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Portugal: Orders, Decorations, and Awards |
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| Name |
Tenure |
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Orders |
| Avis,
Military Order of
Instituted by King Alfonso I of
Portugal 1162
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►Under
the original designation of the Order of Évora 1162
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| Grand
Master |
1st
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Pedro
Afonso
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†>1206
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Burgundy-Portugal (77) |
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►Under
authority of the Order of Calatrava 1187–1385
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►Known
as the Évora Militia of the Order of Calatrava 1187–c.
1223
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►Transfer
of friars of Évora to Avis c. 1233; became known as
Order of St Benedict of Avis
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►Union
with the Order of Calatrava dissolved 1385
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Joao
I, K of Portugal |
†1433 |
Avis (77) |
P
Fernando of Portugal |
†1443 |
Avis (77) |
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►Reformed
1789
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►Reformed
with new designation of Royal Military Order of Saint Benedict
of Avis 1894
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►Abolished
1910
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►Re-established
as the Military Order of Avis 1917
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| Grand
Cross |
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José
Álvarez de Toledo (11C de La Ventosa) |
†1950 |
Álvarez de Toledo (12) |
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1979–2021† |
Schleswig-H-S-G-Greece (218.2) |
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Grand Officers |
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Commanders |
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Officers |
| Knights |
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Amadeo I, K of Spain |
†1890 |
Savoy
(254) |
| José
Álvarez de Toledo (11C de La Ventosa) |
†1950 |
Álvarez de Toledo (12) |
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| Grand
Master |
| Grand
Cross |
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1993–2021† |
Schleswig-H-S-G-Greece (218.2) |
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Grand Officer |
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Commander |
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Officer |
| Knight |
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†1890 |
Savoy
(254) |
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| Entrepreneurial
Merit, Order of |
| Grand
Master |
| Grand
Cross |
| Grand
Officer |
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Commander |
|
Officer |
| Medal |
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| Freedom,
Order of |
| Grand
Master |
| Grand
Cross with Collar |
| Grand
Cross |
| Grand
Officer |
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Commander |
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Officer |
| Member |
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| Immaculate
Conception of Vila Vicosa, Order of the
(Order of Our Lady of Conception of Vila Vicosa) |
| Sovereign
and Grand Master |
| Grand
Cross |
| Vittorio
Emanuele of Italy, P of Naples |
*1937
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Savoy
(254) |
| Commander
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| Knight/Dame |
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†1927 |
•••• |
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Servant |
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| Merit,
Order of |
| Grand
Master |
| Grand
Cross |
| Grand
Officer |
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Commander |
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Officer |
| Medal |
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| Prince
Henry, Order of |
| Grand
Master |
| Grand
Cross with Collar |
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1973–2021† |
Schleswig-H-S-G-Greece (218.2) |
| Grand
Cross |
| Grand
Officer |
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Commander |
|
Officer |
| Knight/Dame |
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| Public
Instruction, Order of |
| Grand
Master |
| Grand
Cross |
| Grand
Officer |
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Commander |
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Officer |
| Medal |
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| Saint
James of the Sword, Military Order of
(Order of St Iago) |
| Grand
Master |
| Grand
Collar |
| Grand
Cross |
| Grand
Officer |
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Commander |
|
Officer |
| Knight |
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†1594 |
Simonetta
(5499) |
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1600s |
Simonetta
(5499) |
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| Tower
and Sword, Order of the |
| Grand
Master |
| Grand
Collar |
| Grand
Cross |
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1859;
†1910 |
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
(724.6) |
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1955;
*1921 |
Schleswig-H-S-G-Greece (218.2) |
| Grand
Officer |
|
Commander |
|
Officer |
| Knight |
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†1931 |
Savoy
(254) |
Insigna of Office
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| Sash
of the Three Orders
Worn by the Grand Master of the
three ancient military orders of Christ, Avis, and Saint
James
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Symbols | Portugal |
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