Marcia Reale

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Marcia Reale d'Ordinanza

English: Royal March of Ordinance
Former national anthem of Italy Kingdom of Sardinia from 1831 until 1861 Italian Republic de facto from 18 June to 12 October 1946
Also known as	Fanfara Reale (English: Royal Fanfare)
Lyrics	Napoleone Giotti
Music	Giuseppe Gabetti, 1831
Adopted	1831 (by Kingdom of Sardinia) 17 March 1861 (by Kingdom of Italy) 18 June 1946 (by Italian Republic, de facto)
Relinquished	September 1943 (by Kingdom of Italy), readopted in June 1944, relinquished on 18 June 1946 (by Kingdom of Italy), relinquished on 12 October 1946 (by Italian Republic)
Preceded by	"La Leggenda del Piave" (in 1944)
Succeeded by	"La Leggenda del Piave" (in 1943) "Il Canto degli Italiani" (in 1946)
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The "Marcia Reale d'Ordinanza" (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmartʃa reˈaːle dordiˈnantsa]; "Royal March of Ordinance"), or "Fanfara Reale" (Italian: [faɱˈfaːra reˈaːle]; "Royal Fanfare"), was the official national anthem of the Kingdom of Italy between 1861 and 1946.^[1] It was composed in 1831 by Giuseppe Gabetti to the order of Charles Albert of Sardinia as the hymn of the royal House of Savoy, along with the Sardinian national anthem. It remained a famous, recognizable and cherished symbol of Italy throughout the history of the monarchy.

In September 1943, the future king of Italy Umberto II chose the patriotic song "La Leggenda del Piave" as the new national anthem, replacing the "Marcia Reale". It remained the official anthem of Italy until June 1944; when Rome was liberated and the government and the King returned to the capital, the Marcia Reale was in fact reintroduced as a national anthem and remained both after the appointment of Crown Prince Umberto of Savoy as Lieutenant General of the Realm and after his ascension to Kingship. After the 1946 Italian institutional referendum, the newly established Italian Republic selected "Il Canto degli Italiani" in its stead as national anthem.

• Il Canto degli Italiani - the current national anthem of Italy, in use since 1946
• Giovinezza - the Fascist anthem sung after the "Marcia Reale" between 1924 and 1943