Order of Charles III

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order of chivalry state order

The Order of Charles III is Spain’s highest civil honor, traditionally awarded in recognition of exceptional service to the country and the Crown.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	order of chivalry → state order →
awardedBy	King of Spain → Spanish Crown →
awardedFor	civil merit → outstanding service to the state →
canBeAwardedTo	Spanish citizens → foreign nationals →
ceremonialHead	King of Spain →
country	Spain →
dayOfTheOrder	8 December →
dayOfTheOrderReason	Feast of the Immaculate Conception →
field	civil decorations →
foundedBy	Charles III of Spain NERFINISHED →
grantingAuthority	Council of Ministers of Spain →
hasCentralMedallionDepicting	image of the Immaculate Conception →
hasGenderNeutralAdmissionToday	true →
hasGrade	Collar → Commander → Commander by Number → Dame → Grand Cross → Knight →
highestCivilHonorOf	Spain →
inception	1771 →
insigniaType	badge → collar chain → sash → star →
jurisdiction	Kingdom of Spain →
motto	Virtuti et mérito →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
namedAfter	Charles III of Spain NERFINISHED →
notableRecipientType	heads of state → members of the Spanish royal family → prime ministers →
originallyCatholicOrder	true →
originallyRestrictedTo	Catholic men →
originalName	Real y Distinguida Orden Española de Carlos III →
originalNameLanguage	Spanish →
precedenceOver	Order of Isabella the Catholic →
purpose	recognition of exceptional service to Spain → recognition of exceptional service to the Crown of Spain →
reformedIn	19th century → 20th century →
religionAtFoundation	Roman Catholicism →
ribbonColor	light blue →
ribbonEdgeColor	white →
shortName	Orden de Carlos III →
status	currently awarded →
type	civil order →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Juan Carlos I of Spain → Queen Sofía of Spain →	honor
Order of Isabella the Catholic →	higherAward