Order of Saint Isabel
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The Order of Queen Saint Isabel (Portuguese: Ordem da Rainha Santa Isabel) is a Roman Catholic dynastic order of which the Grand Mistress is the Duchess of Braganza.
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Order of Saint Isabel Real Ordem de Santa Isabel | |
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Awarded by Duchess of Braganza | |
Type | Dynastic Order |
Established | 4 November 1801 1801 - 1910 (National Order) 1910 - present (House Order) |
Royal house | House of Braganza |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Motto | Pauperum Solatio |
Awarded for | Services in support of the Portuguese Crown, social charity and solidarity |
Status | Currently constituted |
Sovereign | Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza |
Grand Mistress | Isabel, Duchess of Braganza |
Grades | Dame Grand Cross Dame 1st Class Dame 2nd Class |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa |
Next (lower) | Order of Merit of the Portuguese Royal House |
Equivalent | Order of Saint Michael of the Wing |
The Ribbon of the order |
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