderen Farben an einem anderen Hochschulort.

The group changed its name to Blaues Kartell in 1885 when Corps Nicaria Stuttgart (merged with Saxo-Thuringia Munich in 1910).

Afterward, Marko-Guestphalia and Saxo-Thuringia established an official relationship to commemorate the former band between the two fraternities.

[5] The group was named Blaues Kartell or the Blue Cartel because of the colors of the caps worn by its original member organizations.

The Blaues Kartell connects Berlin, Dresden, Hanover and Munich on the map of the German Student Corps as they developed in 18/19th century Europe. A new connection is forming to Marko-Guestphalia in Aachen