There are only a few flags in the world that will garner the respect and pride of people as the green, blue and white colors of the Italian flag.
The symbols behind the Italian flag are very special. The green color represents hope. The white tone represents faith and the red color stands for charity. These are all principles of a good human being. These are the principles that all Italians aim to live up to.
The flag first stood for the Cisalpine Republic at Modena in 1797. The Italian constitution was made by the Austrian “Hapsburgs” and was also highly influenced by the French constitution. In 1805, Napoleon I controlled the kingdom of Northern Italy, and the tricolor flag was used to stand for the territory. When Napoleon was ruler and under the reign of Pope Pius VII, the 15 states were made into three main areas.
About 10 years after, the merging ended at the 1815 conference held in Vienna. The country was eventually divided into nine states. There were external forces that had a huge influence on the country struggling and becoming divided. In 1848, King Carlo Alberto ultimately brought Nationalist forces to finally let go of Italy from these forces. The tricolor flag was eventually made the national flag of the country. King Alberto added his royal arms and his black eagle shield on the national banner. In 1860, the whole country was governed by King Vittorio Emmanuele I, King Alberto’s son.
The Prussians attacked France in 1870 and Napoleon III went away from Italy for good. King Emmanuele II also took over the city of Rome when Napoleon III departed, and it became the main city.