Order of Saint Januarius
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The Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius (Italian: Insigne Reale Ordine di San Gennaro) is a Roman Catholic order of knighthood founded by Charles VII of Naples in 1738. It was the last great dynastic order to be constituted as a chivalric fraternity, with a limitation to Roman Catholics and a direct attachment to the dynasty rather than the state. The founder of the order, Charles VII of Naples, ruled from 1734 until 1759.
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Order of Saint Januarius | |
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Awarded by the House of Two Sicilies | |
Type | Dynastic order |
Established | 3 July 1738[1] |
Motto | IN SANGUINE FOEDUS (English: Union in Blood) |
Founder | Charles VII of Naples |
Grand Master | Disputed: Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | None |
Next (lower) | Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George |
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The grand magistery of the order is disputed among claimants to the headship of the formerly reigning House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.