The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . Hui>l and niai-k(>ll. PORTUGAL. 189 under the reign of King Dionysius, but the statutes remainedthe same in both countries. Afterwards, the Order shared thefate of those of Christ and Aviz, it came under the adminis-tration of James II., and finally under the perpetual GrandMastership of the Crown. In 1789, it was secularized byQueen Mary, who divided it into three classes: six KnightsGrand Cross, one hundred and fifty Commanders, and anunlimited number of Knights. The Order had its head-quar
The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . Hui>l and niai-k(>ll. PORTUGAL. 189 under the reign of King Dionysius, but the statutes remainedthe same in both countries. Afterwards, the Order shared thefate of those of Christ and Aviz, it came under the adminis-tration of James II., and finally under the perpetual GrandMastership of the Crown. In 1789, it was secularized byQueen Mary, who divided it into three classes: six KnightsGrand Cross, one hundred and fifty Commanders, and anunlimited number of Knights. The Order had its head-quarters at Palmella, and possessedforty-seven villages and boroughs, one hundred and fiftyprebends, and four cloisters and convents in Santos, whichenjoyed the same rights as did the cloister of Barcelona. The decoration (Plate 62, Tab. II. No. 7) is w^orn by theKnights Grand Cross across the right shoulder towards the lefthip, by the Commanders round the neck, and by the Knightsat the button-hole. The first two classes wear, besides, the star (No. 6) on theleft breast. THE ORD
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