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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.
- Important service to the former Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
- (Suppressed 1819), Reactivated 2017
- 24 February 1808
- Dynastic order of knighthood
Italy, Croatia [a] The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ( Italian: Regno delle Due Sicilie) [1] was a kingdom in Southern Italy from 1816 to 1861 under the control of a cadet branch of the Spanish Bourbons. [2] The kingdom was the largest sovereign state by population and size in Italy before the Italian unification, comprising of Sicily and most of ...
Aug 25, 2016 · Carlo Rainone The royal family of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. From left to right: Princess Maria Carolina Duchess of Palermo, Princess Camilla Duchess of Castro, Prince Carlo Duke of Castro and...
The Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Ferdinand and Merit is an order of knighthood of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. It was established on 1 April 1800 by Ferdinand IV of Naples and III Sicily to reward men who performed important deeds and gave proof of loyalty to the Head of the Royal House and to the Royal Family .
- Important deeds and with proof of loyalty to the Head of the Royal House and to the Royal Family
- Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
- 1 April 1800
- Dynastic order of knighthood
views 2,581,255 updated. KINGDOM OF THE TWO SICILIES. The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1734–1860) was the oldest and largest of the Italian states in the nineteenth century, and its collapse in 1860 unexpectedly ensured Italy's political unification.
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, state that united the southern part of the Italian peninsula with the island of Sicily between the mid-15th and the mid-19th centuries. (For a brief history of the state, see Naples, Kingdom of.) United by the Normans in the 11th century, the two areas were divided in.
Summary. When the United States declared independence from Great Britain in 1776, the Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily were independent and sovereign states. After 1734 they shared the same ruler and were governed by the Bourbon royal family. After Napoleon’s rise to power, the Italian peninsula was invaded by the French in 1799.
