The Order of Saint George and Reunion is a order of knighthood of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

It was created on 1 January 1819 by Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

Ferdinand I reigned variously over Naples, Sicily, and the Two Sicilies from 1759 until his death. He was the third son of King Charles III of Spain by his wife Maria Amalia of Saxony. On 10 August 1759, Charles succeeded his elder brother, Ferdinand VI, as King Charles III of Spain...

 to reward military valor and merit. It received its name to celebrate the reunification of the dominions located namely (Naples

Kingdom of Naples

The Kingdom of Naples, comprising the southern part of the Italian peninsula, was the remainder of the old Kingdom of Sicily after secession of the island of Sicily as a result of the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. Known to contemporaries as the Kingdom of Sicily, it is dubbed Kingdom of...

 and Sicily

Kingdom of Sicily

The Kingdom of Sicily was a state that existed in the south of Italy from its founding by Roger II in 1130 until 1816. It was a successor state of the County of Sicily, which had been founded in 1071 during the Norman conquest of southern Italy...

) into one kingdom after the Congress of Vienna

Congress of Vienna

The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars,...

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The Order is divided into eight Ranks:

• Knights of Grand Cross with neck ribbon, cross and plate;
• Grand Officers, with neck ribbon, cross without St. George and plate with smaller sunburst decoration; *Commanders with neck ribbon and cross;
• Officers, with ribbon, small tassel and cross at buttons;
• Knights of Law, with ribbon and cross and buttons; *Knights of Mercy, with ribbon and cross at buttons; *Golden medal;
• Silver medal.

The decoration is formed by: ruby enameled lilied cross with in the middle a white enameled round plate bearing the image of a mounted St. George running the dragon through with his sword, bordered by a circle of blue enamel with the inscription "IN HOC SIGNO VINCES" and a laurel wreath.

The decoration of the Knights of Grand Cross has a golden image of St. George hanging down from the lower arm of the cross; the Royal Crown tops it.

The dynastic dispute going on within the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

The House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies is a cadet Italian branch of the House of Bourbon. It is thus descended from the Capetian dynasty in male line...

 means the position of Grand Master is disputed between Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria

Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria

Infante Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria, KOGF, KGCHS is the son of Don Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria and Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma .-Biography:Infante Carlos is one of two claimants of the dignity of...

 and Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro

Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro

Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro is one of two claimants to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.-Early life and education:...

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See also

• Royal Order of Francis I
  Royal Order of Francis I
  The Royal Order of Francis I is a dynastic Order of Knighthood of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies...
  
  
• Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit
• Order of Saint Januarius
• Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
  Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
  The Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George is a Roman Catholic order of chivalry. It was fictively established by Constantine the Great, though in reality it was founded between 1520 and 1545 by two brothers of the Angeli Comneni family. Members of the Angeli Comneni family remained...