What is Order of Charles III?
The '''Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III''', originally '''Royal and Much Distinguished Order of Charles III''' ({{lang-es|Real y Distinguida Orden Española de Carlos III}}, originally {{lang-es|Real y Muy Distinguida Orden de Carlos III}}) was created by the [[Spanish monarchy|King of Spain]] [[Charles III of Spain|Carlos III]] with the motto ''Virtuti et mérito''. It honors people for their actions benefiting Spain and the Crown. Since its creation, and second to the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]], it has been the most distinguished civil award that can be given in Spain.<ref>[https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2002-19803 Real Decreto 1051/2002, de 11 de octubre, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento de la Real y Distinguida Orden Española de Carlos III.] (as amended)</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{europe-stub}} [[Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Spain]]