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Order Of Saint Joseph
The Order of Saint Joseph was instituted on 9 March 1807 by Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany during his reign as Grand Duke of Würzburg. It was transformed into a Tuscan Roman Catholic Dynastic Order in 1817. The constitution of the Order was promulgated in March 1817, with amendments in August 1817. The order was divided into civil and military categories but these are now defunct. It is given to reward services towards Tuscan culture and civilisation and to the Grand Ducal House as a whole. The Order is divided into three levels: * Knights Grand Cross, numbering thirty * Commander, numbering sixty * Knights, numbering one hundred and fifty These numbers excluded Sovereigns, Heads of State, and Princes of the Grand Ducal House and other Royal Houses, Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church and Tuscan Metropolitan Archbishops. All had to be Catholics. The number of women members cannot exceed fifty, excluding Princesses of the Grand Ducal and other Royal Houses, wives of Heads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copia Di S
Copia may refer to: * Copia Vineyards and Winery, a premium winery in Paso Robles, California * Copia (or Copiae), the ancient city and bishopric also called Thurii or Thurium, now a Latin Catholic titular *COPIA, a metal band from Melbourne, Australia * Copia (Boeotia) (or Copae or Copiae), an ancient Greek city in Boeotia * ''Copia: Foundations of the Abundant Style'', a 1512 rhetorical guidebook by Desiderius Erasmus * Copia (museum), Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts, the former museum in Napa, California * The Culinary Institute of America at Copia, a branch campus of the culinary school * Cornucopia, a symbol of abundance and nourishment * Copia (album), ''Copia'' (album), a 2007 album by Eluvium * A LTR-Retrotransposon#Ty1-copia retrotransposons, Retrotransposon, genetic element found in many animals and plants * Cardinal Copia, the "fourth" lead singer of Swedish metal band, Ghost (Swedish band), Ghost * Jacques-Louis Copia (1764–1799), French engraver * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke Of Tuscany
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany ( it, Ferdinando IV, Granduca di Toscana; 10 June 1835 – 17 January 1908) was the last Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1859 to 1860. Biography Born at Florence, he was the son of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies. His first wife died on February 1859. Sometime later, he and his family were forced to flee Florence on 27 April 1859, with the outbreak of a revolution inspired by the outbreak of a war by France and Sardinia-Piedmont against Austria as part of the unification of Italy. The family took refuge in Austria. After the end of the war, Leopold II abdicated on 21 July and Ferdinand succeeded him as Grand Duke. Ferdinand proved unable to return to Florence to claim his throne, and an elected Tuscan National Assembly formally deposed him only a month later, on 16 August. Ferdinand still hoped to recover his throne, as both France and Austria had promised to recognize his rights to it in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
