Order of Saint Isabel

Order of Saint Isabel
*Real Ordem de Santa Isabel*
Order of Saint Isabel; Real Ordem de Santa Isabel ;
	Sash of the Order
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; ;

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.

History

King John VI of Portugal created the order on 4 November 1801 in honour of Queen Saint Isabel, consort of Portuguese King Denis I, investing his wife Carlota Joaquina as Grand Mistress of the order.

On 5 October 1910, the monarchy was replaced by a republic. The order, which was considered dynastic, continued to be bestowed by King Manuel II of Portugal, who in exile also awarded it to his wife. After his death, the Queen and Queen Mother both continued to use the order's insignia of Grand Mistress.

In 1986, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza re-established the Order of Saint Isabel as an honorific dynastic order of the Portuguese Royal Family, and claimed its Sovereign Grand Mastership. The Duchess of Braganza is the current Grand Mistress and, besides honouring Portuguese noblewomen on the Saint's feast day, celebrated each year on 4 July at the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova in Coimbra, the Royal House has, since 2000, bestowed it on various queens, princesses and women dedicated to the support of Portuguese charities.

Insignia

The order's sash is pale pink and has a white stripe in the middle. On the accompanying crowned medallion is a picture of the Queen Saint giving money to a poor man. This picture is surrounded by a frame with roses (an allusion to the Queen's miracle). The insignia's motto is Pauperum Solatio ("Consolation of the Poor").

Current Dames of Saint-Isabel

The annual ceremonial induction of Noble ladies of Saint Isabel takes place in the Convent of Santa Clara in Coimbra, on 4 July.^[1]^[2]

Dame Grand Mistress

HRH Dona Isabel, Duchess of Braganza (13 May 1995)^[3]^[4]

Dames (among others)

HM The Custodian of the Crown of Romania (27 October 2012)^[3]
HRH The Grand Duchess of Luxemburg (27 October 2012)^[3]
HRH Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg (27 October 2012)^[3]
HI&RH The Princess Imperial of Brazil (27 October 2012)
HI&RH The Princess of Ligne (27 October 2012)^[3]
HRH The Duchess of Castro (16 July 2014)^[3]
HSH Princess Marie Therese of Hohenberg (16 July 2014)^[5]
HH Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal, The Duchess of Coimbra (4 July 2018)^[6]
HRH Princess Philomena d’Orléans
HRH Princess Marie, Princess Gundukar of Liechtenstein^[7]
HRH Princess Miriam, Princess Ghazi of Jordan

References

Bibliography & Image

Secretariado de Estado da Cultura. Tesouros Reais. Lisbon: Textype - Artes Gráficas, Ld.ª, 1992. ISBN 972-9496-12-9
Evaristo, Carlos. Gli Ordini Portoghesi Della Casa Di Braganza: Evoluzione Storica Ed Attualita pp 227–240

External links

rainhasantaisabel.org Official Site of the Royal Order of Saint Isabel

[1] "Causa Real: DONA ISABEL, A RAINHA SANTA DE PORTUGAL". 2010.

[2] "Coimbra: Diocese celebra festas em honra da Rainha Santa Isabel" (in Portuguese). 2 July 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017.

[auto-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Manuel Beninger: SS.AA.RR. Os Senhores Duques de Bragança, em Roma, no evento promovido pela Real Ordem de Santa Isabel". 2012.

[4] "Principesa Moștenitoare Margareta a primit Marea Cruce a Ordinului Sfânta Isabel | Familia Regală a României / Royal Family of Romania".

[5] "Manuel Beninger: Investidura da Real Ordem de Santa Isabel presidida por S.A.R. A Duquesa de Bragança". 2014.

[6] "Família Real Portuguesa on Instagram: "HH Infanta Dona Maria Francisca Duchess of Coimbra with her father HRH Dom Duarte Pio Duke of Bragança and older brother, HRH Dom Afonso Prince of Beira, during the reception of @grand_duke_george_of_russia and @rebecca_bettarini wedding at the Russian Ethnographic Museum, which was founded by Russia's last tsar, Nicholas II. SA a Infanta Dona Maria Francisca Duquesa de Coimbra com seu pai SAR Dom Duarte Pio Duque de Bragança e o seu irmão mais velho, SAR Dom Afonso Príncipe da Beira, durante a recepção do casamento do @grand_duke_george_of_russia e @rebecca_bettarini , no Museu Etnográfico Russo, que foi fundado pelo último Czar da Rússia, Nicolau II #portugueseroyalfamily #familiarealportuguesa #duquedebragança #casadebragança #duquesdebragança #domduarte #royals #portugal #monarchy #monarquia #realeza #royalfamily #monarchies #houseofbraganza #kingofportugal #monarquiaportuguesa #monarquico #monarquista #casareal #europeanroyals #nobility #reideportugal #domafonsodebragança #donamariafrancisca #marcelorebelodesousa #republica #republicaportuguesa #presidenciadarepublica"". Instagram. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

[7] Riaño, Raquel (11 June 2023). "La emotiva boda real del príncipe Johann-Wenzel de Liechtenstein en Viena". vanitatis.elconfidencial.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

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