Order of the Rose

Imperial Order of the Rose
Prince Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza Prince Pedro of Bourbon of Orléans-Braganza
Grades	Grand Cross Grand Dignitary Dignitary Commander Officer Knight
Precedence
Next (higher)	Imperial Order of Pedro I
Next (lower)	none (lowest Order)
Ribbon bar of the order

The Imperial Order of the Rose (Portuguese: Imperial Ordem da Rosa) was a Brazilian order of chivalry, instituted by Emperor Pedro I of Brazil on 17 October 1829 to commemorate his marriage to Amélie of Leuchtenberg.

On 22 March 1890, the order was cancelled as

is split into two branches Petrópolis and Vassouras, and as a consequence the Grand Mastership of the Order is disputed between those two branches.

History

It was designed by

.

The order rewarded military and civilians, national and foreign, who distinguished themselves by their fidelity to the person of the Emperor and by services rendered to the State, and carried a number of degrees superior to the other Brazilian and Portuguese orders then existing.

From 1829 to 1831 Emperor Pedro I granted only 189 insignia. His son and successor,

was order-great during his term.

One of the first winners received the commendation for services rendered during an accident with the Brazilian imperial family: the small history of the court tells us that on 7 December 1829, newly married, Pedro I returned with the family of the

, brother of the empress, "had a luxation in the ulna of the right side with fracture of the same one". Baroness Slorefeder, assistant of the Empress, "gave a very dangerous fall on the head." Several servants of livery, when dominating the animals, were bruised. The doctors of the Imperial Chamber and others, the doctors Azeredo, Bontempo, the Baron of Inhomirim, Vicente Navarro de Andrade, João Fernandes Tavares, Manuel Bernardes, Manuel da Silveira Rodrigues de Sá, Baron of Saúde converged for the house of Cantagalo. Almost restored, Pedro I decorated Cantagalo on 1 January 1830 with the insignia of the dignitary of the Order, and Empress Amélie offered him her portrait, surrounded by bright jewels, and painted by Simplício Rodrigues de Sá.

The members of the Honor Guard who accompanied the then Prince Regent on his trip to the Province of São Paulo 8 years before, witnesses of the "Grito do Ipiranga", landmark of the Independence of Brazil, were also awarded the Imperial Order of the Rose.

After the banishment of the

.

Characteristics

Insignia

Grand cross

• Obverse: White star with six pointed tips, joined by garland of roses. To the center, a round medallion with the letters "P" and "A" interlaced, embossed, surrounded by blue-ferret border with the caption "LOVE AND FIDELITY".
• Reverse: equal to the obverse, with change in inscription for the date of 2-8-1829, and, in the legend, for "PEDRO AND AMÉLIA".

Tape and band

• Light pink with two white edges.

Degrees

The degrees in descending order are:

• Grand Cross (styled "Excellency" and limited to 16 recipients);
• Grand Dignitary (styled "Senhor" and limited to 16 recipients);
• Dignitary (styled "Senhor" and limited to 32 recipients);
• Commander (styled "Senhor" and unlimited number of recipients);
• Official (styled an honorary Colonel and unlimited number of recipients);
• Knight (styled an honorary Captain and unlimited number of recipients);

Gallery

• 
  Emperor Pedro I, founder and first Grand Master of the Order, wearing the collar and the insignia of the Imperial Order of the Rose and other orders and decorations
• 
  The Duke of Caxias wearing the collar and insignia of the Order and other orders and decorations
• 
  Emperor Pedro II wearing the collar of the order and elements of the Imperial Regalia. Detail from a portrait by Pedro Américo
• 
  Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza

  wearing the insignia of the order and other orders and decorations
• 
  Imperial House of Brazil

  wearing the collar of the order and other decorations
• 
  Details of the insignia
• 
  Coat of arms of Isabel, Princess Imperial

Recipients

External links

• Original appointment to the Order of the Rose signed by Emperor Dom Pedro II, 1887 - Arquivo Público do Estado de São Paulo

References

• Poliano, Luís Marques. Heráldica. Ed. GRD. Rio de Janeiro, 1986.
• Poliano, Luís Marques. Ordens honoríficas do Brasil.
• Brazil - The Imperial Order of the Rose [1]