Consulta Araldica
The Consulta Araldica (English: College of Arms) was a college instituted by royal decree on 10 October 1869 to advise the
The Consulta Araldica[1] was dissolved following the adoption of the Constitution of the Italian Republic in 1948 and the abolition of state recognition and regulation of noble titles.[2] Although today no government official or office can grant titles of nobility, some of the Consulta Araldica's functions are still performed by the Heraldic Office[3] within the Office of the Prime Minister.[2]
Despite its name, the Consulta Araldica rarely dealt with armorial
For Italian titles please refer to the Consulta Araldica's official directories approved by the Council of Ministers and by Royal Decree – Libro d'Oro della Nobiltà Italiana.[1][4] The Corpo della Nobiltà Italiana is a private association. Other nobility associations exist as well.
Further reading
- Elenco storico della nobiltà italiana (compilato in conformità dei decreti e delle lettere patenti originali e sugli atti ufficiali di archivio della Consulta araldica dello Stato italiano), Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta. Rome: Tipografia Poliglotta Vaticana, Roma 1960.
References
This article was originally based on its counterpart in the Italian Wikipedia, as retrieved on 2006-09-24: Consulta Araldica.
- ^ a b Ordinamento e Regolamento della Regia Consulta Araldica
- ^ a b Constitutional Court of Italy's sentence (law) Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine number 101 at 26 June 1967. Published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale no.177 of 17 July 1967.
- ^ Dipartimento del Cerimoniale di Stato - Ufficio Onorificenze e Araldica pubblica
- ^ Archivio Centrale dello Stato, Sezione Araldica, (State Archive, Heraldry), Rome