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  2. Iron Crown - Wikipedia

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    The Iron Crown (in Italian, Latin, and Lombard: Corona Ferrea; German: Eiserne Krone) is a reliquary votive crown, traditionally considered one of the oldest royal insignia of Christendom. It was made in the Middle Ages , consisting of a circlet of gold and jewels fitted around a central silver band, which tradition held to be made of iron ...

  3. List of Italian royal consorts - Wikipedia

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    Iron Crown of Lombardy, used in Italian coronations from the Lombard era to the 19th century. Queen of Italy (regina Italiae in Latin and regina d'Italia in Italian) is a title adopted by many spouses of the rulers of the Italian peninsula after the fall of the Roman Empire. The details of where and how the ruling kings ruled are in the article ...

  4. Order of the Iron Crown (Kingdom of Italy) - Wikipedia

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    It was most probably a votive crown and the white metal band within has proven to be crafted of silver rather than iron. From the 14th c. onwards, the crown was seen as the most prominent insignia of the Italian kingship. It was therefore used during the coronation of later Holy Roman Emperors as kings of Italy.

  5. Order of the Crown of Italy - Wikipedia

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    The Order of the Crown of Italy (Italian: Ordine della Corona d'Italia or OCI) was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Vittorio Emanuele II, to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861. [1] It was awarded in five degrees for civilian and military merit.

  6. King of Italy - Wikipedia

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    King of Italy (Italian: Re d'Italia; Latin: Rex Italiae) was the title given to the ruler of the Kingdom of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The first to take the title was Odoacer , a barbarian warlord, in the late 5th century, followed by the Ostrogothic kings up to the mid-6th century.

  7. Orders, decorations, and medals of Italy - Wikipedia

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    These were augmented during the Liberal period by the Order of the Crown of Italy, the Chivalrous Order of Agricultural, Industrial and Commercial Merit, the Colonial Order of the Star of Italy and later, by the Civil and Military Order of the Roman Eagle. [14] In contrast to the Republican orders, the feminine style Dama is used for women.

  8. List of royal crowns - Wikipedia

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    Replica of original medieval crown kept in Bulgaria's National Historical Museum: Cambodia Royal Crown of Cambodia: Lost in 1970 Canada Canadian Royal Crown: Heraldic crown inspired on the Tudor crown but with maple leaves replacing the crosses and the fleurs-de-lys. The insignia of the order of Canada sits on its top. Croatia Crown of Zvonimir ...

  9. Monarchy of Italy - Wikipedia

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    In 1805, Napoleon I was crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy at the Milan Cathedral. The next year, Holy Roman Emperor Francis II abdicated his imperial title. From the deposition of Napoleon I (1814) until the Italian Unification (1861), there was no Italian monarch claiming the overarching title.