The Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic is a knighthood and one of the three preeminent orders of merit bestowed by the Kingdom of Spain, alongside the Order of Charles III and the Order of Civil Mer
Martín Fernández de Navarrete, librarian of the Royal Spanish Academy, wearing the sash and grand cross of the order.
Samuel Morse wearing the knight's cross (fourth from left) and the commander cross of the order (bottom), 1866.
Order of Charles III
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The Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III, originally the Royal and Much Distinguished Order of Charles III, is a knighthood and one of the three preeminent orders of merit bestowed by
Star and sash of the Order
King Charles III in the robes of the order, the first design used until 1789
Maximilian of Saxony wearing the blue and white sash and Grand Cross of the Order as well as the Spanish Fleece
Portrait of Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt wearing the Grand Cross, including blue and white sash of the Order