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This section contains information about the leadership of the Savoy Orders;
the American Delegation of Savoy Orders, and of the Italian and other
delegations of the Savoy Orders in Europe and the Americas; histories,
statutes, insignia and robes of each of the Savoy Order; and the membership
roll of the American Delegation of Savoy Orders.
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1. HRH Prince Victor Emmanuel of Savoy, wearing the
robe of the Grand Master of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus;
2. HRH Prince Victor Emmanuel of Savoy, wearing the
robe of the Grand Master of the Order of Merit of Savoy;
3. Star of the Most Holy Order of the Annunciation (founded by Count
Amadeus VI of Savoy in 1364);
4. Insignia (front and reverse) of the Order of Civil Merit of Savoy
(founded by King Charles Albert of Sardinia-Piedmont in 1831);
5. Badge and sash of a Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and
Lazarus (founded by Papal Bull, issued by Pope Gregory XIII in 1572, granting
the Grand Mastership of the Order to Duke Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy
and his descendents, in perpetuity);
6. Armorial bearings of the Royal House of Savoy.
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