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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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.
subject surface form:
Oliver Leese