Order of the Starry Cross | |
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Awarded by the Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine | |
Type | Order of chivalry for women |
Royal house | House of Habsburg-Lorraine |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Motto | SALUS ET GLORIA ("Hail and Glory") |
Awarded for | Devotion to the service and worship of the Holy Cross A virtuous life in the exercise of religion and works of charity |
Sovereign | Archduke Karl |
High Protectress (Höchste Schutzfrau) | Archduchess Gabriela of Austria |
Chancellor | Count Norbert Salburg-Falkenstein |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | none |
Next (lower) | Military Order of Maria Theresia |
Equivalent | Order of the Golden Fleece |
![]() Ribbon of the order |
The Order of the Starry Cross (also known as Order of the Star Cross or Star Cross Order; German: Sternkreuz-Orden) is an imperial Austrian dynastic order for Catholic noble ladies, founded in 1668. The order still exists under the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.
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