Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies#Recipients
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| name = Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies
| image = 200px
| caption = Commander and Knight's badges of the Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies
| awarded_by = the Kingdom of Naples
the Kingdom of Two Sicilies
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| type = Dynastic order of knighthood
| eligibility =
| for = Important service to the former Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
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| status = (Suppressed 1819)
Reactivated 2017
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| established = 24 February 1808
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| higher = Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit
| same =
| lower = Order of Saint George of the Reunion
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| image2 = 100px
| caption2 = Ribbon of the Order
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The Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies ({{langx|it|Ordine reale delle Due Sicilie}}; {{langx|fr|Ordre royal des Deux-Siciles}}) is a dynastic order of knighthood, founded of the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Two Sicilies. The order was established 24 February 1808 by Joseph Bonaparte, who, at the time, was the King of Naples.{{cite web|title=Royaumedes Deux-Siciles|url=http://www.musee-legiondhonneur.fr/mlh/pdf/9218_fiche-07-O-des-freres-BD.pdf|publisher=Musée de la Légion d’honneur|accessdate=13 December 2012|language=French|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606220520/http://www.musee-legiondhonneur.fr/mlh/pdf/9218_fiche-07-O-des-freres-BD.pdf|archivedate=6 June 2014}} The order was expanded and continued under the rule of Joachim Murat but was ultimately suppressed by Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies in 1819. Those Knights of the Order of the Two-Sicilies who were still active were instead awarded the Order of Saint George and Reunion.
The order was revived in 2017 as a dynastic family order of the House of Murat, under the initiative of Joachim, 8th Prince Murat, who serves as its current grand master.{{Cite web |title=Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies |url=http://royalordertwosicilies.com/en/en-presentation/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |language=en-US}}
Description
The decoration was a five-pointed red enameled gold star bearing the coat of arms of Naples and Sicily and the inscription Joseph Neapoles Siciliarum rex instituit. The original badge was surmounted by an eagle, but Ferdinand I modified it by replacing the eagle with the royal crown and changing the inscription to Ferdinandus Borbonius utriusque Siciliae Rex P.F.A..{{cite web|title=Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana - Circolo Giovanile|url=http://www.cnicg.net/duesicilie.asp|work=www.cnicg.net|accessdate=13 December 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911061133/http://www.cnicg.net/duesicilie.asp|archivedate=11 September 2013}}
Recipients
- Commanders
- Léonard Jean Aubry Huard de Saint-Aubin
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140606220409/http://www.musee-legiondhonneur.fr/mlh/galerie/1024/249_collier-murat-detail.jpg Collar of the Order from the Murat era]
- [http://royalordertwosicilies.com “The Royal Order of Two-Sicilies” web page]
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Category:Awards established in 1808
Category:Awards disestablished in 1819
Category:1808 establishments in Italy