The Netherlands, on the coast of the North Sea. Julius Caesar found the low-lying Netherlands inhabited by Germanic tribes the Nervii, Frisii, and Batavi. The Batavi on the Roman frontier did not submit to Rome's rule until 13 B.C. , and then only as allies. The Franks controlled the region from the 4th to the 8th century, and it became part of Charlemagne's empire in the 8th and 9th centuries. The area later passed into the hands of Burgundy and the Austrian Hapsburgs and finally, in the 16th century, came under Spanish rule.
The province of Zealand had similar colors: its flag showed a red lion arising out of blue and white stripes representing the sea. The Dutch flag at sea after 1577 was an orange-white-blue horizontal tricolor, although it was never officially adopted. Likewise, there was never any official recognition given to the replacement of the orange by red, a transformation completed by 1660.
The Netherlands flag was adopted on February 19, 1937. The Netherlands flag was originally orange, white and blue and featured up to nine stripes. The Netherlands flag is nicknamed the 'Prince's Flag' and was based on the heraldic colors (coat of arms) of Prince William of Orange, who led the campaign for independence against Spanish rule in 1568. The Netherlands independence was finally recognized by Spain in 1648. The orange-white-blue flag first appeared around the early 1570s.
After their revolution in 1789, the French recognized red, white, and blue as the "colors of liberty" and honored the Netherlands for first having used these in a flag. Pro-French "Patriots" in the Netherlands took the first step regarding an official Dutch national flag when their Batavian Republic legalized the red-white-blue tricolor on Feb. 14, 1796.
The flag of the Netherlands consists of three equal sized horizontal stripes - the top stripe is red; the middle one white; and the bottom stripe is blue. The red stripe which was originally orange, along with the white and blue stripes, are based on the heraldic colors (coat of arms) of Prince William of Orange, who led the fight for Dutch independence.
It is the main reason why it was replaced by red. Red was then referred to as one of the official colors of the flag. It was in the year 1937 that the flag was officially adopted by the people of Netherlands. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Netherlands flag for the future.
The province of Zealand had similar colors: its flag showed a red lion arising out of blue and white stripes representing the sea. The Dutch flag at sea after 1577 was an orange-white-blue horizontal tricolor, although it was never officially adopted. Likewise, there was never any official recognition given to the replacement of the orange by red, a transformation completed by 1660.
The Netherlands flag was adopted on February 19, 1937. The Netherlands flag was originally orange, white and blue and featured up to nine stripes. The Netherlands flag is nicknamed the 'Prince's Flag' and was based on the heraldic colors (coat of arms) of Prince William of Orange, who led the campaign for independence against Spanish rule in 1568. The Netherlands independence was finally recognized by Spain in 1648. The orange-white-blue flag first appeared around the early 1570s.
After their revolution in 1789, the French recognized red, white, and blue as the "colors of liberty" and honored the Netherlands for first having used these in a flag. Pro-French "Patriots" in the Netherlands took the first step regarding an official Dutch national flag when their Batavian Republic legalized the red-white-blue tricolor on Feb. 14, 1796.
The flag of the Netherlands consists of three equal sized horizontal stripes - the top stripe is red; the middle one white; and the bottom stripe is blue. The red stripe which was originally orange, along with the white and blue stripes, are based on the heraldic colors (coat of arms) of Prince William of Orange, who led the fight for Dutch independence.
It is the main reason why it was replaced by red. Red was then referred to as one of the official colors of the flag. It was in the year 1937 that the flag was officially adopted by the people of Netherlands. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Netherlands flag for the future.
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