remove two inguinal hernias at the Military Hospital in Lisbon. Personal life On 27 July 1972, Rebelo de Sousa married Ana Cristina da Gama Caeiro da Mota Veiga in the parish of São Bento do Mato in Évora. His wife, born on 4 June 1950 in the Santos-o-Velho parish of Lisbon, is the daughter of António da Mota Veiga and Maria Emília da Gama Caeiro. In the following years, Sousa and Mota Veiga had two children: Nuno da Mota Veiga Rebelo de Sousa (b. São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, 8 August 1973) and Sofia da Mota Veiga Rebelo de Sousa (b. São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, 27 September 1976). The couple separated in 1980 but never got divorced, with Sousa citing his Roman Catholic faith as the reason behind his wish to keep up the marital bond. He started dating his former student Rita Amaral Cabral in 1981, who at the time was his fellow lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. They continue to entertain a casual relationship, but live separately. Honours and awards National orders Insignia of Office Grand Master of the Honorific Orders of Portugal (2016 – present) Personal orders Grand Collar of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword (9 March 2021) Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (9 June 2005) Commander of the Order of Saint James of the Sword (9 June 1994) Foreign orders Grand Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste (19 May 2022) Recipient of the Order of Agostinho Neto (6 March 2019) Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (18 June 2019) Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (22 October 2018) Grand Cross of the Order of the Balkan Mountains (30 January 2019) 1st Class of the Amílcar Cabral Order (10 April 2017) Collar of the Order of Merit (30 March 2017) Grand Collar of the Order of Boyaca (13 November 2017) Grand Cross of the Grand Order of King Tomislav of the Republic of Croatia (4 May 2018) Grand Collar of the Order of Makarios III (8 October 2022) Collar of the Order of the Nile (21 November 2016) Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (10 April 2019) Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour of the French Republic (26 August 2016) Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer of Greece