There were three Imperial Orders of the Mexican Empire, which were

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created to reward Heads of state and prominent people during the two periods of the Mexican Empire — the ' (), the '' Imperial Order of the Mexican Eagle'' (Spanish: Orden Imperial del Águila Mexicana), and the ' (Spanish: Imperial Orden de San Carlos).

Imperial Order of Guadalupe

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convinced

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to recognize it in 1854. It fell into disuse again in August of that same year after the successful Ayutla Revolution and the ousting of Santa Anna from government. The third and last period of the Order began on June 30, 1863, before the arrival of

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, by decree of the Provisional Imperial Government. Ster OLV van Guadelupe Mexico 1822

Emperor Maximilian I modified the statutes of the Order for the last time on April 10, 1865, renaming the order "Imperial" (instead of "National") and divided it into four ranks, each with civilian and military divisions: * ''Grand Cross'', limited to 30 recipients. * ''Grand Officer'', limited to 100 recipients. * ''Commander'', limited to 200 recipients. * ''Knight'', limited to 500 recipients. ;Grand Crosses *

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* Carlota of Mexico *

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* Gabino Gaínza * Alexander Gorchakov *

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* Salvador de Iturbide y Marzán *

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* Richard von Metternich *

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* Napoléon, Prince Imperial *

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;Grand Officers ;Commanders * Louis Antoine Debrauz de Saldapenna * Ludwig von Fautz ;Knights * Luigi Calori * Vicente Filísola ;Unknown Classes *

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* Gustave Léon Niox *

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Imperial Order of the Mexican Eagle

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, awarded a ''Grand Cross with Collar''; and the Ordinary Class, consisting of the following ranks: * ''Grand Cross'' * ''Grand Officer'' * ''Commander'' * ''Officer'' * ''Knight'' Kleinod van de Orde van de Mexicaanse Adelaar 1865

Kleinod van de Orde van de Mexicaanse Adelaar 1865

The award survives partially (in name at least) in the modern Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle.

Imperial Order of Saint Charles

* The Imperial Order of Saint Charles was created by Maximilian I on April 10, 1866. It was awarded exclusively to women who excelled in the service of their community. The Order honoured Saint Charles Borromeo,

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of Empress Carlota, sovereign of the Order. It was divided into two classes: the ''Grand Cross'', awarded to only 24 Ladies; and the ''Cross'', without any limit upon the number of women who might receive it.

Grand Crosses

Some Ladies Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Charles include: *

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* Elizabeth of Bavaria, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, consort of

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, Charlotte's sister-in-law * Marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of

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, consort of

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, Charlotte's sister-in-law *

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, former Queen of France, consort of

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, Charlotte's maternal grandmother * Queen

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, Empress Dowager of Brazil, 2nd consort of

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* Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies, Empress of

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, consort of

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* Princess Leopoldina of Brazil * Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Queen of Denmark, consort of Christian IX of Denmark * Eugenia María de Montijo de Guzmán, Empress of

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, consort of

* María Manuela Kirkpatrick de Closebrun, Countess of Montijo y de Teba, Empress Eugénie's mother * Princess Anne Murat, Duchess of Mouchy, daughter of Prince Lucien Murat Insignia de la Orden Imperial de San Carlos

Insignia de la Orden Imperial de San Carlos

* Maria Pia of Savoy, Queen of

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, consort of

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* Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Queen of

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, consort of future

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, Future German Empress and Queen of Prussia, consort of future

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, Empress of Russia, consort of

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* Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, Queen of

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, consort of John of Saxony * Josephine of Leuchtenberg, Queen Mother of

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, consort of

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* Louise of the Netherlands, Queen of

, consort of

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References

Sources

Encuentra.com: The Popes and the Virgin of Guadalupe
- ''in Spanish'' * This article draws heavily on th
corresponding article
in the Spanish-language Wikipedia, which was accessed in the version of August 21, 2005.

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