Order of Pedro I

Imperial Order of Pedro I
Imperial Order of Pedro I, Grand Cross. Original drawn at Arquivo Nacional
Awarded by the Head of the Brazilian Imperial Family
Type	Dynastic order
Established	16 April 1826 – 22 March 1890 (National Order) 15 November 1889 – present (House Order)
Royal house	House of Orleans-Braganza
Grand Master	Disputed:[1] Prince Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza
Grades	Grand Cross Commander Knight
Precedence
Next (higher)	Imperial Order of the Southern Cross
Next (lower)	Imperial Order of the Rose
Ribbon bar of the order

The Imperial Order of Dom Pedro I (Portuguese: Imperial Ordem de Pedro Primeiro or Imperial Ordem de Pedro Primeiro, Fundador do Império do Brasil) is a Brazilian order of chivalry instituted by Emperor Pedro I of Brazil on 16 April 1826. It is considered by many numismatists as the rarest of the Brazilian imperial orders.

On 22 March 1890, the order was cancelled as national order by the interim government of United States of Brazil. Since the deposition in 1889 of the last Brazilian monarch, Emperor Pedro II, the order continues as a house order being awarded by the Heads of the House of Orleans-Braganza, pretenders to the defunct throne of Brazil. The current Brazilian Imperial Family is split into two branches Petrópolis and Vassouras, and the Grand Mastership of the Order is disputed between those two branches.