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==History==

The Prince's Flag was first introduced by [[Geuzen|Sea Beggars]] in the [[Capture of Brielle]] in 1572. In 1587, the [[Admiralty of Zeeland]] ordered these flags to fly on their warships. It soon became a symbol of the [[Dutch Revolt]] and was adopted by the [[Dutch Republic]]. The orange in the flag gradually changed to [[red (color)|red]] around 1650, becoming the [[flag of the Netherlands]] still in use today. The reason for this is unknown, although several theories exist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2686/Binnenland/article/detail/2427230/2011/05/11/Prinsenvlag-is-omstreden-maar-kent-lange-historie.dhtml |title=Prinsenvlag is omstreden, maar kent lange historie |date= |accessdate=30 June 2014 |language=Dutch}}</ref> The orange-white-blue flag, however, continued to be flown as well and in later times formed the basis for the former [[Flag of South Africa|South African flag]]. It is also the basis for the flags of [[flag of New York City|New York City]] and [[Albany, New York]]. After the republican [[Patriots (faction)|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, to the content of the the French, analogous as they were to [[Flag of France|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 [[Bonapartism|Bonapartist]] King [[Louis Bonaparte|Louis I]] chose red.