Order of Merit of Savoy
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| Order of Merit of Savoy | |
|---|---|
.svg) The lesser coat of arms of the Savoy family (1890) | |
| Awarded by The Duke of Savoy as Sovereign Head of the House of Savoy | |
| Type | Dynastic Order of Chivalry |
| Established | 23 January 1988 |
| Country | Italy |
| Royal house | House of Savoy |
| Motto | F.E.R.T. (Fortitudo Eius Rhodum Tulit; By his bravery he conquered Rhodes) |
| Status | Active |
| Founder | Duke of Savoy, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples |
| Classes | Knight Grand Cross
Dame Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Dame Commander Officer Knight Dame |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus |
| Next (lower) | Order of the Crown of Italy |
| Equivalent | Civil Order of Savoy |
The Order of Merit of Savoy is a Dynastic order knighthood given out by the head of the Royal House of Savoy, Order of chivalry. Following the demise of the last reigning monarch Umberto II of Italy in 1983, the Order of the Crown of Italy was replaced in 1988 by the Order of Merit of Savoy which was instituted by his heir, the current head of the former Royal House, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples. While the Ordine al merito d'Savoia has never been a national order, it is subsidiary to the Civil Order of Savoy which was.[1] The Order of Merit has around 2,000 members and, as with the Order of the Crown of Italy previously, it is entrusted to the Chancellor of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.
Civil Order of Savoy[edit]
The Civil Order of Savoy was founded as an order of knighthood in 1831 by the King of Sardinia, Charles Albert, Duke of Savoy. The intention was to reward those virtues not belonging to the existing Military Order of Savoy, founded by Vittorio Emanuele I in 1815. The order has one degree, that of Knight (Cavalieri dell'Ordine civile di Savoia), and is limited to 70 members. Admission is in the personal gift of the head of the House of Savoy
Ranks and grades[2][edit]
The Order of Merit of Savoy is divided like Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus into the following ranks:[3]
- Knights of Grand Cross, no more than one hundred (100);
- Dames of Grand Cross, no more than one hundred (100);
- Grand Officers, no more than one hundred and fifty (150);
- Commanders, who may be no more than three hundred (300);
- Dames Commander, no more than three hundred (300);
- Knight Officers, of an unspecified number;
- Knights, an unspecified number;
- Dames, an unspecified number.
Non-order merit awards[edit]
- Gold cross
- Silver cross
Grand Masters of the order[4][edit]
Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Duke of Savoy
The council[5][edit]
The council is responsible for running the order, the order focuses mainly on charitable acts.
- Chairman: Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice
- Vice Chairman: Antonio d’Amelio
- Grand Chancellor: Theo Niederhauser
- Grand Treasurer: Nicolas Gagnebin
- Grand Prior: Monsignor Paolo de Nicolò
- Grand Master of Ceremonies: Prof. Alberto Bochicchio
- HSH Mariano Hugo Windisch Graetz
- HSH Prince Don Alessandro Jacopo Boncompagni Ludovisi Altemps
- Duke Giancarlo Melzi d’Eril dei Duchi di Lodi
- Count Carlo Buffa dei Conti di Perrero – Honorary Member
The Junta [6][edit]
The Junta is responsible for voting in new Knight or Dame to the dynastic order on behalf of the grand master, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples. There are always five members of the Junta to ensure that there is never an equal count in votes for and against a new possible new Knight or Dame.
- HSH Don Alessandro Jacopo Boncompagni Ludovisi Altemps – President
- Marquess Paolo Thaon di Revel Vandini – Secretary
- Baron Enrico Sanjust dei Baroni di Teulada
- Gualtiero Ventura
- Federico Pizzi
Recipients (amongst others)[edit]
As of the year 2000 there are/were 1453 recipients of the Order of Merit.[7]
- Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice, Knight Grand Cross
- Clotilde Courau, Princess of Venice
- Princess Vittoria of Savoy, Princess of Carignano Marchioness of Ivrea
- Princess Luisa of Savoy
- Marina Doria, Princess of Naples and Duchess of Savoy
- Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma
- Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy
- Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy
- Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia
- Prince Michael of Yugoslavia
- Prince Sergius of Yugoslavia
- Princess Helen of Yugoslavia
- Nicholas, Crown Prince of Montenegro
- Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
- Mariano Hugo, Prince of Windisch-Graetz Knight Grand Cross
- Prince Don Alessandro Jacopo Boncompagni Ludovisi Altemps Knight Grand Cross
- Marquess Paolo Thaon di Revel Vandini Knight Grand Cross
- Baron Enrico Sanjust dei Baroni di Teulada Knight Grand Cross
- Prof. Alberto Bochicchio Knight Grand Cross
- Count Carlo Buffa dei Conti di Perrero Knight Grand Cross
- Count Giuseppe Rizzani Knight Grand Cross
- Rudy Giuliani Knight Grand Cross
- Giovanni Cheli Knight Grand Cross
- Duke Giancarlo Melzi d'Eril Knight Grand Cross
- Count Andrea Boezio Bertinotti Alliata
- Andrea Rivoira Knight Grand Cross
- Antonio d’Amelio Knight Grand Cross
- Franca Sciaraffia Dame Grand Cross
- Nicolas Gagnebin Knight Grand Cross
- Theo Niederhauser Knight Grand Cross
- Monsignor Paolo de Nicolò Knight Grand Cross
- Alberto Di Maria
- Dame Zina Losapio
- Alessandro Santini
- Gino Lupini
- Marco Bocchio
- Alberico Guerzoni
- Alberto Coluccia
- Simone Balestrini
Additional information[edit]
According to International Commission for Orders of Chivalry the Order of Merit is also known as the Merit of Savoy
Under their section: chivalric institutions founded by the head of a formerly reigning dynasty, the Order has been defined as the following since their 2016 register:[8]
ITALY
House of Savoy (Catholic)
Merit of Savoy
Founded: H.R.H. Crown Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Prince of Piedmont and Prince of Naples 23 January 1988.
Ribbon: Blue with a broad white centre stripe.
Grand Master: H.R.H. Crown Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Prince of Piedmont and Prince of Naples (Vittorio Emanuele IV, Titular King of Italy) (b. 1937).
References[edit]
- ↑ Statutes of the Order of Merit of Savoy 23 January 1988, revised 10 October 1996
- ↑ "Ordine al merito di Savoia", Wikipedia (in italiano), 2022-06-10, retrieved 2022-06-26
- ↑ "Order of Merit of Savoy". American Delegation of Savoy Orders. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ↑ "Royal House". American Delegation of Savoy Orders. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ↑ "THE DYNASTIC ORDERS – Ordini Dinastici della Real Casa di Savoia". Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ↑ "THE DYNASTIC ORDERS – Ordini Dinastici della Real Casa di Savoia". Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ↑ "Ordine al merito di Savoia", Wikipedia (in italiano), 2022-06-10, retrieved 2022-06-21
- ↑ "REGISTERS". International Commission for Orders of Chivalry (in italiano). Retrieved 2022-06-24.
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