The Marcia Reale or Fanfara Reale(Royal March / Royal Fanfare) was the official national anthem of Italy between 1861 and 1946. 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. A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nations government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ... Charles Albert of Sardinia Charles Albert (October 2, 1798 â July 28, 1849) was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta and King of Sardinia from 1831 to 1849. ... The House of Savoy or in Italian, La Casa di Savoia, or simply Casa Savoia, (or Savoie, French) is a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy, a region that includes present-day Piemonte, other parts of Northern Italy, and a smaller region in France. ...
Like the present Spanish national anthem, also called the "Royal March", it had no words, although several unofficial lyrics were composed. La Marcha Real (The Royal March) is the national anthem of Spain. ...