Order of Lady Mary

Order of Lady Mary
*Ordem de Dona Maria*
Order of Lady Mary; Ordem de Dona Maria;
Awarded by the King of Ebenthal
Type	Dynastic order
Established	2019
Motto	Amor et Sapientia
Eligibility	Women only
Awarded for	At His Majesty's pleasure
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign and Grand Master	King Arthur II
Grades	Dame
Post-nominals	DDM
Statistics
First induction	2020
Last induction	2024
Total inductees	28
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Blue Blood
Next (lower)	none (lowest order)
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The Order of Lady Mary (Portuguese: Ordem de Dona Maria) is national and dynastic order of the Kingdom of Ebenthal, granted at the monarch's pleasure exclusivelly to women, usually in recognition of a national contribution, for public service, or for personal service to the sovereign. It was established in 2019 by King Arthur II as a dynastic order of the House of Bruyn incorporated to the national pantheon of orders and awards. Its name and inspiration came from the monarch's grandmother, Dona Maria Carvalho de Oliveira.

As a house order, the entire administration of the order lies with the person of the monarch, not with the crown, and thus appointments are at the sovereign's sole discretion. Membership of the order is unlimited and supernumerary.

History

The Order of Lady Mary was the first order established by the King Arthur II of Ebenthal after taking the throne of that country, on 30 December 2019. The order was instituted through Royal Decree No. 224/2019 under the auspices of the new monarch in valuing women in micronationalism, "a growing minority" according to the King himself. Another reason for the creation of the order was to pay homage to Princess Maria III of Marienbourg, grandmother of King Arthur II.

In view of the fact that the order was created within the first 24 hours of Arthur II's reign, the King asked the former Regent Raphael Sousa, to co-sign the Royal Decree in order to further legitimize his action lest it be interpreted as a self-centered attitude and lest it be rejected by parliament, a fear of the monarch given the political power that the Ebenthaler parliament achieved after the Mateusian Crisis and during the Sternachten regency.

Composition

Members

Membership in the order is unlimited and exclusively for women. The only exception is Monarch who is the Sovereign and Grand Master of the Order. The Monarch alone can grant membership at his own pleasure, meaning it has no requirements for a person to be inducted a member of the order except for being female. Monarchs are known as Sovereign of the Order of Lady Mady. Members of the order are divided between "Royal Ladies" and "Stranger Ladies". Other than that they are referred collectively to as "Dames".

Grades

The King of Ebenthal is the Sovereign and Grand Master of the order. All deeds granting decorations of the Order must bear the signature of the Sovereign and Grand Master. The Deputy Grand Master is empowered to act on behalf of and in place of the monarch if necessary and with the express approval of the monarch; if the monarch is unable to give his consent, it is up to the Head of the House of Bruyn to sanction the acts of the Lieutenant to the Grand Master. The office of Lieutenant to the Grand Master is currently vacant. Members of the order are granted a certificate and are eligible to require a personal coat of arms with the insignia of the Order. Despite being a single-graded order, there is a division of registration between Royal Ladies, who are citizens of Ebenthal appointed to be members of the order, including supernumerary members of the Royal Family, and Stranger Ladies, foreigners appointed as members of the order. There is, however, no difference in precedence between these classifications.

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. Consorts, children and children-in-law also feature on the order of precedence; other 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 prefix "Ma'am". When an individual is entitled to use multiple post-nominal letters, the ones of the order (DDM), standing for Dama de Dona Maria in Portuguese, takes precedence. All recipients may encircle their arms with the circlet of the order.

Insignia and habit

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The star of the Order is
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Members of the order

Grand Masters

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

Royal Ladies

Name	Serie number	Known for	Date Appointed
1	Princess Alda, Duchess of Aufenbauer	Former reigning princess of Aufenbauer	30 December 2020
2	Princess Nilse, Duchess of Erzfelsen	Former regent of Erzfelsen	30 December 2020
3	Luisa Somme, 1st Marchioness of Zerrenthin	Minister of Foreign Affairs	16 January 2020
4	Gabriela Amorim, 1st Duchess of Guterfolg	Prime Minister of Ebenthal	6 March 2021
5	Beatriz Barcelos, 1st Countess of Barcelos	Member of the House of Aristocrats	7 September 2021
6	Princess Emmanuela of Ebenthal	Princess of Ebenthal	5 July 2022
7	Princess Elaine of Ebenthal	Princess of Ebenthal	27 September 2022
8	Princess Louise of Ebenthal	Princess of Ebenthal	27 September 2022

Stranger Ladies

Name	Serie number	Known for	Date Appointed
1	Marina I	Queen of Manso	20 February 2020 (REVOKED)
2	Maria I	Queen of Sildavia	4 September 2020
3	Gabriela I	Grand Duchess of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir	7 September 2021
4	Hannah Callahan	President of Delvera	7 September 2021
5	Aracy Crespo, Princess Göndör of Folyam von und zu Piranji	(posthumously)	7 September 2021
6	Archduchess Denise of Karnia	Former Queen of Ruthenia	5 July 2022
7	Princess Krishna, The Princess Maharajajanani^[a]	Princess Mother of Purvanchal	5 July 2022
8	Anoushkaa Patranabish^[b]	Rajpramukh of Basistha	5 July 2022
9	Adna, Princess of Noronha	Regent of Noronha	5 July 2022
10	Amanda, Queen of Quinta Velha	Queen consort of Quinta Velha	5 July 2022
11	Cloe, Sovereign Princess of Sancratosia	Sovereign Princess of Sancratosia	5 July 2022
12	Adriana, Queen of the Hanseatics	Queen consort of Achsen	5 July 2022
13	Klarissa, Princess Regent of Purvanchal^[c]	Princess Regent of Purvanchal	13 October 2022
14	Tanishkaa Patranabish, Rajpramukh of Beltola^[d]	Rajpramukh of Beltola	13 October 2022
15	Princess Adda of Quinta Velha	Princess of Quinta Velha	13 October 2022
16	Princess Martha Scherer	Stewardess of the Katarinensisch Palatinate	13 October 2022
17	Milena van der Ley, Duchess of Albuquerque	Spouse of Lucas, Duke of Albuquerque	14 June 2024
18	Anna Cecila van der Ley	Daughter of Lucas, Duke of Albuquerque	14 June 2024

Notes

↑ Pending confirmation of her current status as member of the order by the Vishwamitran State
↑ Pending confirmation of her current status as member of the order by the Vishwamitran State
↑ Pending confirmation of her acceptance or denial by the Vishwamitran State
↑ Pending confirmation of her acceptance or denial by the Vishwamitran State

References

[1] Pending confirmation of her current status as member of the order by the Vishwamitran State

[2] Pending confirmation of her current status as member of the order by the Vishwamitran State

[3] Pending confirmation of her acceptance or denial by the Vishwamitran State

[4] Pending confirmation of her acceptance or denial by the Vishwamitran State

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