Order of Saint Elizabeth
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The Order of Saint Elizabeth was an chivalric and charitable order for women in the Electoral Palatinate and the Kingdom of Bavaria.
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Order of Saint Elizabeth St. Elisabethenorden | |
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Awarded by Electoral Palatine Electorate of Bavaria, Kingdom of Bavaria | |
Type | ladies order |
Royal house | House of Wittelsbach |
Eligibility | Catholic religion, seize quartiers |
Status | defunct |
Founder | Electress Elisabeth Auguste |
Grades | Dame Honorary Dame |
Statistics | |
First induction | 1766 |
Last induction | 1976 |
Total inductees | 191 Dames 31 Honorary Dames |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Royal Order of Saint Hubert |
Next (lower) | Royal Order of Max Joseph |
Equivalent | Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception |
Ribbon bar of the order |
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