Military Medals and Orders from the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia
Lombardy-Venetian, Medals & Awards
The Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia was a constituent crown land of the Austrian Empire. The Kingdom was created in 1815 by resolution of the Congress of Vienna in recognition of the Austrian House of Habsburg-Lorraine‘s rights to Lombardy and the former Republic of Venice after the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy had collapsed. The Kingdom was dissolved in 1866 when its remaining territory was incorporated into the recently proclaimed Kingdom of Italy. The Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia awarded the following medals and orders.
Related: Grand Duchy of Tuscany – Kingdom of Sardinia – Duchy of Parma-Piacenza – Duchy of Lucca
Lombardy-Venetian Orders
The Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold
The Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold (Österreichisch-kaiserlicher Leopold-Orden) was founded on 8 January 1808 by Franz I of Austria.
The Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)
The Imperial Order of the Iron Crown was was established in 1815 by Franz I as one of the highest orders of merit of Austria-Hungary.
The Military Order of Maria Theresa
The Military Order of Maria Theresa was the highest military honor of the Habsburg Monarchy, Austrian Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen
The Order of Saint Stephen was an order of knighthood named after Hungary’s most famous king, Stephen I, who reigned between 997 and 1038.
The Insigned Order of the Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece is a Roman Catholic Order of chivalry founded by Duke Philip the Good in 1430 to celebrate his marriage.
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