Italian Empire

Colonial empire based in Italy (1882-1960) Italian EmpireImpero italiano (Italian)1882–1960 Flag of ItalyTop (until 1946)Bottom (from 1946) Left (until 1946)Right (from 1946) Coat of arms Motto: FERT(1882–1946)Anthem: Various "Il Canto degli Italiani"(1946-1960)("The Song of the Italians") "Marcia Reale d'Ordinanza"(1861-1943, 1944-1946)("Royal March of Ordinance") "Giovinezza"(1924–1943)("Youth") "La Leggenda del Piave"(1943-1944)("The Legend of Piave") The Italian empire at greatest extent during WWII.StatusColonial empireCapitalRomeOfficial languagesItalianOther languages See list Languages of ItalyAfarAlbanian AmharicArabicChineseCorsicanCroatianFrenchGreek MonégasqueMontenegrinOromoSomaliTigrinya Religion Roman CatholicismGovernmentConstitutional monarchy (until 1946)Parliamentary republic (after 1946)King (until 1946) • 1882-1900 Umberto I• 1900-1946 Victor Emmanuel III (Emperor)• 1946 Umberto II President (after 1946) • 1946–1948 Enrico De Nicola• 1948–1955 Luigi Einaudi• 1955–1960 Giovanni Gronchi History • Purchase of Assab 1869• Italian Eritrea 1882• Eritrea War 1887–1889• Italian Somalia 1889• Boxer Rebellion 1899–1901• Italo-Turk