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The National Order of the Southern Cross (Portuguese: Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul) is a Brazilian order of chivalry founded by Emperor Pedro I on 1 December 1822. This order was created to honor the independence of Brazil and the coronation of Pedro I.

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  • CruzeiroDoSul-Brasil GraCruz MusHistMili-Valencia 20191204

    Grand Cross

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    Pedro I, first Emperor of Brazil, founder and first Grand Master of the Order, wearing the Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Cross (then the Order's highest rank) among other orders.

  • D. Leopoldina - ca. 1817

    Archduchess Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Empress consort of Brazil, wears the insignia of the Imperial Order of the Cross and other orders.

  • Ferdinand Krumholz - Retrato de D. Pedro II, Imperador do Brasil

    Emperor Pedro II of Brazil, Grand Master of the Order, wearing the Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Cross. The portrait displays both the star of the Order and the sash of a Knight Grand Cross.

  • Maria II Portugal 1829

    Queen Maria II of Portugal, eldest daughter of Pedro I of Brazil and sister of Pedro II, wearing the Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Cross and other orders.

  • Teresa cristina 1846

    Empress Teresa Cristina of Brazil wearing the Sash of a Dame Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Cross, with the badge of the Order suspended from the sash.

  • Elizabeth II Southern Cross

    Queen Elizabeth II displays the "Grand Collar" and star of the National Order of the Southern Cross, March 2006

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Orden de la Cruz del Sur para niños

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