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After 1806, the flag was composed of three stripes of white, red and black. Both horizontal and vertical versions were in use. This flag was used up to 1808. When Joachim Murat was the king of Naples (1808–1815), the corners of the flag had 2 red and 2 black triangles, and the coat of arms was inside a rhombus in the center. In 1811 Murat ...
During the time of the Napoleonic Wars and the creation of the Napoleonic Kingdoms and the installation of the Bonaparte Dynasty as rulers. Following the example set by the French Legion of Honour founded by Napoleon (I) Bonaparte several orders were created by the different rulers.
English: Flag of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples, from 1811 to 1815. Italiano: Bandiera del Regno di Napoli napoleonico tra il 1811 e il 1815, contenente anche il nuovo stemma delle Due Sicilie, con l'aquila e il fascio francesi, il triscele siciliano e il cavallo di Napoli.
The Kingdom of Naples (Italian: Regno di Napoli; Neapolitan: Regno 'e Napule) was a French client state in southern Italy that existed from 1806 to 1815. It was founded after the Bourbon Ferdinand IV & III of Naples and Sicily sided with the Third Coalition against Napoleon, and was in return ousted from his kingdom by a French invasion.
A single copy of most of the medals was struck in gold for Napoleon's personal collection. Many of these gold medals were sold at auction from the personal collection of Victor Bonaparte. The most definitive catalog of Napoleonic medals was created by a collector named Bramsen in three volumes published between 1904 and 1913. This catalog ...
The Kingdom of Naples (Latin: Regnum Neapolitanum; Italian: Regno di Napoli; Neapolitan: Regno 'e Napule) was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816.
The 1st Regiment of the Line (King's Own) or (Italian: 1° Reggimento della Linea 'del Re') was a line infantry regiment of the Royal Army of Naples.The regiment was the first infantry regiment formed by the small kingdom, but by 1811 gained a reputation as an exemplary infantry regiment, and was reformed with the honorary title of "King's Own, or del Re".
The tower of the town hall of Cherasco. The oldest documented mention of the Italian tricolour flag is linked to the first descent of Napoleon in the Italian Peninsula.With the start of the first campaign in Italy, in many places the Jacobins of the peninsula rose up, contributing, together with the Italian soldiers framed in the Napoleonic army, to the French victories.