The Prince's Flag is based on the flag of Prince William of Orange-Nassau, hence the name. The colours are orange, white and blue. On the basis of the French names of these colours, orange-blanc-bleu, the flag is also referred to by the Dutch rhymes oranje-blanje-bleu and ranje-blanje-bleu.
This flag is controversial in the Netherlands due to its usage in the past by the pro-Nazi NSB. The flag is now mostly used in the Netherlands by far right activists and in historical re-enactment in equivalence to the usage of the Confederate battle flag in the United States.[1][2]
The colours orange, white and blue (Dutch: Oranje, Wit, Blauw or Oranje, Blanje, Bleu, from French Orange, Blanche, Bleu) are associated with William Prince of Orange (1533–1584). William is reported to have used these colours as early as 1577, as part of his procession entering Ghent. Jacob Duym also reports that in the siege of Leiden in 1574, the Dutch officers wore orange-white-blue brassards. From this, Rey (1837) concludes that the combination of orange-white-blue was certainly used by the Prince of Orange in the 1570s. The first reference to a naval flag in these colours dates to 1587, when the Admiralty of Zeeland ordered these flags to fly on their warships.[3] The naval flag was used by the Watergeuzen (Gueux de mer, "Sea Beggars"), the pro-Dutch privateers during the Dutch Revolt. According to de Waard (1900), the Dutch navy between 1588 and 1630 always displayed the Prince's Flag, and after 1663 always the red-white-blue Statenvlag. The latter was introduced gradually during the 1630s to 1650s, and named "States' Flag" in 1664.[4]
During the 17th century the Prince's Flag was hoisted on the Castle of Good Hope and saluted by incoming ships.[5] The orange-white-blue flag formed the basis for the South African flag of 1928. It is also the basis for the flags of New York City and Albany, New York. After the republican Patriots, aided by the French, seized control over the Netherlands in 1795, the Prince's Flag was forbidden and the red-white-blue flag became the only official flag in order to dissociate from the House of Orange, to the content of the French, analogous as they were to their own tricolour, chosen just a few months earlier. In the following period of the Kingdom of Holland, there was also no place for Orange and the Bonapartist King Louis I chose red.
In 1813, when the French were expelled and the Netherlands regained its independence, the Prince of Orange returned to the country from England. The Prince's Flag saw a short revival; to demonstrate the attachment of the people to the House of Orange, both this flag and the red-white-blue flag fluttered on the roofs. In the same year, for the first time, the red-white-blue flag was flown with an orange pennant, which has remained the custom in the Netherlands. Whether the Prince's Flag or the red-white-blue flag should be the national flag was left undecided, although the Prince of Orange, later King William I, preferred the latter.
The Prince's flag was raised from the old Matthias church tower in Warmond in 2013 as part of the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[8]
In 2011, two members of parliament for the Party for Freedom (PVV) had the Prince's flag hanging in their offices in the parliament's building. When this was received with scrutiny, the flags were removed. Former Dutch MP Wim Kortenoeven said he was perturbed by the negative connotations the flag carries as he believes the flag was "hijacked" by the NSB.[12] At a PVV protest on 21 September 2013 in The Hague, several attendants were carrying Prince's flags. When Geert Wilders was speaking in House of Representatives the same week, Alexander Pechtold referred to the flags as 'NSB-flags', to which Wilders called Pechtold a "sad, measly, hypocritical little man."[13][14] In protest of Pechtold's remark, at least five PVV members of the House of Representatives, Martin Bosma, Reinette Klever, Machiel de Graaf, Harm Beertema and Barry Madlener wore a Prince's flag lapel pin.[15][16]
Legacy
The Prince's Flag served as the basis for the flag of the Union of South Africa. This flag was adopted in 1928 and was inspired by the former Dutch flag. In the white part of the flag are the flags of (left to right) the United Kingdom, the Orange Free State and Transvaal, representing the Union's British colonial and republican predecessor states. In 1994, the flag was replaced by the post-apartheid flag of South Africa.
In 2004, the Afrikaner town of Orania adopted a new flag based on the colours of the Prince's Flag. The flag is divided vertically (symbolizing a fresh beginning) with the white stripe replaced by a picture of a boy rolling up his sleeves (symbolizing going to work).[17][18]
^"Breaking: It's now 'illegal' to display the apartheid flag in South Africa". The South African. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^"How an old Dutch flag became a racist symbol". The Economist. 23 June 2015. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^Jean Rey, Histoire du drapeau, des couleurs et des insignes de la Monarchie française vol. 2, 1837, p. 515f.
^JC de Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandse zeewesen, deel 1. 's Gravenhage, 1833, p. 75.
^Defence against Maritime Power Projection, The Case of the Cape of Good Hope 1756 -1803, Theodorus Daniel Potgieter,University of Stellenbosch, December 2006, P78
^"Prinsenvlag is omstreden, maar kent lange historie". Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^"Flag Decree by Queen Wilhelmina". Flags of the World. 19 February 1937. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
^. www.bollenstreekomroep.nl. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015.
^"NVU protest walk with Prince's Flag prominently carried". i.fokzine.net. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
^Webbreezer Solutions. "voorpost.org". voorpost.org. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
^. nationalistischevolksbeweging.nl. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010.
^PVV member of parliament: Prince's Flag is a flag to be proud of, Algemeen Dagblad, 11 May 2011.
^"Teruglezen: Wilders noemt Pechtold en Slob 'zielig en miezerig'". de Volkskrant (in Dutch).
^"Jersey City, New Jersey (U.S.)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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Oranje blanje bleu redirects here For Oranje Blanje Blou see Flag of South Africa 1928 1994 The Prince s Flag Dutch Prinsenvlag is a Dutch flag first used in the Dutch Revolt during the late 16th century Prince s FlagDesignThree horizontal bands of orange white and blueReconstructed 1746 ship De Utrecht flying the Prince s flag Noord Nieuwland of the Dutch East India Company in Table Bay 1762 flying the Prince s flag Far right protest in the Netherlands The Prince s Flag is based on the flag of Prince William of Orange Nassau hence the name The colours are orange white and blue On the basis of the French names of these colours orange blanc bleu the flag is also referred to by the Dutch rhymes oranje blanje bleu and ranje blanje bleu This flag is controversial in the Netherlands due to its usage in the past by the pro Nazi NSB The flag is now mostly used in the Netherlands by far right activists and in historical re enactment in equivalence to the usage of the Confederate battle flag in the United States 1 2 Contents 1 History 2 Usage 3 Legacy 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe colours orange white and blue Dutch Oranje Wit Blauw or Oranje Blanje Bleu from French Orange Blanche Bleu are associated with William Prince of Orange 1533 1584 William is reported to have used these colours as early as 1577 as part of his procession entering Ghent Jacob Duym also reports that in the siege of Leiden in 1574 the Dutch officers wore orange white blue brassards From this Rey 1837 concludes that the combination of orange white blue was certainly used by the Prince of Orange in the 1570s The first reference to a naval flag in these colours dates to 1587 when the Admiralty of Zeeland ordered these flags to fly on their warships 3 The naval flag was used by the Watergeuzen Gueux de mer Sea Beggars the pro Dutch privateers during the Dutch Revolt According to de Waard 1900 the Dutch navy between 1588 and 1630 always displayed the Prince s Flag and after 1663 always the red white blue Statenvlag The latter was introduced gradually during the 1630s to 1650s and named States Flag in 1664 4 During the 17th century the Prince s Flag was hoisted on the Castle of Good Hope and saluted by incoming ships 5 The orange white blue flag formed the basis for the South African flag of 1928 It is also the basis for the flags of New York City and Albany New York After the republican Patriots aided by the French seized control over the Netherlands in 1795 the Prince s Flag was forbidden and the red white blue flag became the only official flag in order to dissociate from the House of Orange to the content of the French analogous as they were to their own tricolour chosen just a few months earlier In the following period of the Kingdom of Holland there was also no place for Orange and the Bonapartist King Louis I chose red In 1813 when the French were expelled and the Netherlands regained its independence the Prince of Orange returned to the country from England The Prince s Flag saw a short revival to demonstrate the attachment of the people to the House of Orange both this flag and the red white blue flag fluttered on the roofs In the same year for the first time the red white blue flag was flown with an orange pennant which has remained the custom in the Netherlands Whether the Prince s Flag or the red white blue flag should be the national flag was left undecided although the Prince of Orange later King William I preferred the latter In the 1930s the supporters of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands NSB chose the orange white blue and the Prince s Flag as their symbol Queen Wilhelmina in 1937 signed a Royal Decree that the colors red white and blue are set as the official colors of the Dutch flag 6 7 Usage EditThe Prince s flag was raised from the old Matthias church tower in Warmond in 2013 as part of the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 8 The flag is also used as a symbol of the Greater Netherlands and Dutch pan nationalist movements It is frequently used by extreme right wing groups such as the Dutch People s Union NVU 9 and Voorpost 10 as well as the now defunct Nationalist People s Movement NVB 11 In 2011 two members of parliament for the Party for Freedom PVV had the Prince s flag hanging in their offices in the parliament s building When this was received with scrutiny the flags were removed Former Dutch MP Wim Kortenoeven said he was perturbed by the negative connotations the flag carries as he believes the flag was hijacked by the NSB 12 At a PVV protest on 21 September 2013 in The Hague several attendants were carrying Prince s flags When Geert Wilders was speaking in House of Representatives the same week Alexander Pechtold referred to the flags as NSB flags to which Wilders called Pechtold a sad measly hypocritical little man 13 14 In protest of Pechtold s remark at least five PVV members of the House of Representatives Martin Bosma Reinette Klever Machiel de Graaf Harm Beertema and Barry Madlener wore a Prince s flag lapel pin 15 16 Legacy EditThe Prince s Flag served as the basis for the flag of the Union of South Africa This flag was adopted in 1928 and was inspired by the former Dutch flag In the white part of the flag are the flags of left to right the United Kingdom the Orange Free State and Transvaal representing the Union s British colonial and republican predecessor states In 1994 the flag was replaced by the post apartheid flag of South Africa In 2004 the Afrikaner town of Orania adopted a new flag based on the colours of the Prince s Flag The flag is divided vertically symbolizing a fresh beginning with the white stripe replaced by a picture of a boy rolling up his sleeves symbolizing going to work 17 18 As a consequence of its beginnings as the Dutch colony of New Netherland several places in New York State and New Jersey use variants of the Prinsenvlag as their official flags These places include New York City Jersey City 19 the Bronx Albany and Nassau County Flag of South Africa 1928 1994 Flag of Orania Flag of New York City Flag of Albany New York Flag of the Bronx Flag of Jersey City New Jersey Naval jack Brielse Geus Variant on the Prince s flag Flag of Hofstra UniversitySee also EditStatenvlagReferences Edit Breaking It s now illegal to display the apartheid flag in South Africa The South African 21 August 2019 Retrieved 1 June 2022 How an old Dutch flag became a racist symbol The Economist 23 June 2015 ISSN 0013 0613 Retrieved 1 June 2022 Jean Rey Histoire du drapeau des couleurs et des insignes de la Monarchie francaise vol 2 1837 p 515f JC de Jonge Geschiedenis van het Nederlandse zeewesen deel 1 s Gravenhage 1833 p 75 Defence against Maritime Power Projection The Case of the Cape of Good Hope 1756 1803 Theodorus Daniel Potgieter University of Stellenbosch December 2006 P78 Prinsenvlag is omstreden maar kent lange historie Volkskrant in Dutch Retrieved 13 August 2014 Flag Decree by Queen Wilhelmina Flags of the World 19 February 1937 Retrieved 3 March 2008 Nieuwsboulevard archief www bollenstreekomroep nl 9 January 2017 Archived from the original on 22 June 2015 NVU protest walk with Prince s Flag prominently carried i fokzine net Retrieved 6 October 2013 Webbreezer Solutions voorpost org voorpost org Retrieved 6 October 2013 NVB order form listing the Prince s Flag with a lion on it nationalistischevolksbeweging nl Archived from the original on 1 September 2010 PVV member of parliament Prince s Flag is a flag to be proud of Algemeen Dagblad 11 May 2011 Teruglezen Wilders noemt Pechtold en Slob zielig en miezerig de Volkskrant in Dutch Rel om Prinsenvlag PVV ers in Tweede Kamer met omstreden Prinsenvlag NRC handelsblad 25 September 2013 Kijk alles van NPO op NPO Start www npostart nl https archive is RFgbt https www crwflags com fotw flags za 7Dorani html Jersey City New Jersey U S www crwflags com Retrieved 28 January 2019 External links Edit Media related to 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