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Military Order of Maria Theresa | |
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![]() Grand cross insignia of the order | |
Awarded by ![]() | |
Type | Dynastic order |
Royal house | House of Habsburg-Lorraine |
Motto | "Fortitudini" (For Courage) |
Awarded for | Military Merit |
Status | Extinct |
Sovereign | Crown Prince Karl of Austria |
Grades | Grand Cross Commander Knight |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of the Golden Fleece |
Next (lower) | Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary |
![]() Ribbon of the order |
The Military Order of Maria Theresa (German: Militär-Maria-Theresien-Orden; Hungarian: Katonai Mária Terézia-rend; Czech: Vojenský řád Marie Terezie; Polish: Wojskowy Order Marii Teresy; Slovene: Vojaški red Marije Terezije; Croatian: Vojni Red Marije Terezije) was the highest military honour of the Habsburg monarchy, Austrian Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire.