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23 unusual facts about Order of the Crown of Italy


Achille Vertunni

Later in life, he was named cavaliere della Corona d'Italia, and honorary professor of the Instituto di Belle Arti of Naples and of the Brera Academy of Milan.

Antonio Giovanni Lanzirotti

Lanzirotti was named to many Academies, and was awarded the Cross of Knights of Saints Maurizio and Lazzaro, inducted into the Order of the Crown of Italy, and awarded the Order of Isabel the Catholic.

Augusto Passaglia

Passaglia was named professor of sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence, and knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy.

Aurelio Tiratelli

Tiratelli was knighted and an officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy, and orphanages wished him to become inspector, and many societies made him honorary associate.

Dario Querci

Described by Gubernatis as serious and modest, Querci in 1873 was knighted in the Order of Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro; in 1877, into the Order of the Crown of Italy.

Earl Winfield Spencer, Jr.

They married after 1927 and were divorced in 1936, the same year Spencer was made a Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy by Benito Mussolini.

Eleuterio Pagliano

He was made an official in the Order of the Crown of Italy, Knight of the Order of Saints Maurizio e Lazzaro, knighted by King Leopold of Belgium, and knighted with the Legion d'Onore, and as a Commendatore of the Order of the Medjidie by the Ottoman rulers of Egypt.

Filadelfo Simi

In 1883, he was nominated a Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy; he became Honorary Academic In Florence (1884), Bologna (1888) and the Brera Academy in Milan (1895).

Francesco Netti

He was knighted in the Order of the Crown of Italy, and in 1868, he was awarded the Order of Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro; and finally in 1876, became honorary professor at the Institute of Fine Arts of Naples.

Giosuè Argenti

He was also entered into the Order of the Crown of Italy, and honorary associate of the Academies of Fine Arts of Milan, Urbino and Naples.

Giuseppe Boccini

He was knighted with the Order of the Crown of Italy, became professor of the Consiglio Accademico of Florence, Correspondent Associate of the Royal Accademia Raffaello of Urbino, and Honorary Associate of the Institute of Fine Arts in Urbino.

Ignazio Villa

he was made a knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy and Academic of Merit by many academies and institutes of art in Italy.

Ippazio Antonio Bortone

He was also admitted into various orders of knight hood, including named to the Order of the Crown of Italy by King Vittorio Emanuele III, and to the Order of Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro, by King Umberto I following the inauguration of his monument to Quintino Sella in Biella (won commission by competition).

Luigi Calori

He was also awarded the honors of Knight and Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy, Knight of the Order of Guadalupe in the Mexican Empire and Knight of the Civil Order of Savoy.

Luigi Steffani

In 1872, he was made knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy and an official in 1881; for 15 years, he was an professor at the Brera Academy.

Raffaele Belliazzi

The Italian government awarded him knighthood in the Order of the Crown of Italy.

Raffaele Spanò

He was knighted into the Order of the Crown of Italy, Corresponding Associate of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Naples, member of the Royal Academy Raffaello in Urbino, honorary professor of the Royal Institute of Fine Arts in Naples, and member of the Director's Council of this Institute.

Raffaello Tancredi

Tancredi became professor to Academy of Fine Arts and was knighted into the Order of the Crown of Italy.

Salvatore Mazza

He was knighted into the Order of the Crown of Italy, and served as consigliere at the Brera Academy.

Stuart Heintzelman

Heintzelman's awards include the Commander of the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre with palm from France, the Commander of the Order of the Crown by the Italian Government, and the Distinguished Service Medal.

Tito Sarrocchi

Sarrocchi was nominated by the King to be Officer of the Order of SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro and knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy.

Tommaso Minardi

In Rome, he accumulated a number of honors, and was named knight and Commendatore of the Ordine Piano, and gran commendatore of the Corona d'Italia.

Vincenzo Petrocelli

Petrocelli was named honorary professor of the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples, knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy and corresponding associate of many Academies of Fine Arts.


Theodore J. Conway

Conway’s decorations included the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster; Bronze Star Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters; French Legion of Honor; French Croix de Guerre with Palm; Czechoslovak Military Cross; Polish Golden Cross of Merit with Swords; Order of the British Empire; Order of the Crown of Italy; and the Army Distinguished Service Medal (US).