Editing Excellency (section)

=== Knights ===
''Excellency'' can also attach to a prestigious quality, notably in an order of knighthood. For example, in the [[Empire of Brazil]], it was attached to the highest classes, each time called ''[[Grand Cross]]'', of all three imperial orders: [[Order of Pedro I|Imperial Order of Pedro I]], [[Order of the Southern Cross|Imperial Order of the Southern Cross]] with the military honours of a [[Lieutenant general]] and [[Order of the Rose]].

Knights of the Collar and Knights Grand Cross of the Spanish Orders of Chivalry, such as the [[Order of Charles III]], [[Order of Isabella the Catholic]], [[Order of Civil Merit]], [[Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise|Order of Alfonso X the Wise]], [[Royal Order of Sports Merit]], [[Civil Order of Health]], as well as recipients of the Grand Cross of [[Crosses of Military Merit (Spain)|Military]], [[Crosses of Naval Merit (Spain)|Naval]], and [[Crosses of Aeronautical Merit (Spain)|Aeronautical Merit]] are addressed as such. Furthermore, Knights Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Catholic)|Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem]], [[Order of Saint Gregory the Great]], and the [[Order of St. Sylvester]] of the [[Holy See]], and Grand Cross of The Lion, Crested Crane, Crown, and The Drum of Rwanda, and Knights of the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]], and Knights Grand Cross of several other orders of high prestige, are often addressed as ''Excellency''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/guidetodiplomati00satouoft |title=Satow, Ernest Mason, Sir - A Guide to Diplomatic Practice |date=10 March 2001 |access-date=1 February 2013}}</ref>