Armorial of Italy

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This article presents the coats of arms of Italy.

National

{{Main|Emblem of Italy}}

File:Emblem of Italy.svg|1948–Present

=Historical=

File:Great Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic).svg|Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) 1805–1814

File:Greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1870-1890).svg|Kingdom of Italy 1861–1890

File:Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1890).svg|1890–1927 and 1943–1946

File:Coats of arms of Kingdom of Italy (1927-1929) Greater Arms.svg|1927-1929

File:Greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1929-1944).svg|1929–1943

File:Coat of Arms of the Italian Social Republic.svg|Italian Social Republic 1943–1945

=[[Emilia-Romagna]]=

File:Coat of arms of Duchy of Mirandola.svg|Duchy of Mirandola 1310–1711

File:Arms of the house of Gonzaga-Novellara.svg|County of Novellara and Bagnolo 1371–1728

File:Arms of Vincenzo I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua.svg|Duchy of Mantua 1406–1621

File:Arms of the house of Este (4).svg|Duchy of Ferrara 1450–1597

File:Coat of Arms of the Duchy of Modena and Reggio.svg|Duchy of Modena and Reggio 1452–1796 and 1814–1859

File:Coat of arms of the House of Bourbon-Parma.svg|Duchy of Parma 1545–1802/1808 and 1814–1859

File:Blason ville fr Parme-Empire.svg|Taro (department) 1808–1814

File:Coat of arms of Republic of Rose Island.svg|Republic of Rose Island 1968

=[[Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]=

File:Arms of the house of Gorizia.svg|County of Gorizia 1127–1747

File:CoA of Kingdom of Illyria.svg|Kingdom of Illyria 1816–1849

File:Free Territory of Trieste coat of arms.svg|Free Territory of Trieste 1947–1954

= [[Campania]] =

File:Coat of Arms of Ferdinand I of Naples.svg|Coat of arms of the Kings of Naples 1442–1501

File:Coat of Arms of Ferdinand II of Aragon (1513-1516).svg|Coat of arms of Ferdinand II of Aragon as King of Naples 1504–1516

File:Coat of Arms of Queen Joanna of Castile with the Eagle of St. John.svg|Coat of arms of Joanna of Castile as Queen of Naples 1504–1516

File:Coat of Arms of Charles V Holy Roman Emperor, Charles I as King of Spain (In Italy).svg|Coat of arms of Charles V as King of Naples 1516-1554

File:Great Royal Coat of Arms of the Two Sicilies.svg|Kingdom of the Two Sicilies 1816–1861

= [[Lazio]] =

File:CoA Pontifical States 01.svg|Papal States 756–1870

File:Duchy of Castro CoA.svg|Duchy of Castro 1537–1649

File:Coat of arms of Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte.svg|Principality of Pontecorvo 1806–1815

= [[Liguria]] =

File:Coat of arms of the House of Del Carretto.svg|Marquisate of Finale 967–1602

File:Coat of arms of Republic of Genoa.svg|Republic of Genoa XIth century – 1797

File:Coat of Arms of the Republic of Noli.svg|Republic of Noli 1192–1797

File:Coat of arms of the Ligurian Republic.svg|Ligurian Republic 1797–1805

= [[Lombardia]] =

File:Coat of arms of the House of Sforza.svg|Duchy of Milan 1395–1447 and 1450–1796

File:Arms of Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua.svg|Margraviate of Mantua 1433–1530

File:Arms of Vincenzo I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua.svg|Duchy of Mantua 1530–1708

File:Seal of the Cisalpine Republic.svg|Cisalpine Republic 1797–1802

File:Coat of arms of the Italian Republic (Napoleonic).svg|Italian Republic (Napoleonic) 1802–1805

File:It ecremasca.gif|Republic of Crema 1796–1797

= [[Marche]] =

File:Coat of arms of Republic of Ancona.svg|Republic of Ancona XIth century – 1532

File:Coat of arms of Federico and Guidobaldo da Montefeltro.svg|Duchy of Urbino 1213–1631

= [[Piedmont]] =

File:Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Thessalonica.svg|March of Montferrat 961–1574

File:Arms of the house of Del Vasto.svg|Marquisate of Saluzzo 1125–1548

= [[Sardinia]] =

File:Coat of arms of Judicate of Arborea.svg|Judicate of Arborea IXth – 1420

File:Coat of arms of Judicate of Cagliari.svg|Judicate of Cagliari 1020–1258

File:Gallo del Giudicato di Gallura.svg|Judicate of Gallura Xthk – 1296

File:Torre Merlata del Giudicato di Torres.svg|Judicate of Logudoro Xth – 1259

File:Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1815-1831).svg|Kingdom of Sardinia 1297–1743-1861

File:Coat of Arms of Tavolara.svg|Kingdom of Tavolara 1836–1886

= [[Sicily]] =

File:Arms of the Aragonese Kings of Sicily (Shape Variant).svg|Kingdom of Sicily 1130–1816

= [[Tuscany]] =

File:Shield of the Republic of Pisa.svg|Republic of Pisa XI-th – 1406

File:FlorenceCoA.svg|Republic of Florence 1115–1537

File:Stemma Repubblica di Siena.svg|Republic of Siena 1125–1555

File:Arms of the Republic of Lucca.svg|Republic of Lucca 1160–1805

File:CoA Sforza.svg|County of Santa Fiora 1274–1806

File:Cybo-Malaspina-stemma.jpg|Duchy of Massa and Carrara 1473–1829

File:Coat of Arms of the Grand duchy of Tuscany.svg|Grand Duchy of Tuscany 1532–1737

File:Greater coat of Arms of the Grand duchy of Tuscany.svg|Grand Duchy of Tuscany 1737–1859

File:Great Royal Coat of Arms of Etruria.svg|Kingdom of Etruria 1801–1807

File:Coat of Arms of Élisa Bonaparte as princesse de Lucques et Piombino.svg|Principality of Lucca and Piombino 1805–1814

File:Grand Coat of Arms of Napoelon Bonaparte as King of Elbe.svg|Principality of Elba 1814–1815

File:Coat of Arms of the Duchy of Lucca.svg|Duchy of Lucca 1815–1847

= [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]] =

File:Wappen Bistum Trient.png|Prince-Bishopric of Trent 1027–1803

File:Wappen Gefürstete Grafschaft Tirol.png|County of Tyrol 1271-1919

= [[Umbria]] =

File:Wappen Irslingen.png|Duchy of Spoleto

File:Coat of arms of the Republic of Cospaia.svg|Republic of Cospaia 1440–1826

= [[Veneto]] =

File:Coat of Arms of the Republic of Venice.svg|Republic of Venice 697–1797

File:Coat of arms of Republic of Venice.svg|Republic of Venice (alternate version)

File:Coat of arms Kingdom Lombardy-Venetia (2).svg|Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia 1815–1859/1866

=President=

Many of the Presidents of Italy have borne arms; either through inheritance, or via membership of foreign Orders of Chivalry, in particular, the Order of the Seraphim and the Order of the Elephant.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

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|Arms of Enrico De Nicola, President of Italy, 1948

Ancestral arms: Gules, a hound rampant argent neckbanded Or.

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|Arms of Luigi Einaudi, President of Italy, 1948–1955

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

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|Giovanni Gronchi, President of Italy, 1955–1962

No arms known

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|Arms of Antonio Segni, President of Italy, 1962–1964

Ancestral arms: Or, a cross Azure. On a chief Or, an Eagle displayed Sable

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.

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|Arms of Giuseppe Saragat, President of Italy, 1964–1971

As a Knight of the Swedish Order of the Seraphim, President Saragat chose to use the emblem of the Italian Republic in place of a coat of arms.

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|Giovanni Leone, President of Italy, 1971–1978

No arms known

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| Arms of Sandro Pertini, President of Italy, 1978–1985

As a Knight of the Spanish Order of Charles III, President Pertini chose to use the emblem of the Italian Republic in place of a coat of arms.

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| Arms of Francesco Cossiga, President of Italy, 1985–1992

Per pale Argent and Gules in Dexter from base an olive tree Gules fructed Sable and to the sinister issuant from base an Oak branch Argent fructed Or. In base point per pale Gules and Argent.

Motto: Nisi domine custodierit civitatem frusta visila qui custodem eam (Latin: 'Unless the Lord guards the city, the watchmen guard it in vain').

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| Arms of Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, President of Italy, 1992–1999

Ancestral arms: Party per fess Azure and Or, in honour point an arm armoured Or, holding a sword pommeled and bladed Argent in the base a book Argent, pages Gules, surrounded by sprig of Olive plant Vert, fructed Sable on a chief checky Argent and Gules.

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| Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy, 1999–2006

No arms known

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|Giorgio Napolitano, President of Italy, 2006–2015

As a Knight of the Swedish Order of the Seraphim, President Napolitano chose to use the emblem of the Italian Republic in place of a coat of arms.

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|Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy, 2015–present

As a Knight of the Swedish Order of the Seraphim and Spanish Order of Isabella the Catholic, President Mattarella chose to use the emblem of the Italian Republic in place of a coat of arms.

Regions

File:Regione-Abruzzo-Stemma.svg|Abruzzo

File:Valle d'Aosta-Stemma.svg|Aosta Valley

File:Coat of Arms of Apulia.svg|Apulia

File:Regione-Basilicata-Stemma.svg|Basilicata

File:Coat of arms of Calabria.svg|Calabria

File:Regione-Campania-Stemma.svg|Campania (details)

File:Regione-Emilia-Romagna-Stemma.svg|Emilia-Romagna

File:Sardegna-Stemma.svg|Sardinia

File:CoA of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.svg|Friuli-Venezia Giulia

File:Lazio Coat of Arms.svg|Lazio

File:Coat of arms of Liguria.svg|Liguria

File:Flag of Lombardy square.svg|Lombardy

File:Coat of arms of Marche.svg|Marche

File:Regione-Molise-Stemma.svg|Molise

File:Regione-Piemonte-Stemma.svg|Piedmont

File:Coat of arms of Sicily.svg|Sicily

File:Coat of arms of Tuscany.svg|Tuscany

File:Coat of arms of Trentino-South Tyrol.svg|Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

File:Regione-Umbria-Stemma.svg|Umbria

File:Coat of Arms of Veneto.png|Veneto

Former colonies

The coats of arms of the Italian colonies.

This gallery include the lesser coats of arms. The years given are for the coats of arms.

File:Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1890).svg|{{center|Italian concession in Tientsin
(1901–1947)}}

File:Tripolitana COA.svg|{{center|Italian Tripolitania
(1912–1934)}}

File:Cyrenaica COA.svg|{{center|Italian Cyrenaica
(1927–1934)}}

File:Coat of arms of Italian Libya (1940–1943).svg|{{center|Italian Libya
(1934–1943)}}

File:Italian Somaliland COA.svg|{{center|Italian Somaliland
(1889–1936)}}

File:Eritrea COA.svg|{{center|Italian Eritrea
(1890–1936)}}

File:COA_of_Italian_East_Africa_(Wiki_Style).svg|{{center|Italian East Africa
(1936–1941)}}

File:Arms of the Italian Islands of the Aegean.svg|{{center|Italian Aegean Islands
(1937–1947)}}

File:Great Arms of the Kingdom of Albania (1939–1943).png|{{center|Italian Albania
(1939–1943)}}

File:Coat of arms of the Trust Territory of Somaliland.svg|{{center|Trust Territory of Somalia
(1954–1956)}}

File:Coat of arms of Somalia.svg|{{center|Trust Territory of Somalia
(1956–1960)}}

See also

References

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