Military Order of Maria Theresa

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Military Order of Maria Theresa
Grand cross insignia of the order
Awarded by The Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Type	Dynastic order
Royal house	House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Motto	"Fortitudini" (For Courage)
Awarded for	Military Merit
Status	Extinct
Sovereign	Crown Prince Karl of Austria
Grades	Grand Cross Commander Knight
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Golden Fleece
Next (lower)	Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary
Ribbon of the order

The Military Order of Maria Theresa (German: Militär-Maria-Theresien-Orden; Hungarian: Katonai Mária Terézia-rend; Czech: Vojenský řád Marie Terezie; Polish: Wojskowy Order Marii Teresy; Slovene: Vojaški red Marije Terezije; Croatian: Vojni Red Marije Terezije) was the highest military honour of the Habsburg monarchy, Austrian Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire.