Military Medals and Orders from the Duchy of Lucca
Lucca Badges, Medals & Awards
The Duchy of Lucca was a small Italian state formed in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna, out of the former Republic of Lucca and the Principality of Lucca and Piombino. It reverted to Tuscany on the end of its Bourbon-Parma line of rulers (in 1847). There were only two Dukes of Lucca: Maria Luisa (9 June 1815 – 13 March 1824) and Charles Llouis (13 March 1824 – 17 December 1847).
Related: Grand Duchy of Tuscany – Kingdom of Sardinia – Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia – Duchy of Parma-Piacenza
Duchy of Lucca Orders
The Long Service Decoration (Bourbon-Parma Lucca)
The Long Service Decoration (Bourbon-Parma Lucca) is a medal instituted in 1833 and awarded to NCO’s and Enlisted Men for ten years’ service.
The Constantinian Order of St. George (Parma)
The Constantinian Order of St. George, or Order of St. Angelus / Order of the Golden Chevaliers is a dynastic order of knighthood.
The Civil Merit Order Of St. Louis (Parma)
The Civil Merit Order Of St. Louis is an order of the Duchy of Parma (today Italy). The Order was established in c. 1860.
More Italian Medals & Decorations from Before WW1
