Historical Flags of Rhineland States (Germany) (original) (raw)
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- Introduction
- Archbishopric of Cologne 1475-1794 - Erzbistum Köln
- Archbishopric of Mainz 14th century - 1797 - Erzbistum Mainz
- Rheina-Wolbeck since 1803 - Principality of Rheina-Wolbeck/Fürstentum Rheina-Wolbeck
- Protector of the Rhine Confederation - Rheinbund
- County of Leyen until 1798 - Herzogtum Leyen
- Croy-Dulmen 1803-1806
- Kingdom of Westphalia 1807-1813
- Isenburg
- Wied 1784-1815 - Principality of Wied/Fürstentum Wied Other Rhineland historical flags:
- Aremberg 1771-1810
- Berg 1806-1810 - Grand Duchy of Berg/Grossherzogtum Berg
- Frankfurt 1833-1866 - Freie Stadt Frankfurt
- Hesse-Darmstadt 1866-1918 - Grand Duchy of Hesse/Grossherzogtum Hessen
- Hesse-Homburg 1815-1866 - Landgraviate Hesse-Homburg/Landgrafschaft Hessen-Homburg
- Hesse-Cassel/Electoral Hesse 1815-1866 - Electorate of Hesse-Kassel/Kurfürstentum Hessen-Kassel/Kurhessen
- Hesse-Nassau (Prussian Province) 1892-1935 - Provinz Hessen-Nassau
- Lippe 1815-1918 - Principality of Lippe/Fürstentum Lippe
- Mömpelgard 1470-1793 - County of Mömpelgard/Grafschaft Mömpelgard
- Mulhouse 1770-1798 - Mühlhausen
- Nassau 1806-1866 - Duchy of Nassau/Herzogtum Nassau
- Palatinate 14th-18th Centuries - Pfalz
- Cisrhenian Republic 1797
- Rhine Customs Administration 1805-1806 - Rheinzollverwaltung, France and Germany
- Unidentified 'Rhine Republic' Flag 1806
- Rhine Republic 1921-1924
- Rhineland Province 1882-1935 - Provinz Rheinland, Prussia
- Saarland 1947-1956
- Salm-Salm 1386-1811 - Principality of Salm-Salm/Fürstentum Salm-Salm
- Schaumburg-Lippe 1815-1918 - Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe/Fürstentum Schaumburg-Lippe
- Archbishopric of Trier 14th Century - 1797 - Erzbistum Trier
- Waldeck-Pyrmont 1815-1918 - Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont/Fürstentum Waldeck-Pyrmont
- Westphalia Province 1882-1935 - Provinz Westfalen, Prussia
- Würzburg before 1815 See also:
- Banner of the Knights from Westphalia at the Battle of Tannenberg 1410 - Teutonic Order
- Historical Flags - Germany
- Hesse - Hessen
- North Rhine-Westphalia - Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Rhineland-Palatinate - Rheinland-Pfalz
- Saar - Saarland
- Index of all German Pages
Introduction
Most of the information concerning the Napoleonic era is based on articles by Dr. Günter Mattern published in The Flag Bulletin for 1976, 1982 and 1983. Since the French revolutionaries did not accept the agreements of the French kings concerning these territories, starting in the early 1790s these were seized. Since the annexation by France was a step by step process, I am not concerned with the uncertainties in the 1790s and immediately thereafter; in any, event, from 1793 on the Frenchhad de facto control.
Norman Martin, 21 July 2000
Free City and Free Imperial City were synonymous expressions. The imperial cities were concentrated in Swabia; outside that region there were just a few � in the 17th and 18th centuries Nuremberg, Regensburg, Schweinfurt, Frankfurt, (Donauwörth), Rothenburg, Worms, Speyer, Wetzlar, Muehlhausen, Nordhausen, Goslar, Aachen, Cologne, Dortmund, Bremen, Hamburg and Lübeck. The list did undergo changes; in the middle ages Nijmegen and Duisburg belonged to the list.
Alexander Ganse, 12 November 2001
With respect to Cologne, Mainz and Trier, the flags I cited were those of the electors (who were the prince bishops). I don't know if the Imperial Cities had flags during this period, but if they did, I don't have the data.
Norman Martin, 28 Feb 2002
Archbishopric of Cologne 1475-1794
Erzbistum Köln
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A black St. George cross on a white flag. In use from 14th century until the late 18th century.
Norman Martin, Apr 1998
After the Napoleonic era, Cologne became part of Prussia in 1815.
Santiago Dotor, 27 Feb 2001
Without concrete evidence to the contrary, I find this attribution [to the city of Cologne] doubtful. The traditional colours of the city are red and white. The black cross does however appear in the arms of the archdiocese of Cologne (Erzbistum Köln), see for instance the arms of the present-day Rhein-Erft-Kreis County.
Stefan Schwoon, 28 Feb 2002
Archbishopric of Mainz 14th Century - 1797
Erzbistum Mainz
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A white wheel on a red field. In use from 14th century until the late 18th century.
Norman Martin, Apr 1998
After the Napoleonic era, Mainz became part of Hesse-Darmstadtin 1816.
Santiago Dotor, 27 Feb 2001
Editor's note: see also the nowadays city of Mainz (Stadt Mainz).
Principality of Rheina-Wolbeck since 1803
Fürstentum Rheina-Wolbeck
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Colors red-yellow. In use during the Napoleonic era. Created 31 January 1803.
Norman Martin, Apr 1998
From Brockhaus Kleines Konversations-Lexikon 1914 (my translation):
"A princely state belonging to the [Prussian] provinces Westphalia and Hanover; 556 km2 and 30,000 inhabitants. Until 1803 part of the diocese of Münster, then to the family Looz-Corswarem, 1836 by marriage to the Count de Lannoy-Clervaux, who in 1840 was nominated Prince of Rheina-Wolbeck."
"Wolbeck is a place southeast of Münster. Rheine were two municipalities left and right of the Ems, with Schloss Bentlage, residence of the Prince of Rheine-Wolbeck � part of the town Rheine. Rheina and Rheine are both used as name of the town."
Jarig Bakker, 19 July 2000
I understand that the Principality of Rheine-Wolbeck passed to Prussiaat some point after 1840 and was divided between Provinz Westfalen and Provinz Hannover.
Santiago Dotor, 19 July 2000
The Principality of Rheina-Wolbeck was formed in 1803 (Reichsdeputationshauptschluss) as a compensation for his territories lost to France for the duke of Looz and Corswaren. The Principality became in 1806 part of the grandduchy of Berg (for the General Murat), came in 1811 to France, and in 1915 to Prussia.
Source: Gerhard Koebler, Historisches Lexikon der deutschen Laender, 5th edition, Muenchen 1995.
A. Birken, 21 Aug 2002
Protector of the Rhine Confederation
Rheinbund
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Rhine Confederation: no Confederate flag. The French flag was used. Napoleon was the Protector and used his personal standard.
Jaume Oll�, 23 Aug 1998
County of Leyen until 1798
Grafschaft Leyen
[](../images/d/de-ly%5Fhi.gif) Image by Santiago Dotor
Colors blue-white-blue. Probably traditionally in use and certainly used after the arrival of French troops. Use abandoned 16 March 1798, when the county was annexed.
Norman Martin, Apr 1998
Croy-Dulmen 1803-1806
[](../images/d/de%5Fcroy.gif)Image by Jaume Oll�
Existed between 1803 to 1806. Supposed flag (Flag Bulletin no. 102).
Jaume Oll�, 23 Aug 1998
Kingdom of Westphalia 1807-1813
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Images by Santiago Dotor
Granted to Jer�me Bonaparte. Lucien Philippe gives white over blue flag (1807-1813). Also white over dark red is reported.
Jaume Oll�, 1998
Isenburg
[](../images/d/de-ib%5Fhi.gif)Image by Santiago Dotor
Unknown dates. Light blue over yellow.
Jaume Oll�, 1998
Principality of Wied 1784-1815
Fürstentum Wied
[](../images/d/de%5Fwied.gif)Image by Jaume Oll�, 25 Aug 1998
Principality created 1784. Transferred to Nassau 1806, and included in the Prussian Rhenish territory in 1815, as a mediated principality. The flag is the Nassau one, with a yellow canton with the dynastic symbol. Reconstructed image.
Jaume Oll�, 25 Aug 1998