by Mario Fabretto, 20 July 1996
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by Mario Fabretto, 20 July 1996
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From The Flag Bulletin XVI:4: "In 1836, King Charles
Albert I of Sardinia visited King Paolo I of Tavolara and
acknowledged him as an independent, sovereign monarch."
Documents going back to 1767 affirm that Tavolara had never been
a part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. At the death of Paolo I, in
1886, the republic was declared, but the monarchy was reinstated
a few years later (c. 1895).
A newspaper in 1880's described the flag of the Kingdom: On a
white field a red shield with a distinctive golden star,
surmounted by a golden Tavolara crown. The design of the crown is
unique to the Tavolaran royalty; it was omitted from the flag
when the island was a republic.
Sources: F. W. Lehmann, "Tavolara", on The
Flag Bulletin XVI, 4 - "Il Re di Tavolara",on
"L'avvenire di Sardegna, Giornale politico
internazionale", Volume XVI, n. 82 (April 1886), p. 2 - V.
Curti, "Un regno sconosciuto nel mare d'Italia", on
"Il giornale d'Italia", 3-8 November 1959.
Mario Fabretto, 20 July 1996
The visit of the Kingdom of Tavolara was my dream and I did it
in 2002 and took some pictures. The correct star on the Coat of
Arms is not six-pointed but only five-pointed. This Coat of Arms
decorates the Restaurant "Da Tonino" of the current
King of Tavolara -Tonino Bertoleoni. As far as the flag is
concerned I can say that I did not find any flag there, neither
Italian nor Tavolaran. Therefore I think that the Kingdom has got
no flag.
Michal Grof, 2 August 2004
I have a photo of the
flag. The star have six points. I got the flag from Paolo Paddeu,
one of the main Milanese vexillologists.
Jaume Olle', 5 and 12 August 2004
