The current design originates as a variant of the late 16th century orange-white-blue Prinsenvlag ("Prince's Flag"), evolving in the early 17th century as the red-white-blue Statenvlag ("States Flag"), the naval flag of the States-General of the Dutch Republic, making the Dutch flag the oldest tricolour flag in continuous use.

This is a list of flags used in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of the Netherlands . National flag

flag of the Netherlands horizontally striped red-white-blue national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3. In the 16th century William I, prince of Orange, became a leader of the Dutch independence movement against Spain. Based on the arms of his ancestral territory of Orange, William used livery colours of orange, white, and blue.

Its first flag was an orange, white and blue striped flag (called the Prinsvlag) which was based on the colors of William of Orange, the first ruler of the Dutch Republic. The orange dye in the early flags faded over time to red, so in the mid 1700s, the orange in the flag was changed to red .

The first reference to the Dutch flag dates from 1572. At that time it was known as the ‘Prince’s flag’ and the colours were orange, white and blue: orange for the principality of Orange, and white and blue from the principality’s livery. During the 17th century the orange colour was gradually replaced by red.

Dec 15, 2018 · On three of the flag charts I discovered a Dutch flag I'm not familiar with: a horizontal triband red-white-red called "Holland(s) Union Flag". All three the charts are English, one dated 1685-6, one c.1700, and one 1711.

This beautiful chart illustrates the world’s flags during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1713) and the Great Northern War (1700-1721). It includes French flags (Royal flag, Admiral’s flag, merchant flag, Marine flag, flag of the General States), Dutch Flags (Dutch Republic, Amsterdam, Middelburg, flag of the Prince of Orange, Hoorn ...

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue; similar to the flag of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter blue and is longer; one of the oldest flags in constant use, originating with William I, Prince of Orange, in the latter half of the 16th century.

For many years the old tricolour of the Dutch Republic, and the tricolour of French rule, were both recognised as legitimate flags of the nation. In 1937, the colours of the flag were passed into law, delegitimising the original Orange tricolour. The Flag of the Batavian Republic The Flag of the Netherlands Other Flags of Netherlands

The flag of the Netherlands is a red, white, and blue horizontal tricolor that was officially adopted on February 19, 1937, but has been used since the 1700s. The ratio of its height to its width is 2:3.