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Author: Conengmo

folium/map.py

@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ class Icon(MacroElement):
             var {{ this.get_name() }} = L.AwesomeMarkers.icon(
                 {{ this.options|tojavascript }}
             );
-            {{ this._parent.get_name() }}.setIcon({{ this.get_name() }});
         {% endmacro %}
         """
     )
@@ -402,9 +401,7 @@ def __init__(
             draggable=draggable or None, autoPan=draggable or None, **kwargs
         )
         if icon is not None:
-            # this makes sure it is added only once
-            self._parent.add_child(icon, name=icon.get_name(), index=0)
-            self.icon = icon
+            self.add_child(icon)
         if popup is not None:
             self.add_child(popup if isinstance(popup, Popup) else Popup(str(popup)))
         if tooltip is not None:
@@ -421,12 +418,13 @@ def _get_self_bounds(self) -> TypeBoundsReturn:
         return cast(TypeBoundsReturn, [self.location, self.location])
 
     def render(self):
-        if self.icon:
-            self.add_child(self.SetIcon(marker=self, icon=self.icon))
         if self.location is None:
             raise ValueError(
                 f"{self._name} location must be assigned when added directly to map."
             )
+        for child in list(self._children.values()):
+            if isinstance(child, Icon):
+                self.add_child(self.SetIcon(marker=self, icon=child))
         super().render()