Order of Lady Mary

Order of Lady Mary Ordem de Dona Maria
Insignia of the order
Awarded by the King of Ebenthal
Type	Dynastic order
Established	2019
Motto	Femina devotionem, femina retributionem Feminine devotion, feminine retribution
Awarded for	Personal services of women to the crown Dynastic order
Status	Currently constituted
Grand Master	King Arthur II
Grades	Dame
Statistics
First induction	2020
Total inductees	5
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Gillis the Artisan
Next (lower)	Royal Ebenthali Order
Ribbon of the Order of Lady Mary

The Order of Lady Mary (Portuguese: Ordem de Dona Maria) is a national and dynastic order of knighthood of the Kingdom of Ebenthal dedicated to award exclusively women on the ir services to the crown. Its current Grand Master is King Arthur II.

It was established in 2019 by King Arthur II as a dynastic order attached to the national pantheon of orders and awards. Its name and inspiration came from the monarch's grandmother, Dona Maria Carvalho Oliveira, who inspired him on being a monarchist and, eventually, a monarch.

Origin

The Order of Lady Mary was created by Royal Decree by King Arthur II in 30 December 2020 aiming to value micronationalist women, a minority in micronational practice, and to encourage them to become involved with Ebenthal. As being the first chivalric order createdby King Arthur on his first 24 hours of reign, the decree also counted on the signing of former Regent Raphael Sousa to further legitimize the documment which was unanimously confirmed in parliament.

Grades and badges

The Order of Lady Mary has one sole grade of Dame and it makes use of the post-nominal letters of DDM standing for the Portuguese Dama de Dona Maria (English: Dame of Lady Mary).Dames of the order wears the order's badge on a sash on the right shoulder, and the ensign of the order in gold on the left chest.

Precedence and privileges

Members of this order are assigned positions in the order of precedence, ranking above all others members of equal rankings of whichever orders except for the higher Order of the Blue Blood, Order of Dagon, Order of the Swiss Prince and Order of the Silver Cat. Consorts, children and children-in-law also feature on the order of precedence; relatives of members, however, are not assigned any special precedence. Generally, individuals can derive precedence from their parents or consorts as long as the recipient lives.

All members ot the order are entitled to the prefixes o"Ma'am". When an individual is entitled to use multiple post-nominal letters, the ones of the order (DDM) takes precedence according to the ranking of orders. All recipients may encircle their arms with the circlet of the order.

Grand Masters of the Order

Name	Grand Master as	Period
Arthur II	King of Ebenthal	30 December 2019 – present

Recipients

Name	Nation	Date appointed
Alda, Princess of Aldiva	Ebenthal	30 December 2020
Baroness Nilza, Regent of Belmonte	Ebenthal	30 December 2020
Luísa Somme, 2nd Duchess of Montana	Ebenthal	16 January 2020
Marina I of Manso	Manso	20 February 2020 (revoked in 13 April 2020)
Maria , Queen of Sildavia	Sildavia	4 September 2020
Gabriela, Countess of Wittiza	Ebenthal	6 March 2021
Marie Elisabeth, Empress Consort of Karnia-Ruthenia	Karnia-Ruthenia	7 September 2021
Gabriela, Grand Duchess of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir	Mëcklewmburg-Wladir	7 September 2021
Hannah Callahan, President of Delvera	Delvera	7 September 2021
Archduchess Alice of Karnia	Karnia-Ruthenia	7 September 2021
Beatriz, Countess of Barcelos	Ebenthal	7 September 2021
Aracy Crespo, Princess Göndör of Folyam von und zu Piranji (posthumous)	Mauritia	7 September 2021

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of Ebenthal