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The current flag representing the city consists of two equal-sized rectangles: golden yellow on the left and red on the right side. Historically, the flag of Naples was a national flag during the existence of the Kingdom of Naples. Several different flags were used throughout its history, depending on who controlled the nation at the time.
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.
Flag was reinstated as the flag of Naples after the Napoleonic Wars. 1806–1808 Flag of Naples changed after Joseph Bonaparte became king. 1808–1811
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.
Original flag of the Army of the Two Sicilies Coat of Arms of the Army of the Two Sicilies. The Army of the Two Sicilies, also known as the Royal Army of His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (Reale Esercito di Sua Maestà il Re del Regno delle Due Sicilie), the Bourbon Army (Esercito Borbonico) or the Neapolitan Army (Esercito Napoletano), was the land forces of the Kingdom ...
The Napoleonic Wars were a defining event of the early 19th century, and inspired many works of fiction, from then until the present day. Leo Tolstoy's epic novel War and Peace recounts Napoleon's wars between 1805 and 1812 (especially the disastrous 1812 invasion of Russia and subsequent retreat) from a Russian perspective.
The Flags of Napoleonic Italy were the green, white and red tricolour flags and banners in use in Italy during the Napoleonic era, which lasted from 1796 to 1814. During this period, on 7 January 1797, the green, white and red tricolour was officially adopted for the first time as a national flag by a sovereign Italian state, the Cispadane ...
1st Flag of The Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples: A Horizontal Tricolour of White, Red and Black 1808–1811 2nd Flag of The Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples A composition formed by a white diamond, in turn included in a red and black box, with the coat of arms in the center. 1811–1815 3rd Flag of The Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples