Sardinia the first recipient of the Gold Medal of Military Valor of the Italian Armed Forces. In the same month, Sardinians stopped the attempted French landing on the beach of Quartu Sant'Elena, near the Capital of Cagliari. Because of these successes, the representatives of the nobility and clergy ("Stamenti") formulated five requests addressed to the King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, but these were rejected, Because of this discontent, on 28 April 1794, during an uprising in Cagliari, two Savoyard officials were killed. That was the start of a revolt (called the "Sardinian Vespers") in the island, which culminated on 28
Flag of Sardinia Aragon The four moors already represent the Kingdom of Sardinia but no trace is found in the island. Imperial ideology of Charles V, Habsburg House, A little kingdom within an enormous empire The four moors appear more frequently in prints, paintings, artifacts both in Sardinia and in all publications heraldic vintage. Habsburg House (Spanish branch) Out of the island the artists run wild Savoy House As the title of King of Sardinia was the only one who gave the ruling dynasty the coveted title, the coat of arms is enhanced and developed and overlaid with emblems of the other states