Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
| Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation Ordine Supremo della Santissima Annunziata | |
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The collar badge of the Order, which depicts Our Lady of the Annunciation, is worn on the feast day of the Most Holy Annunciation. | |
| Awarded by The Duke of Savoy as Sovereign Head of the House of Savoy | |
| Type | Dynastic order of knighthood |
| Established | c. 1362 |
| Royal house | House of Savoy |
| Motto | FERT (Fortitudo Eius Rhodum Tulit; By his bravery he conquered Rhodes) |
| Eligibility | Military and civilian |
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| Status | Currently constituted |
| Founder | Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy |
| Sovereign | (disputed) |
| Grand Master | Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice |
| Grand Chancellor | Johannes Theo Niederhauser |
| Grades | Knight |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None (Highest) |
| Next (lower) | Royal Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus |
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The Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (Italian: Ordine Supremo della Santissima Annunziata) is a Catholic order of chivalry, originating in Savoy. It eventually was the pinnacle of the honours system in the Kingdom of Italy, which ceased to be a national order when the kingdom became a republic in 1946. Today, the order continues as a dynastic order under the jurisdiction of the Head of the House of Savoy.