Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies

Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies
Commander and Knight's badges of the Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies
Awarded by the Kingdom of Naples the Kingdom of Two Sicilies
Type	Dynastic order of knighthood
Established	24 February 1808
Awarded for	Important service to the former Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Status	(Suppressed 1819) Reactivated 2017
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit
Next (lower)	Order of Saint George of the Reunion
Ribbon of the Order

The Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies (Italian: Ordine reale delle Due Sicilie) was a dynastic order of knighthood 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.^[1] 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.

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..^[2]

Recipients

Commanders
- Léonard Jean Aubry Huard de Saint-Aubin

References

^ "Royaumedes Deux-Siciles" (PDF) (in French). Musée de la Légion d’honneur. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
^ "Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana - Circolo Giovanile". Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

External links

Collar of the Order from the Murat era
“The Royal Order of Two-Sicilies” web page

Orders of the Italian States before the Unification of Italy (1871)

Kingdom of
Sardinia

Republic
of Genoa

Military Order of Saint George (Red-coloured cross)

Kingdom of
Lombardy–Venetia
(Austrian orders)

Republic of Venice

Order of Saint Mark
- Order of the Golden Stole
Company of the Hose

Duchy of Lucca

Order of Saint George for Military Merit
Order of Saint Louis for Civil Merit

Duchy of Parma

Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
Order of Saint Louis for Civil Merit

Duchy of
Modena
and Reggio

Order of the Eagle of Este
Cross of Seniority of Service

Grand Duchy
of Tuscany

Order of Saint Stephen
Order of Saint Joseph
Order of the Civil and Military Merit

Papal States

Holy See	Supreme Order of Christ Order of the Golden Spur Order of Pope Pius IX Order of St. Gregory the Great Order of St. Sylvester
Protected by the Holy See	Order of the Holy Sepulchre Teutonic Order
See also	Sovereign Military Order of Malta