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Order of Montesa
Orden de Montesa
The order emblem, a Greek Cross within the Cross of Calatrava
TypeReligious Order of Honour and formerly a military order
CountrySpain
Royal houseHouse of Bourbon-Spain
Religious affiliationCatholic
SovereignKing Felipe VI
Precedence
EquivalentOrder 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.

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