# FERT > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/FERT > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/FERT.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FERT > Source revision: 1355172934 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Motto of the House and former state of Savoy}} [[File:Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1890).svg|thumb|Lesser [coat of arms](/source/coat_of_arms_of_Italy) of the [Kingdom of Italy](/source/Kingdom_of_Italy) (1890)]] '''FERT''' (sometimes tripled, ''FERT, FERT, FERT''){{Cite journal |last=A. |first=R. G. |date=1907 |title=Austrian and Italian Mint Marks |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43583407 |journal=American Journal of Numismatics (1897-1924) |volume=41 |issue=4 |pages=88–88 |issn=2381-4594}} is the [motto](/source/motto) of the royal [House of Savoy](/source/House_of_Savoy) and [Kingdom of Italy](/source/Kingdom_of_Italy). The motto{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=byk_DwAAQBAJ&dq=fert+latin+motto&pg=PA428|title=Ut pictura amor: The Reflexive Imagery of Love in Artistic Theory and Practice, 1500-1700|last1=Melion|first1=Walter|last2=Zell|first2=Michael|last3=Woodall|first3=Joanna|date=2017-11-09|publisher=BRILL|isbn=9789004346468|pages=428|language=en}} was adopted by Duke [Vittorio Amedeo II](/source/Vittorio_Amedeo_II) (1666–1732).{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LHYIavGtTCkC&dq=fert+savoy&pg=PA230|title=Historic Devices, Badges, and War-cries by Mrs. Bury Palliser|date=1870|publisher=S. Low, Son & Marston|pages=230|language=en}} It appeared for the first time on the collar of the [Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation](/source/Supreme_Order_of_the_Most_Holy_Annunciation), or ''Ordine Supremo della Santissima Annunziata'', the primary [dynastic order](/source/dynastic_order) of the kingdom.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mFcMAQAAMAAJ&dq=fert+latin+motto&pg=PA811|title=Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or an universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature ...|last=Sussex.)|first=John Wilkes (of Milland House|date=1812|publisher=publisher not identified|pages=811|language=en}} This ceased to be a national order when Italy [became a republic](/source/Italian_institutional_referendum%2C_1946) in 1946. The order remains under the jurisdiction of the head of the [House of Savoy](/source/House_of_Savoy), however, as hereditary Sovereign and Grand Master.{{Cite web |title=THE DYNASTIC ORDERS – Ordini Dinastici della Real Casa di Savoia |url=https://www.ordinidinasticicasasavoia.it/en/the-dynastic-orders/ |access-date=2026-05-20 |language=en-US}} == Etymology == The meaning of the letters has been a matter of some controversy, to which a number of interpretations have been offered. The motto is believed to be an [acronym](/source/acronym) of:{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fpQlBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA293 |title=Ulwencreutz's The Royal Families in Europe V |last=Ulwencreutz |first=Lars |date=November 2013 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=9781304581358 |pages=293 |language=en }}{{Cite web |title=Dictionnaire de Trévoux/6e édition, 1771/FERT - Wikisource |url=https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionnaire_de_Tr%C3%A9voux/6e_%C3%A9dition,_1771/FERT |access-date=2026-05-20 |website=fr.wikisource.org |language=fr}} * {{lang|la|Foedere et Religione Tenemur}} (Latin: "Treaty and religion bind us"); * {{lang|la|Fortitudo Eius Rhodum Tenuit}} (Latin: "His strength conquered Rhodes" or "By his bravery he held [or occupied] Rhodes"), referring to the victory of [Amadeus V, Count of Savoy](/source/Amadeus_V%2C_Count_of_Savoy) (1249–1323), who fought in the [1315 siege of Rhodes](/source/1315_siege_of_Rhodes); * {{lang|la|Fortitudo Eius Rempublicam Tenet}} (Latin: "His bravery [or strength] preserves [or defends] the state"), referencing the same ruler — Amadeus V. * {{lang|la|Fides Est Regni Tutela}} (Latin: "Faith is the protector of [our] Kingdom") It has also been suggested that the letters are actually the [Latin](/source/Latin) word {{wikt-lang|la|fert}} (third-person singular present active indicative of {{lang|la|ferre}}), meaning '[he/she/it] suffers/bears', possibly referring to [Jesus](/source/Jesus) bearing the [sin](/source/sin)s of the world.{{Cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Deanna |others=Hans (Advisor) Boker |title=Margaret of Austria and Brou : Habsburg political patronage in Savoy |url=https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/j098zd325 |access-date=2026-05-20 |website=escholarship.mcgill.ca |at=36n78}} A [French-language](/source/French_language) parody of FERT was said by Savoy's neighbors to mean {{lang|fr|Frappez, Entrez, Rompez Tout}} (French: "Strike, Enter, Break Everything"), from their penchant for {{lang|fr|[chevauchée](/source/chevauch%C3%A9e)}}.{{Cite web |last=Luigia |date=2024-08-13 |title=FERT, devise de la Maison de Savoie |url=https://chateaudethorens.com/fert-devise-de-la-maison-de-savoie/ |access-date=2026-05-20 |website=Chateau de Thorens**** |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |last=K |first=Jacob |date=2022-10-28 |title=FERT et le nœud mystique |url=https://toysondor.blog/2022/10/28/fert-et-le-noeud-mystique/ |access-date=2026-05-20 |website=Toison d'Or |language=fr-FR}} ==Gallery== File:Vitrail aux armes d'Amédée VIII-h.jpg|Stained glass with the coat of [Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy](/source/Amadeus_VIII%2C_Duke_of_Savoy) File:Palazzo dei gran maestri di rodi, salone fert 04.JPG|The motto in the main hall of the [Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes](/source/Palace_of_the_Grand_Master_of_the_Knights_of_Rhodes) File:Flag of Albania (1939–1943).svg|Flag of the [Italian Protectorate of Albania](/source/Italian_protectorate_of_Albania_(1939%E2%80%931943)) File:COA of Italian East Africa (Wiki Style).svg|Coat of arms of [Italian East Africa](/source/Italian_East_Africa) ==See also== *[A.E.I.O.U.](/source/A.E.I.O.U.) – another motto of a European dynasty (the [House of Habsburg](/source/House_of_Habsburg)) whose precise meaning and origin is similarly unclear. == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fert}} Category:House of Savoy Category:Initialisms Category:National symbols of Italy Category:National mottos Category:Mottoes of orders of chivalry Category:Duchy of Savoy Category:Latin mottos --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [FERT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FERT) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FERT?action=history)). 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