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Crest: the coronet of an Italian Patrician proper As a Knight of the Papal Supreme Order of Christ, he bore the arms: Argent upon on a cogwheel proper, a Mullet of five points Argent fimbriated Gules, within a wreath of laurel Vert on a ribbon Gules the words "REPVBBLICA ITALIANA" in capital letters Argent. No crest No motto
The Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies (Italian: Ordine reale delle Due Sicilie) was a dynastic order of knighthood of the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Two Sicilies. The order was established 24 February 1808 by Joseph Bonaparte , who, at the time, was the King of Naples .
Soon after, Napoleon founded the Order of the Iron Crown on 5 June 1805. The order was divided into three classes, with an allowance of up to 20 grand cross knights, 100 commander knights, and 500 ordinary knights. With the eventual end of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, the original order ceased to exist.
Emblem of the Italian Republic rendered in black and white State ensign of the Italian Republic (since 2003). The central element of the emblem is the five-pointed star white star, also called Stella d'Italia (English: "Star of Italy"), which is the oldest national symbol of Italy, since it dates back to ancient Greece. [1]
The Military Order of Italy (Italian: Ordine Militare d'Italia) is the highest military order of the Italian Republic and the former Kingdom of Italy. It was founded as the Military Order of Savoy , a national order by the King of Sardinia, Vittorio Emanuele I , Duke of Savoy in 1815. [ 1 ]
The emblem is used extensively by the Italian government. The armorial bearings of the House of Savoy, blazoned gules a cross argent, were previously in use by the former Kingdom of Italy; the supporters, on either side a lion rampant Or, were replaced with fasci littori (literally bundles of the lictors) during the fascist era.
The German Hyghalmen Roll was made in the late 15th century and illustrates the German practice of repeating themes from the arms in the crest. (See Roll of arms).. Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree.
That is why the Italian College of Arms, called Consulta araldica (heraldic council), was organized in 14 "regional" commissions. Common rules concerning all titles were established only in 1926. [Note 1] That is why a list of Italian marquisates has to be divided into different pre-unitarian lists, plus a unified list for titles granted after ...