Order of Alcántara

Order of Alcántara
Orden de Alcántara
The order's emblem, a green Greek cross with a fleur-de-lis at each end
TypeReligious Order of Honour
Formerly a Military Order
CountrySpain
Royal houseBourbon-Anjou
Religious affiliationCatholic
SovereignKing Felipe VI
Grand MasterPrince Pedro, Duke of Calabria
Precedence
RelatedOrder of Santiago
Order of Calatrava
Order of Montesa

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The Order of Alcántara (Leonese: Orde de Alcántara, Spanish: Orden de Alcántara), also called the Knights of St. Julian, was originally a military order of León, founded in 1166 and confirmed by Pope Alexander III in 1177.