Netherlands+Flag+by+Matthew+Shepard

The Netherlands flag was created and adopted on February 19, 1937. The colors on the flag represented "Williams of Orange" who was the Dutch prince at the time. The first colors were orange, white, and blue. Later on the colors changed to red, white, and blue. At one time the color changed from red to orange. The orange was supposed to represent Williams the Dutch prince. The color orange got removed from the flag because the orange dye was unstable and because the orange dye was exposed to the sun. The flag was known as the "Princes Flag" because prince Williams wore those colors and brought up the colors for the idea of the flag. While the orange flag was known as the "Princes Flag" when red became the color of the flag it was known as "The Statenvlay Flag" The Netherlands flag was important to French culture, because when the Netherlands and France had the flag they could fight for their independence and freedom.