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Italy: Orders, Decorations, and Awards

Distinctions and Recipients
Name
Tenure
Orders
Civil Order of Savoy
Instituted 1831 by King Charles Albert of Sardinia.
Grand Masters of the Civil Order of Savoy
†1983
Savoy (254)
Vittorio Emanuele of Italy, P of Naples
1983– ; *1937  
Savoy (254)
Amedeo of Savoy, 5th Duke of Aosta (in opposition)
2006–21†
Savoy (254)
Aimone of Savoy, 6th D of Aosta (in opposition)
2021–; *1967
Savoy (254)
Collar of Savoy, Order of the – see Order of the Holy Annunciation
Constantinian Order of Saint George, Sacred Military (Dynastic order of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies)
According to tradition, founded by Emperor Constantine the Great after 312, but first documented from the 16th century.
Grand Master
Andrea Angelo Flavio Comneno, D of Drivasto
1453?–47?/70?
Angelo Flavio Comneno (5.2)
Paolo Angelo Flavio Comneno, D of Drivasto
1447–69
Angelo Flavio Comneno (5.2)
Pietro Angelo Flavio Comneno, D of Drivasto
1469–1512†
Angelo Flavio Comneno (5.2)
Giovanni Demetrio Angelo Flavio Comneno, P of Cilicia
1512–70
Angelo Flavio Comneno (5.2)
Andrea Angelo Flavio Comneno, P of Macedonia
1545–80†
Angelo Flavio Comneno (5.2)
Special Class
Sovereign Knight Grand Cross with Collar
Knight Grand Cross, Special Class
Justice
Bailiff Knight Grand Cross with Collar of Justice
Bailiff Knight Grand Cross of Justice
†1931
Savoy (254)
Umberto II, K of Italy
†1983
Savoy (254)
Vittorio Emanuele of Italy, P of Naples
*1937  
Savoy (254)
†2021
Savoy (254)
*1967
Savoy (254)
Knight and Dame Grand Cross of Justice
*1933
Savoy (254)
*1966
Savoy (254)
*1969
Savoy (254)
Knight and Dame Grand Officer of Justice
Knight and Dame Commander of Justice
Knight and Dame of Justice
Grace/Jure Sanguinis
Knight and Dame Grand Cross of Grace, or Jure Sanguinis
Knight and Dame Grand Commander of Grace
Knight and Dame Grand Officer of Grace, Special Class
Knight and Dame Grand Officer of Grace
Knight and Dame of Grace or Jure Sanguinis
Merit
Knight and Dame Grand Cross of Merit
Knight and Dame Grand Commander of Merit, Special Class
Knight and Dame Grand Commander of Merit
Knight and Dame Grand Officer of Merit, Special Class
Knight and Dame Grand Officer of Merit
Knight and Dame Commander
Knight and Dame of Merit
Office
Knight and Dame of Office
Medal
Gold, silver or bronze
Special Class
1st Class
2nd Class
Knights [unspecified]
Carlo Alberto, K of Sardinia
†1849
Savoy (254)
†1871
Simonetta (5499)
1984; *1945
Hoghton (1327)
Crown of Italy, Order of the
Founded 1868 by King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.
Grand Masters
†1983
Savoy (254)
Chancellors
Domenico Berti
∫1896
••••
Knights/Dames Grand Cross/Cordon
1862; †1890    
Savoy (254)
†1918
Savoy (254)
1919; †1938
Savoy (254)
†1931
Savoy (254)
†1931
Savoy (254)
†1933
Savoy (254)
†1942
Savoy (254)
Gastone Guerrieri, 4th C of Mirafiori
1943†
Guerrieri (254)
†1947
Savoy (254)
†1946
Savoy (254)
†1948
Savoy (254)
†1963
Savoy (254)
†1982

Savoy (254)

†1990
Savoy (254)
Grand Officers
1917; †1938
Savoy (254)
Gastone Guerrieri, 4th C of Mirafiori
1925; †1943
Guerrieri (254)
Commanders
Gastone Guerrieri, 4th C of Mirafiori
1910; †1943
Guerrieri (254)
1912; †1938
Savoy (254)
1900s
Whitaker (2364)
†1936
Whitaker (2364)
1900s
Whitaker (2364)
Officers
1910; †1938
Savoy (254)
Knights
1874; †1888
Hadija (3722)
Ferdinando Abbiati
1898
••••
Domenico Abbiati
1898
••••
Giuseppe Abramo
1898
••••
Raffaele Accardo
1898
••••
Carlo Badolati
1898
••••
Leonardo Boschi
1898
••••
Giuseppe Cangialosi
1898
••••
Alessandro Cani
1898
••••
Alberto Alessandro Forti
1898
••••
Luigi Noel-Winderling
1898
••••
Leonardo Pipitone Cangelosi
1898
••••
1897; †1938
Savoy (254)
[unspecified]
Tobias Asser
†1913
Asser (2820)
Ermine, Order of the (Naples)
Founded 1463 by K Ferdinand I of Naples.
Knights
1482†
Montefeltro (402)
Iron Crown, Order of the
Established by Napoleon I, 1805. Re-established as an Austrian order in 1815 by Emperor Franz I.
Military Order of Savoy/Italy
Founded 1815 by King Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia. Abolished 1947, and renamed Military Order of Italy.
Presidents
Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, 2nd D d'Aosta
†1931
Savoy (254)
Knights Grand Cross
Luigi of Savoy, D degli Abruzzi
1924; †1933
Savoy (254)
1928; †1942
Savoy (254)
Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, 2nd D d'Aosta
1916; †1931
Savoy (254)
Grand Officer
Commanders
1916; †1938
Savoy (254)
1919; †1963
Savoy (254)
Officers
1941; †1990
Savoy (254)
Knights
1936; †1990
Savoy (254)
Order of Merit for Labour
1925; †1933
Savoy (254)
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Knight Grand Cross with Collar
Sabah IV Al-Sabah, Em of Kuwait
2010; †2020
Al-Sabah (1)
Knight Grand Cross
Shk Abdullah Al-Jabir Al-Sabah
1967
Al-Sabah (1)
1958; *1921

Schleswig-H-S-G-Greece (218.2)

Sir James Gobbo
1998; †2021
••••
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight
Saint Januarius, Order of (Kingdom of the Two Sicilies)
Founded 1738 by King Carlos III of Spain.
Knights
1800; †1812   
Tomasi di Lampedusa (504)
Saint Joseph, Order of (Tuscany)
Knights
1858; †1867
••••
Saint Maurice, Order of
Instituted 1434 by Duke Amédée VIII of Savoy. Merged with the Italian possessions of the Order of St Lazarus 1572.
Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Order of (Savoy)
United Order of St Maurice and the Order of St Lazarus, 1572.
Grand Masters
†1983
Savoy (254)
Vittorio Emanuele of Italy, P of Naples
1983– ; *1937  
Savoy (254)
Amedeo of Savoy, 5th Duke of Aosta (in opposition)
2006–21†
Savoy (254)
Aimone of Savoy, 6th D of Aosta (in opposition)
2021–; *1967
Savoy (254)
First Secretary
Domenico Berti
∫1896
 
Knights Grand Cross/Cordon
1573; †1610
Savoy (254)
Emanuele of Savoy, M of Andorno
†1652
Savoy (254)
†1663
Umberto (254)
†1680
Umberto (254)
1697; †1749
Savoy (254)
Amedeo Filiberto di Savoia
1800; †1807
Savoy (254)
Antoine IX de Gramont, 9th D of Gramont  
†1855  
Gramont (1980)
†1890 
Savoy (254)
Antoine X de Gramont, 10th D of Gramont  
†1880 
Gramont (1980)
†1918
Savoy (254)
Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, 2nd D d'Aosta
†1931
Savoy (254)
†1931
Savoy (254)
†1933
Savoy (254)
Wilhelm I of Wied, P of Albania  
1914; †1945  
Wied (309)
Amedeo of Savoy, 3rd D of Aosta
†1942
Savoy (254)
†1947
Savoy (254)
†1946
Savoy (254)
†1948
Savoy (254)
Zog I, K of the Albanians  
†1961  
Zogu (3)
†1963
Savoy (254)
Adalberto of Savoy, D of Bergamo
†1982
Savoy (254)
†1990
Savoy (254)
1927; †1996
Savoy (254)
Amedeo of Savoy, 5th D d'Aosta
†2021
Savoy (254)
*1972
Savoy (254)
Commanders First Class (replaced 1865 by Grand Officer)
Grand Officers
1920; †1938
Savoy (254)
Alberto Pirelli
1927
••••
Ilio Jori
1927
••••
Commanders
Filiberto of Savoy
1574; †1585
Savoy of Achaia (254.1)
Emanuele of Savoy, M of Andorno
1631; †1652
Savoy (254)
Auguste de Gramont, D of Lesparre
1853; †1877
Gramont (1980)
1919; †1938
Savoy (254)
1900s
Whitaker (2364)
Gino Ravenna
1927
••••
Francesco Paolo Cantelli
1927
••••
Ricciotti Armanni
1927
••••
†1936
Whitaker (2364)
Officers
1913; †1938
Savoy (254)
Guido Castiglioni
1927
••••
Massimo Pilotti
1927
••••
Gastone Guerrieri, 4th C of Mirafiori
1931; †1943
Guerrieri (254)
Knights
1573; †>1579
Savoy of Achaia (254.1)
Filiberto of Savoy
1573; †1585
Savoy of Achaia (254.1)
1578
Savoy of Achaia (254.1)
1625; †1645
Savoy (254)
Lodovico Cusani
1668; †1684
Savoy (254)
1711; †1762
Savoy (254)
Giuseppe Maria of Savoy, 2nd C of Villafranca
1824; †1825
Savoy (254)
Ferdinando of Savoy, 1st D of Genoa
†1855

Savoy (254)

Oddone of Italy, D of Montferrat
†1866

Savoy (254)

Alfred de Gramont, C of Gramont
†1881
Gramont (1980)
Napoleon Bonaparte-Wyse
†1895
Wyse (3425A)
Theodor von Köstlin
†1900
Köstlin (5282)
Gastone Guerrieri, 4th C of Mirafiori
1904; †1943
Guerrieri (254)
1907; †1938
Savoy (254)
Silvio Scaroni
1925
••••
Franco Savorgnan
1927
••••
Gino Borgatta
1927
••••
Livio Livi
1927
••••
Mario Lavatelli
1927
••••
Knights Grand Cordon, Special Class
Dames 1st Class; Dames Grand Cordon (from 1988)
Pss Maria Pia of Sardinia
†1855

Savoy (254)

Pss Mafalda of Italy
†1944

Savoy (254)

Pss Iolanda of Italy
†1986

Savoy (254)

Pss Giovanna of Italy
†2000

Savoy (254)

Pss Maria Francesca of Italy
†2001

Savoy (254)

Pss Maria Pia of Italy
res. 2006; *1934

Savoy (254)

Pss Maria Gabriella of Italy
res. 2006; *1940

Savoy (254)

Pss Maria Beatrice of Italy
res. 2006; *1943

Savoy (254)

2019; *2003
Savoy (254)
2019; *2006
Savoy (254)
Dames 2nd Class; Dames Commander (from 1988)
Dames 3rd Class; Dames (from 1988)
Maurizian Medal
Vittorio Zambelli
∫1896
••••
C Enrico Morozzo della Rocca
∫1896
••••
C Luigi Federigo Menabrea
∫1896
••••
Leonardo Roissard de Bellet
∫1896
••••
Genova Thaon de Revel
∫1896
••••
Carlo Mezzacapo
∫1896
••••
Guglielmo de Sauget
∫1896
••••
Giovanni Tanca
∫1896
••••
Enrico Cosenz
∫1896
••••
Cesare Ricotti-Magnani
∫1896
••••
Edoardo Driquet
∫1896
••••
Giacomo Pecco
∫1896
••••
M Emilio Pallavicini di Priola
∫1896
••••
Giovanni Bruzzo
∫1896
••••
Camillo Resta
∫1896
••••
Alessandro Asinari di San Marzano
∫1896
••••
Paolo d'Oncieu de la Batie
∫1896
••••
Giovanni Corvetto
∫1896
••••
Roberto Morra di Lavriano della Monta
∫1896
••••
Giovanni Sironi
∫1896
••••
Carlo Corsi
∫1896
••••
Cesare Viazzi
∫1896
••••
Luigi Miraglia
∫1896
••••
Star of Italy, Colonial Order of the
Knights Grand Cross
†1982
Savoy (254)
Grand Officers
Commanders
Officers
Knights
Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
Founded 1362 as the Order of the Collar of Savoy, by Count Amédée VI of Savoy. Refounded by Duke Amadeus VIII of Savoy in 1434.
Refounded as the Order of the Annunciation by Duke Charles III of Savoy in 1518. Reformed 1869 by King Victor Amadeus II.
Order of the Collar of Savoy
Knight
1410; †1418
Savoy of Achaia (254.1)
1434; †1443
Savoy (254)
1434; †1459
Savoy of Achaia (254.1)
†1491
Savoy (254)
1515; †1533
Savoy (254)
1518; †1521
Savoy of Achaia (254.1)
Order of the Holy Annunciation
Sovereign and Grand Master
27th
†1983
Savoy (254)
28th Vittorio Emanuele of Italy, P of Naples
1983– ; *1937  
Savoy (254)
28th Amedeo of Savoy, 5th Duke of Aosta (in opposition)
2006–21†
Savoy (254)
29th Aimone of Savoy, 6th D of Aosta (in opposition)
2021–; *1967
Savoy (254)
Knights
1434; †1459
Savoy of Achaia (254.1)
1568; †>1579
Savoy of Achaia (254.1)
1568; †1581
Savoy of Achaia (254.1)
1569; †1605
Savoy of Achaia (254.1)
†1595
Savoy (254)
1576; †1610
Savoy (254)
1585; †1632
Savoy (254)
1585; †1585
Savoy of Achaia (254.1)
1618; †1656
Savoy (254)
1602; †1605
Savoy (254)
1648; †1709
Savoy (254)
1650; †1709
Savoy (254)
1650; †1656
Savoy (254)
1670; †1749
Savoy (254)
Louis of Savoy, 3rd C of Soissons
1678; †1702
Savoy (254)
1696; †1741
Savoy (254)
1713; †1715
Savoy (254)
Eugene of Savoy, D of Troppau
1729; †1734
Savoy (254)
Luigi Vittorio of Savoy, 4th P of Carignano
1733; †1778
Savoy (254)
1733; †1762
Savoy (254)
Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, 5th P of Carignano
1763; †1780
Savoy (254)
Eugenio of Savoy, 1st C of Villafranca
1783; †1785
Savoy (254)
1783; †1799
Savoy (254)
†1824
Savoy (254)
1836; †1888
Savoy (254)
1780; †1831
Savoy (254)
Giuseppe of Savoy, C of Maurienne
1780; †1802
Savoy (254)
Ferdinando of Savoy, 1st D of Genoa
†1855

Savoy (254)

1862; †1890 
Savoy (254)
†1918
Savoy (254)
1887; †1947
Savoy (254)
Zog I, K of the Albanians
1926; †1961
Zogu (3)
1872; †1931
Savoy (254)
1890; †1931
Savoy (254)
Francesco Crispi
1888
••••
Enrico Cosenz
1890
••••
Domenico Farini
1892
••••
C Cristiano Nigra
1892
••••
Cesare Ricotti-Magnani
1892
••••
1893; †1933
Savoy (254)
1892; †1946
Savoy (254)
Giuseppe Biancheri
1895
••••
Antonio Starrabba, M di Rudini
1896
••••
C Enrico Morozzo della Rocca
1896
••••
Giacomo Durando
∫1896
••••
Francesco Crispi
∫1896
••••
Enrico Cosenz
∫1896
••••
Domenico Farini
∫1896
••••
C Costantino Nigra
∫1896
••••
Cesare Ricotti-Magnani
∫1896
••••
Giuseppe Biancheri
∫1896
••••
Raffaele Cadorna
∫1896
••••
†1982
Savoy (254)
†1942
Savoy (254)
†1948
Savoy (254)
1961; †2021
Savoy (254)
†1963
Savoy (254)
†1990
Savoy (254)
†1996
Savoy (254)
*1972
Savoy (254)
1982; *1967
Savoy (254)
Decorations
Africa Campain Medal
Instituted 1894 by King Umberto II of Italy.
Commemorative Medal of the Campaigns of the Wars of Independence
Instituted 1865 by King Victor Emanuele II of Italy.
Commemorative Medal of the Unity of Italy, 1848–1870
Instituted 1883. Abolished 1922.
†1938
Savoy (254)
Commemorative Medal of the Unity of Italy, 1848–1918
Instituted 1922. Abolished 2010.
Commemorative War Medal for the Italo-Austrian War 1915–1918
Instituted 1920
†1938
Savoy (254)
Gastone Guerrieri, 4th C of Mirafiori
†1943
Guerrieri (254)
Cross for Long and Distinguished Service (Croce per anzianita di servizio militare)
Instituted 1900 by
King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
Gold
†1938
Savoy (254)
Silver
Interallied Victory Medal
Instituted 1920
†1938
Savoy (254)
Medal for Civil Valour
Instituted 1851 by King Victor Emanuele II of Italy.
Gold Medal
Silver Medal
Medal for Military Valour
Founded 1793 by King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia. Abolished 1815 by King Victor Emmanuel I. New version instituted 1833 by King Charles Albert of Sardinia.
1793 version
1833 version
Gold Medal
Instituted 1793 by Vittorio Amedeo III, King of Sardinia
Umberto I, K of Italy
1866; †1900

Savoy (254)

1866; †1890 
Savoy (254)
1915; †1942
Savoy (254)
Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, 2nd D d'Aosta
1937; †1931
Savoy (254)
Silver Medal
Instituted 1833 by Carlo Alberto, King of Sardinia
†1918
Savoy (254)
1898; †1938
Savoy (254)
†1946
Savoy (254)
1917; †1942
Savoy (254)
1918; †1948
Savoy (254)
1931; †1942
Savoy (254)
1935; †1942
Savoy (254)
[twice]; †1963
Savoy (254)
1936; †1982
Savoy (254)
1936; †1990
Savoy (254)
Bronze Medal
Instituted 1887 by Umberto I, King of Italy
1917 (twice); †1948
Savoy (254)
†1990
Savoy (254)
Medal for Naval Valour
Instituted 1860 by King Victor Emanuele II of Italy.
Gold Medal
Silver Medal
Bronze Medal
Commemorative Silver Medal
Commemorative Bronze Medal
Certificate of Merit
Medal of the One Thousand
Instituted 1894 by King Umberto II of Italy
Medal of the Veteran Guardians of the Tomb of Vittorio Emanuele II
Instituted 1879–80 by King Umberto II of Italy
Public Health Merit Medal
Instituted 1854 by King Victor Emanuele II of Italy and modified by him in 1867.
Gold Medal
Silver Medal
Bronze Medal
War Cross for Military Valour
Instituted 1922
†1933
Savoy (254)
†1948
Savoy (254)
War Merit Cross
Instituted 1918 by King Vi
ctor Emanuel III
†1938
Savoy (254)
Other Awards
Golden Fleur-de-Lis (Giglio d'oro)
Awarded by the City of Florence
2005; *1940
Al-Sabah (1.3)
Sigillum Magnum
Awarded by the University of Bologna
2014; *1940
Al-Sabah (1.3)

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