Order of Saint Januarius

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Order of Saint Januarius
Star and badge of the order
Awarded by the House of Two Sicilies
Type	Dynastic order
Established	3 July 1738[1]
Motto	IN SANGUINE FOEDUS (English: Union in Blood)
Founder	Charles VII of Naples
Grand Master	Disputed: Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
Precedence
Next (higher)	None
Next (lower)	Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
Ribbon of the order

The Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius (Italian: Insigne Reale Ordine di San Gennaro) is a Roman Catholic order of knighthood founded by Charles VII of Naples in 1738. It was the last great dynastic order to be constituted as a chivalric fraternity, with a limitation to Roman Catholics and a direct attachment to the dynasty rather than the state. The founder of the order, Charles VII of Naples, ruled from 1734 until 1759.

The grand magistery of the order is disputed among claimants to the headship of the formerly reigning House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.