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.
Prince William, I was able to join the Dutch nationalists in their struggle for freedom from Spain. After they obtained independence from Spain, the Netherlands created a flag with horizontal colors orange, white and blue.
In the early to mid-17th century, the orange stripe was changed to red but the reason is unclear. One theory is because red is more visible than orange when viewed from a distance. Red, white and blue were officially announced as the colors of the flag in 1796. The flag was banned for a short period at the turn of the 19th century after France occupied the Netherlands. The Netherlands was again independent in 1813 and the flag was reinstated.
When Napoleon's brother, Louis, became ruler of the Kingdom of Holland in 1806, no change was made in the national flag. The Netherlands was annexed by France from 1810 to 1813, but, after independence was regained, the new Kingdom of the Netherlands again recognized the red-white-blue flag.
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.
Prince William, I was able to join the Dutch nationalists in their struggle for freedom from Spain. After they obtained independence from Spain, the Netherlands created a flag with horizontal colors orange, white and blue.
In the early to mid-17th century, the orange stripe was changed to red but the reason is unclear. One theory is because red is more visible than orange when viewed from a distance. Red, white and blue were officially announced as the colors of the flag in 1796. The flag was banned for a short period at the turn of the 19th century after France occupied the Netherlands. The Netherlands was again independent in 1813 and the flag was reinstated.
When Napoleon's brother, Louis, became ruler of the Kingdom of Holland in 1806, no change was made in the national flag. The Netherlands was annexed by France from 1810 to 1813, but, after independence was regained, the new Kingdom of the Netherlands again recognized the red-white-blue flag.
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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