A list of Knightly Orders in the Adrian Period that admitted women.

Source: The British Herald by Thomas Robson, printed in 1830.

The Knights of Calatrava: est Spain, 1219 by Doņa Gazelez Maria Yonnes as a religious order for noblewomen who could prove non-Jewish and non-Moorish descent.

The Cordeliere: est France, 1498 by Annede Bretagne, Widow of Charles VIII.

The Order of the Ear of Corn and Ermine: est either 1381 by John IV, Duke of Brittany, or 1405 by Francis, Duke of Brittany, admitted both men and women.

The Ladies of the Order of the Hatchet: est Spain, 1149 by Raymond Berenger, Count of Barcelona.

The Ladies of the Order of the Scarf: est Spain, 1390 by King John I of Castile.

The Ladies Knights of Malta: est 1107 by Agnes, Abbess of St Mary Magdalen. These were styled "Sisters Hospitaler" and later "Dames", but there is no date for the "Dames" reference.

The Order of Our Lady of Mercy: est Spain, 1218 by King James I of Aragon This order was originally for men only but was opened to women in 1261.