"Italian States livery colours c.1500" Topic

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for the most common livery colours for Italian states around the late 15th/early 16th Century. I believe both Florence and Milan were white and red, but I'd like to find combinations for the others (preferably NOT white and red!).

Equally importantly, would these colours have been used to identify troops in battle – and hopefully distinguish them from the enemy – or is that pushing it a bit too far?

Thanks, in advance.

There's always the Popes gold and blue, mate. link may also give you a few clues as well.

Ah, as per the modern-day Swiss Guard! Good call!

Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation – Italy Footie Colours

Author: George Chilvers 2000

Italy – Club Colours
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Alessandria: all grey
Alzano Virescit: white and black squares / black / black
Ancona: red with black and white edge / red / red
Arezzo: all amaranth
Ascoli: Black and white stripes/white/white
Atalanta: Black and blue stripes/black/black
Avellino: green with white edge / white / green
Bari: white with two red hoops on the soulders / white with red edge / white with two red hoops
Bologna: red and blue stripes / white / blue
Brescia: Blue with white V/white/blue
Cagliari: Red and blue halves/blue/blue
Casertana: Red and blue stripes/blue/white
Cesena: white with black edge / black / withe
Chievoverona: yellow with a blue neck / yellow / yellow
Cittadella: all garnet
Como: blue with white edge / blue / blue
Cosenza: red and blue stripes / blue / red
Cremonese: Grey and red stripes/red/red
Empoli: blu with blue edge / blu with blue edge blu / with blue edge
Fidelis Andria: blue with a white hoop and white edge / blue / white
Fiorentina: violet with white edge / violet / violet
Foggia: Red and black stripes/black/black
Genoa: red and blue halves / blue / red and blue hoops
Internazionale: Blue and black stripes/black/black
Juventus: black and white stripes / black / black
Lazio: sky-blue with a blue hoop / white / white
Lecce: red and yellow stripes / red / red with yellow edge
Livorno: amartanth with black and white neck / black / black
Lucchese(-Libertas): red and black stripes / black / black
Messina: White with red and yellow trim/black/black
Milan: Red and black stripes/white/white
Modena: yellow with blue edge / blue / blue
Monza: red whith white edge / red / red
Napoli: sky-blue with white edge / white / sky-blue
Padova: All white with red trim
Palermo: pink with black edge / black / pink and black
Parma: Blue and yellow hoops/yellow/yellow
Perugia: red with white edge and two very thin and white stripes in the right part (not in the right side) / white / red
Pescara: Blue and white stripes/blue/white
Piacenza: red with white edge / red / red
Pisa: Black and blue stripes/black/black
Pistoiese: all orange but with a black neck
Ravenna: red whit yellow edge / red / red
Reggiana: garnet with few and very thin blue stripes / garnet /garnet
Reggina: amaranth with black and white edge / black / black
Roma: All burgundy with gold trim
Salernitana: garnet with a black hoop / garnet / garnet
Sampdoria: Blue with white, red and black bands/white/white
Spal: white and sky-blue stripes / white / white
Taranto: Red and blue stripes/blue/blue
Torino: garnet with a black neck / white / black and garnet
Treviso: large sky-blue and white stripes / black / black
Udinese: Black and white stripes with white sleeves/white/white
Varese: red with white edge / red / red
Venezia: black with orange and green edge / black / black with orange and black edge
Verona: All blue with yellow trim
Vicenza: Red and white stripes/white/white

My very limited research indicated a lot of red and white, notably Venice and Florence with some others I don't remember.

Thanks, you two. And well done, Stoppage for taking the trouble to type all those out; if nothing else, a very useful fall-back position – cheers!!!