[1] The decorations are given by the President of the Portuguese Republic, currently Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
(Portuguese: Torre e Espada) The Military Order of Christ (Portuguese: Ordem Militar de Cristo) is one of the ancient military orders.
It was created by request of King D. Dinis to the pope, upon the extinction of the Order of the Temple.
In the course of the subsequent centuries, the King of Portugal became the grand-master of this and all of the military orders, which acquired a simple honorific role.
(Portuguese: Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Vila Viçosa) (Portuguese: Ordem de São Miguel da Ala) (Portuguese: Ordem da Rainha Santa Isabel) (Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito da Causa Monárquica) (Established by Decree-Law No 316/2002 of 27 December 2002) Notes (As prior to the 1974 Carnation Revolution[10]) Notes