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Duchy of Savoy

Duché de Savoie

Flag of the Duchy of Savoy - Image by Arnaud Leroy, 11 July 2000

Flag of the Duchy of Savoy
Flag shown in Encyclopaedia Britannica (1771)
Subsequent flag with a blue background
Flag dated 1785
Subsequent flag with the cross in canton

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Flag of the Duchy of Savoy

Savoy has been using a red flag with a white cross since the Middle Ages.
The flag of Savoy, red with a white cross, is a banner of its traditional arms, De gueules à la croix d'argent ("Gules a cross argent"), locally called "The Cross of Savoy" (la croix de Savoie).
The arms of Savoy have probably the same origin as the flag of the Sovereign Order of Malta. The flag may have been given by the Pope to Amédée of Savoy, when he was sent to fight the "Infidels" in the eastern part of the Mediterranean sea. A link with the Crusades is also possible.

Ivan Sache & Pascal Vagnat, 4 January 2004

Flag shown in Encyclopaedia Britannica (1771)

Flag of Savoy shown in Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1771 - Image by Randy Young, 6 July 2000

In the XVIII century, the letters "FERT" (incorrectly rendered as "FEPT" in Encyclopaedia Britannica were added to the flag of Savoy to distinguish it from the flag of the Sovereign Order of Malta.

Jaume Ollé, 1 November 1998

Subsequent flag with a blue background

Flag of Savoy, undated - Image by Jaume Ollé, 11 July 2000

A large blue background, in honour of the Virgin, was subsequently added to the flag of Savoy, while the letters "FERT" were dropped.

Jaume Ollé, 1 November 1998

Flag dated 1785

Flag of Savoy, 1785 - Image by Jaume Ollé, 11 July 2000

The flag of Savoy dated 1785 had a very thin blue border.

Jaume Ollé, 1 November 1998

Subsequent flag with the cross in canton

Flag of Savoy, undated - Image by Jaume Ollé, 11 July 2000

A subsequent flag of Savoy is blue with a red canton charged with the white cross.

Jaume Ollé, 1 November 1998

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