Order of Saint Isabel

Order of Saint Isabel
Real Ordem de Santa Isabel
Sash of the Order
Awarded by Duchess of Braganza
TypeDynastic Order
Established4 November 1801
1801 - 1910 (National Order)
1910 - present (House Order)
Royal houseHouse of Braganza
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic
MottoPauperum Solatio
Awarded forServices in support of the Portuguese Crown, social charity and solidarity
StatusCurrently constituted
SovereignDuarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
Grand MistressIsabel, Duchess of Braganza
GradesDame Grand Cross
Dame 1st Class
Dame 2nd Class
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa
Next (lower)Order of Merit of the Portuguese Royal House
EquivalentOrder of Saint Michael of the Wing

The Ribbon of the order

The Order of Queen Saint Isabel (Portuguese: Ordem da Rainha Santa Isabel) is a Roman Catholic dynastic order of which the Grand Mistress is the Duchess of Braganza.