Flag of the Republic of San Marco

Flag of the Republic of San Marco
Adopted	1848
Design	A tricolour of three vertical stripes of green, white, and red. The canton features a Lion of Saint Mark against a back ground of diagonal red, white, and green stripes.

The Flag of the Republic of San Marco is a tricolour of three vertical stripes of green, white, and red. Within the canton features a Lion of Saint Mark against a background of diagonal red, white, and green stripes.

Following the outbreak of revolt in the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia in 1848 and the declaration of independence of the Republic of San Marco by Venetian separatists, the flag was adopted as a symbol of the new republic.[1]

Daniele Manin, President of the Republic, decreed on 21 March 1848 that the flag should come to represent the new republic following the end of Austrian rule.[1] The reinstatement of the Lion of Saint Mark was an outward expression of Venetian independence from Austria. By including the traditional flag of the Republic of Venice, the insurrectionists simultaneously demonstrated continuity with the previous republic alongside newfound independence.

The usage of a green-white-red tricolour as the basis of the flag was also significant insofar as it signified greater links between the Republic and the wider Italian independence movement.[2]

The flag lasted until 27 August 1849 when the Republic of San Marco was returned to Austrian control following the decisive Battle of Novara.[3]

References

"Venice - Historical flags (Italy)". Flags of the World. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
Lawrence, D.H. (1989). Movements in European History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 229.
Cunsolo, Ronald S. (27 October 2004). "Venice and the Revolution of 1848-49". Encyclopedia of Revolutions of 1848. Archived from the original on 2008-12-20. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

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[:0-1] "Venice - Historical flags (Italy)". Flags of the World. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

[2] Lawrence, D.H. (1989). Movements in European History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 229.

[3] Cunsolo, Ronald S. (27 October 2004). "Venice and the Revolution of 1848-49". Encyclopedia of Revolutions of 1848. Archived from the original on 2008-12-20. Retrieved 28 July 2019.