Sash of the Three Orders

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Sash of the Three Orders
Banda das Três Ordens
Presidential Sash and Breast Star
Established17 June 1789[1]
MottoPraeclara Clarissimi
EligibilityPresident of the Republic in office
Awarded forexclusive use of the President of Portugal in office
Grand MasterPresident of the Portuguese Republic
GradesGrand Cross (BTO)[2]
Precedence
Next (higher)None
Next (lower)Sash of the Two Orders

Ribbon bar of the Sash of the Three Orders

The Sash of the Three Orders (

Portuguese presidential magistracy, in their capacity as the fount of the Portuguese honours system
; therefore, it cannot be conferred on nationals or foreigners, nor can it be used outside the exercise of office of the President.

Unlike other decorations, the Sash is not granted to Presidents upon their inauguration, but rather only worn by them during their terms in office.[3] It can be worn with any of the Grand Collars of the orders possessing that grade, but without the sash and wearing the respective order's star that gives precedence to that of the Three Orders' Sash.[4]

History

The decoration, along with the similar

Grand Master of the three Catholic knightly orders (the Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Order of St. Benedict of Aviz, and the Order of Santiago) to King João III of the House of Aviz, who proclaimed it hereditary in the Portuguese Crown.[1] Despite this, the monarchs often wore only the insignia of the Order of Christ.[6]

It was during the reign of Maria I that the orders were secularized from religious orders into military

orders of chivalry.[3] It was also entitled to be worn by the heir to the throne (titled Prince of Brazil, and from 1815 Prince Royal of Portugal) as "Grand Commander of the Three Orders", and on occasion gifted to the consort of the monarch upon their marriage.[7] Other princes of the blood royal (Infantes) belonging to the House of Braganza, meanwhile, were entitled to wear the Sash of the Two Orders.[5]

During the era of the constitutional monarchy, it was customary to confer the Sash on foreign

Order of the Tower and Sword). It was later restored in 1918 by decree of President Sidónio Pais, after which it continued to be awarded to foreign heads of state.[8]

In 1962, a new decree restricted the Sash of the Three Orders to a decoration exclusive to the President, and thus could no longer be conferred.

Queen Elizabeth II
died in 2022, only the President of Portugal can wear the Sash.

Brazilian line

The Brazilian branch of the Three Orders' Sash was founded by Emperor Pedro I on 13 May 1825, and was abolished in 1891 by the First Brazilian Republic.[9]

Insignia

Notable foreign recipients

Gallery

In the official portraits of many of the Portuguese Heads of State from the 19th and 20th centuries, the Sash of the Three Orders is one of the main piece represented:

Several portraits of Portuguese and Brazilian royalty also display the use of the Sash:

References

  1. ^ a b "História da Banda das Três Ordens". Presidência da República. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Chancelaria: entitades estrangeiras agraciadas com ordens Portuguesas". Presidência da República. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Banda das Três Ordens". Presidência da República. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Portuguese Orders of Merit – New Law and Regulations". Phaleristics Academy of Portugal. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f António M. Trigueiros & Gustav A. Tammann (1997). "The Three Portugese [sic] Military Orders of Knighthood (1789-1910)" (PDF). Orders and Medals Society of America: 15, 17–18. Retrieved 21 March 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ a b Bernard Burke, ed. (1858). "Portugal". The Book of Orders of Knighthood and Decorations of Honour. London: Hurst & Blackett. p. 186.
  7. ^ Bragança, Jose Vicente de (2014). "Agraciamentos Portugueses Aos Príncipes da Casa Saxe-Coburgo-Gota" [Portuguese Honours awarded to Princes of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]. Pro Phalaris (in Portuguese). 9–10: 4, 6. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Decree No. 5030". Diário do Governo (in Portuguese) (264). 6 December 1918. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  9. ^ a b c Trigueiros & Tammann (1997), pp. 19-21
  10. ^ "Insígnias da Banda da Três Ordens". Presidência da República. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d Trigueiros, António Miguel (1999), D. João VI e o seu Tempo (PDF) (in Portuguese), Ajuda National Palace, Lisbon: Portuguese Commission on Discoveries, p. 236, archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013, retrieved 10 May 2020
  12. ISSN 0873-1330
    . Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  13. ^ Trigueiros (1999), p. 232
  14. ^ José Martins, "O Rei Chulalongkorn do Sião Visitou Portugal", History between Portugal and Thailand (in Portuguese), archived from the original on 5 March 2016, retrieved 20 May 2020 – via aquimaria.com
  15. ISSN 0873-1330
    . Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  16. ^ Bragança (2011), p. 276
  17. .
  18. ^ Bragança (2011), p. 282
  19. ^ Bragança (2011), p. 272
  20. ^ Bragança (2014), pp. 7-12
  21. ^ José Martins. "O Rei Chulalongkorn do Sião Visitou Portugal". History between Portugal and Thailand (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via aquimaria.com.
  22. ^ "Banda da Grã-Cruz das Três Ordens" (in Portuguese), Arquivo Histórico da Presidência da República. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  23. ^ Bragança (2014), p. 11

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