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Knight wearing the collar and insignia of the Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III (formerly Royal and Much Distinguished Order of Charles III), 1865. Created by King Charles III of Spain in 1771, to award citizens for their merits and virtues. From "Historia de las Ordenes de Caballería y de las Condecoraciones Españolas" (History of the Orders of Chivalry and the Spanish Decorations), Madrid, Spain, 1865.