| Order of Saint Elizabeth St. Elisabethenorden | |
| Awarded By: | Electoral Palatine Electorate of Bavaria, Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Type: | ladies order |
| Status: | defunct |
| Founder: | Electress Elisabeth Auguste |
| House: | House of Wittelsbach |
| Grades: | Dame Honorary Dame |
| Date: | 18 October 1766 |
| First Induction: | 1766 |
| Last Induction: | 1976 |
| Total: | 191 Dames 31 Honorary Dames |
| Higher: | Royal Order of Saint Hubert |
| Same: | Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception |
| Lower: | Royal Order of Max Joseph |
The Order of Saint Elizabeth was an chivalric and charitable order for women in the Electoral Palatinate and the Kingdom of Bavaria.
The Order of Saint Elizabeth was founded by Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach, the first spouse of Charles Theodore, Elector of the Palatinate, in honor of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary and as a charitable institution for the poor on 18 October 1766. It was confirmed on 31 January 1767 by Pope Clement XII. Candidates had to proof their and their husbands noble descent until their great-grandparents (seize quartiers). Originally, it was to six ladies, additionally to ladies of prince
In 1873, the fee was increased to 500 marks for Bavarian ladies and 1.000 marks for foreigners, while the proof of nobility was lowered to the grandparents. Additionally, the Grand Mistress was enabled to appoint Honorary Dames, i. e. princesses consort, who were dispensed from the fee.
The badge was a white enameled cross, representing on one side Saint Elizabeth dispensing charity to the poor, and on the other E A, the initials of the founder. It was worn on the left breast by a blue ribbon with a red border, with inverted colours for Honorary Dames.
The Grand Mistress was appointed by the Elector, later by the King. She had to be a member or the wife of a member of the House of Wittelsbach.