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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_French_flagsList of French flags - Wikipedia

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   National flags. Flag. Date. Party. Description. 2020–present; originally adopted in 1794. National flag of the French Second Republic, Second French Empire, French Third Republic, French State, Provisional Government of the French Republic, French Fourth Republic, and the French Fifth Republic.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › First_French_EmpireFirst French Empire - Wikipedia

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   The First French Empire, officially the French Republic, [b] then the French Empire ( French: Empire Français; Latin: Imperium Francicum) after 1809 and also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Europe at the beginning of the 19th century.

   • Capital: Paris
   • ISO 3166 code: FR

   • Currency: French franc

4. www.britannica.com › topic › flag-of-FranceFlag of France | History & Meaning | Britannica

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   Flag of France, vertically striped blue-white-red national flag. Blue and red are the traditional colors of Paris, while white is associated with the House of Bourbon. The flag was seen to embody all the principles of the Revolution: liberty, equality, fraternity, democracy, secularism, and modernization.

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6. drapeaux-sfv.org › History-of-the-french-flagHistory of the french flag - Société Française de Vexillologie

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   On 24th February, 1848 an insurrection overthrew Louis Philippe and a provisional government settled by proclaiming the Second Republic. Some Parisian revolutionaries attempted to get the red flag while others wanted a tricolour blue, red and white, order of the colours of the fête of the Fédération and of the cockades of the Empire.

7. www.crwflags.com › fotw › flagsFrance: First Empire (May 1804-April 1814 & March-June 1815)

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   Apr 6, 2024 · See also: France: Historical flags. France: Historical chronology since 1792. France: Regiment flags under the First Empire. National flag. On 2 December 1804, the First Consul ( Premier Consul ) Napoléon Bonaparte was proclaimed Emperor of the French ( Empereur des Français) as Napoléon I.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › French_colonial_flagsFrench colonial flags - Wikipedia

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   Right: Flag of the French Empire. Flags were used to represent various territories and colonies across the Empire. List of French flags. Regional flags. Communal flags. Breton flags. Corsican flags. Flags of Île-de-France. Occitan flags. Flags of Pays de la Loire. Presidential standards. Former French Empire.

9. www.francethisway.com › info › franceflag-historyHistory of the French flag - France This Way

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   The national flag shall be formed of the three national colours, set in three equal bands, vertically arranged so that the blue is nearest to the staff, the white in the middle, and the red flying. It came into use on May 20, 1794, in order to avoid confusion in naval warfare.