Order of the Crown of Italy

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order of chivalry state order

The Order of the Crown of Italy was a royal Italian order of chivalry established in the 19th century to honor civil and military merit under the Kingdom of Italy.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	order of chivalry → state order →
abolished	1946 →
awardedFor	distinguished military service → distinguished service in public administration → loyal service to the Crown of Italy →
awardingAuthority	King Umberto I of Italy → King Umberto II of Italy → King Victor Emmanuel II → King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy →
awardingBody	Royal Household of the King of Italy →
badgeCentralMotif	iron crown of Lombardy →
badgeShape	Maltese cross →
centralMedallionInscription	VIRTUS ET HONOR →
country	Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED →
dissolvedFollowing	abolition of the Italian monarchy →
eligibility	Italian citizens → foreign nationals →
foundedBy	Victor Emmanuel II of Italy →
governingHeadTitle	Grand Master →
grade	Commander → Grand Officer → Knight → Knight Grand Cross → Officer →
grandMaster	King of Italy →
historicalPeriod	19th century → 20th century →
inception	1868 →
insigniaElement	royal crown suspension → star for higher classes →
jurisdiction	Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED →
locationOfInsigniaProduction	Italy →
motto	VIRTUS ET HONOR →
namedAfter	Crown of Italy →
obverseDesign	white-enamelled cross with royal crown →
precedenceOver	Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus →
purpose	to reward civil merit → to reward military merit →
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholicism →
reverseDesign	monogram of Victor Emmanuel II →
ribbonColor	crimson →
ribbonFeature	white stripes near the edges →
status	defunct →
successor	Order of Merit of the Italian Republic →
type	dynastic order → merit order →
usedBy	Italian monarchy →
usedDuringConflict	World War I → World War II →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Emil Theodor Kocher → Emilio De Bono → Hap Arnold → Italo Gariboldi → Oliver Leese → Richard McCreery → Walter Bedell Smith → William C. Gorgas →	awardReceived
William Halsey Jr. →	hasAward
Fulco Ruffo di Calabria →	militaryAward
Eleonora Duse →	notableAward