Awarded by the Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Type
Order of chivalry for women
Royal house
House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Motto
SALUS ET GLORIA ("Hail and Glory")
Awarded for
Devotion to the service and worship of the Holy Cross A virtuous life in the exercise of religion and works of charity
Sovereign
Archduke Karl
High Protectress (Höchste Schutzfrau)
Archduchess Gabriela of Austria
Chancellor
Count Norbert Salburg-Falkenstein
Precedence
Next (higher)
none
Next (lower)
Military Order of Maria Theresia
Equivalent
Order of the Golden Fleece
Ribbon of the order
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