Order of Gabriela Silang

Order of Gabriela Silang
Awarded by  Philippines
Type	Order
Awarded for	spouses of heads of State and/or of government
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	President of the Philippines
Grades (w/ post-nominals)	Member
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Lakandula, Order of Sikatuna, Philippine Legion of Honor
Next (lower)	Order of National Artists, Order of National Scientists, Order of National Social Scientists, Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan, Order of Lakandula - Special Class of Champion for Life
Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of Gabriela Silang (Filipino: Orden ni Gabriela Silang) is a female order of the Philippines.^[1]

Award and Rank

The Order of Gabriela Silang is a single-class Order may be conferred upon the wives of heads of State and/or of government, both Filipino and foreign.^[1]

Insignia

The ribbon of the order is red with yellow and blue borders.^[2]

Recipients

• Imelda Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines, 1965-1986
• Queen Sofía of Spain
• Queen Alia al-Hussein of Jordan (March 1, 1976)^[3]
• Josephine Bongo, First Lady of the Republic of Gabon
• Elena Ceaușescu (April 9, 1975) ^[4]
• Empress Michiko (December 3, 2002) ^[5]
• Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States of America (October 18, 2003)

References

Orders, decorations, and medals of the Philippines
Class I	Quezon Service Cross
Class II	Order of Lakandula Order of Sikatuna Philippine Legion of Honor
Class III	Order of Gabriela Silang
Class IV	Order of National Artists Order of National Scientists Order of National Social Scientists Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan Order of Lakandula - Special Class of Champion for Life
Class V	Gawad Mabini
Class VI	Order of the Golden Heart
Class VII	Presidential Medal of Merit
Class VIII	Order of the Knights of Rizal

Orders of knighthood for women
Orders exclusively for women:	Austria: Order of the Starry Cross Order of Love of the Neighbour Order of Elizabeth Bavaria: Order of Theresa Order of Saint Elizabeth Order of Saint Anna Burgundy: Order of the Dames of Rougemont Brunswick: Cross of Merit for ladies Bulgaria: Order of Charity Cambodia: Order of Satrei Vathana Denmark: Ordre de Parfaite Amitié Kingdom of Egypt: Order of the Virtues Ethiopia: Order of the Queen of Sheba Germany - Holy Roman Empire: Order of the Slaves of the Virtue Third Reich: Mother Cross Greece: Order of Saints Olga and Sophia Order of Beneficence Japan: Order of the Precious Crown Lippe-Detmold: Ordine di Berta Mantua: Order of the Dames of Maria Elisa Mexico: Order of Saint Charles Persia: Order of Aftab Order of the Pleiades Philippines: Order of Gabriela Silang Portugal: Order of Saint Isabel Prussia: Order of Louise Cross of Merit for Ladies and Virgins Cross of Merit for Ladies Romania: Commemorative Cross for Ladies Order for merits Russia: Order of Saint Catherine Order of the Red Cross for Ladies and Misses Holy See: Golden Rose (from 1759) Saxony: Order of Sidonia Ordine of Anna Maria Saxe-Merseburg: Order of the Skull Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt: Order of the Dames Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt & Schwarzburg-Sondershausen: Medal of Honour of Anna Luisa Serbia: Medal of Princess Nathalie Medal of Queen Nathalie South Korea: Order of the Lucky Phoenix Spain: Order of Queen Maria Luisa Turkey: Order of Charity Ukraine: Order of Princess Olga United Kingdom: Royal Family Order of King George IV Royal Order of Victoria and Albert Royal Family Order of King Edward VII Royal Family Order of King George V Royal Family Order of King George VI Order of the Crown of India Royal Red Cross Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II Württemberg: Order of Olga
Orders which included a class for women:	Anhalt: Order of Albert the Bear Baden: Order of Loyalty (Baden) Finland: Order of the White Rose of Finland Hesse: Order of the Star of Brabant Netherlands: Order of the House of Orange Saxon Duchies: Saxe-Ernestine House Order Thailand: Order of Chula Chom Klao Westphalia: Order of the Crown of Westphalia