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	2022
Total inductees	26
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Blue Blood
Next (lower)	Royal Ebenthali 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 de Belmonte, 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, 1st Duke of Sternachten, 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 Ebenthal 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 Deputy Grand Master. The office of Deputy 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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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	Alda, Princess of Geraldorf	Princess of Geraldorf	30 December 2020
2	Princess Nilza of Belmonte	Regent of Belmonte	30 December 2020
3	Luísa Somme, 2nd Duchess of Montana	Minister of Foreign Affairs	16 January 2020
4	Gabriela Amorim, 1st Duchess of Frumar	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 Eleine of Ebenthal	Princess of Ebenthal	27 September 2022
8	Princess Laíze 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	Marie Elisabeth^[1]	Empress of Karnia, Queen of Ruthenia	7 September 2021
4	Archduchess Alice of Karnia	Archduchess of Karnia, Pss. of Ruthenia	7 September 2021
5	Gabriela I	Grand Duchess of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir	7 September 2021
6	Hannah Callahan	President of Delvera	7 September 2021
7	Aracy Crespo, Princess Göndör of Folyam von und zu Piranji	(posthumously)	7 September 2021
8	Archduchess Denise of Karnia	Former Queen of Ruthenia	5 July 2022
9	Princess Krishna, The Princess Maharajajanani^[a]	Princess Mother of Purvanchal	5 July 2022
10	Anoushkaa Patranabish^[b]	Rajpramukh of Basistha	5 July 2022
11	Adna, Princess of Noronha	Regent of Noronha	5 July 2022
12	Amanda, Queen of Quinta Velha	Queen consort of Quinta Velha	5 July 2022
13	Cloe, Sovereign Princess of Sancratosia	Sovereign Princess of Sancratosia	5 July 2022
14	Adriana, Queen of the Hanseatics	Queen consort of Achsen	5 July 2022
15	Sarala, Princess Regent of Purvanchal^[c]	Princess Regent of Purvanchal	13 October 2022
16	Tanishkaa Patranabish, Rajpramukh of Beltola^[d]	Rajpramukh of Beltola	13 October 2022
17	Princess Adda of Quinta Velha	Princess of Quinta Velha	13 October 2022
18	Princess Martha Scherer	Steward of the Katarinensisch Palatinate	13 October 2022

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

↑ Ministry of Information. List of honours. Published on 7 September 2021. Retrieved on 8 September 2021.

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

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

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

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

[1] Ministry of Information. List of honours. Published on 7 September 2021. Retrieved on 8 September 2021.

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