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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. 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.

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..

Recipients

• Commanders
  • Léonard Jean Aubry Huard de Saint-Aubin

References

1. "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.
2. "Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies". Retrieved 2025-01-15.
3. "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

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See also: Template:Italian orders, decorations, and medals

• Orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
• Awards established in 1808
• Awards disestablished in 1819
• 1808 establishments in Italy
• 1819 disestablishments in Italy
• Joachim Murat
• Joseph Bonaparte