The order emblem, a Greek Cross within the Cross of Calatrava
Type
Religious Order of Honour and formerly a military order
Country
Spain
Royal house
House of Bourbon-Spain
Religious affiliation
Catholic
Sovereign
King Felipe VI
Precedence
Equivalent
Order of Santiago Order of Calatrava Order of Alcántara
The Order of Montesa (Valencian: Ordre de Montesa, Aragonese and Spanish: Orden de Montesa) is a Christian military order, territorially limited to the old Crown of Aragon. It was named after the castle of Montesa, its headquarters.
The OrderofMontesa (Valencian: Ordre de Montesa, Aragonese and Spanish: Orden de Montesa) is a Christian military order, territorially limited to the...
Ferdinand II of León (Spain) in 1170. Orderof Saint James of the Sword founded by Afonso I of Portugal in 1172. OrderofMontesa founded by James II of Aragon...
Alcántara, and Montesa. The Order's insignia is said to originate from the Battle of Clavijo, and is a red cross resembling a sword, with the shape of a fleur-de-lis...
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September 1598 Grand Master of the OrderofMontesa: 8 December 1587 – 13 September 1598 Philip continued his father's style of "Majesty" (Latin: Maiestas;...
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8 January 1878 Kingdom of Italy: Knight of the Annunciation, 4 February 1878 Empire of Japan: Grand Cordon of the Orderof the Chrysanthemum, 11 September...
by the creation of two new orders, the difference being the OrderofMontesa was given Templar and Hospitaller lands while the Orderof Christ was simply...
Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III Novice Knight of the Order of Montesa Barrett, Michael B. (2013). Prelude to Blitzkrieg: The 1916 Austro-German...
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his trip to Europe, possibly one of a small group of Templar scouts to seek donations for the Order. This was a time of political tension in Portugal and...
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