Order of the Crown of Italy

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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.

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Label Occurrences
Order of the Crown of Italy canonical 21

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
Umberto II of Italy
surface form: King Umberto II of Italy

Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia
surface form: King Victor Emmanuel II

Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
surface form: King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
awardingBody Royal Household of the King of Italy
badgeCentralMotif Iron Crown of Lombardy
surface form: iron crown of Lombardy
badgeShape Maltese cross
centralMedallionInscription VIRTUS ET HONOR
country Kingdom of Italy
dissolvedFollowing abolition of the Italian monarchy
eligibility Italian citizens
foreign nationals
foundedBy Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia
surface form: 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
locationOfInsigniaProduction Italy
motto VIRTUS ET HONOR
namedAfter Iron Crown of Lombardy
surface form: 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 Kingdom of Italy
surface form: Italian monarchy
usedDuringConflict World War I
World War II

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Walter Bedell Smith awardReceived Order of the Crown of Italy
Emil Theodor Kocher awardReceived Order of the Crown of Italy
Hap Arnold awardReceived Order of the Crown of Italy
Italo Gariboldi awardReceived Order of the Crown of Italy
Fulco Ruffo di Calabria militaryAward Order of the Crown of Italy
Eleonora Duse notableAward Order of the Crown of Italy
Emilio De Bono awardReceived Order of the Crown of Italy
Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese awardReceived Order of the Crown of Italy
subject surface form: Oliver Leese
Richard McCreery awardReceived Order of the Crown of Italy
William C. Gorgas awardReceived Order of the Crown of Italy
Halsey hasAward Order of the Crown of Italy
subject surface form: William Halsey Jr.
Ugo Cavallero awardReceived Order of the Crown of Italy
Giosuè Carducci awardReceived Order of the Crown of Italy
Aleksander Skrzyński honor Order of the Crown of Italy
Commendatore (Italian) usedInOrder Order of the Crown of Italy
Andrew McNaughton awardReceived Order of the Crown of Italy
Umberto Nobile awardReceived Order of the Crown of Italy
Carlo Caneva awardReceived Order of the Crown of Italy
Camillo Golgi awardReceived Order of the Crown of Italy
Ettore Bastico militaryAward Order of the Crown of Italy
Tasker H. Bliss awardReceived Order of the Crown of Italy