The Constitution of the Italian Republic was ratified on 22 December 1947 by the Constituent Assembly, with 453 votes in favour and 62 against, before coming into force on 1 January 1948, one century after the previous Constitution of the Kingdom of Italy had been enacted. The text, which has since been amended sixteen times, was promulgated in an extraordinary edition of Gazzetta Ufficiale on 27 December 1947.
The provisional head of state, Enrico De Nicola, signing the Constitution by virtue of Provision XVIII, on 27 December 1947
One of three original copies, now in the custody of Historical Archives of the President of the Republic
Statue of Italia turrita, the national personification of Italy
Il Canto degli Italiani, the national anthem of Italy. Edition of 1860.
The Statuto Albertino was the constitution granted by King Charles Albert of Sardinia to the Kingdom of Sardinia on 4 March 1848 and written in Italian and French. The Statute later became the constitution of the unified Kingdom of Italy and remained in force, with changes, until 1948. Charles Albert did not want to grant a Constitutional Charter so he attempted to maintain as much power as he could even though the Statute marked the end of his absolute monarchy.
Charles Albert signs the Statute, 4 March 1848.
Notice of the proclamation of the Albertine Statute.
Portrait of Carlo Alberto of Savoy.
Celebrations in Turin for the proclamation of the Albertine Statute, in 1848.
