What is Flag of the Netherlands?
{{Infobox flag|Name=Kingdom of the Netherlands|Image=Flag of the Netherlands.svg|Proportion=2:3}} The '''[[flag]] of the [[Netherlands]]''' is a [[tricolour]] of red, white, and blue. It was introduced in 1572. Since 1937, the flag has officially been the [[national flag]] of the Netherlands and of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Neerlandia. Jaargang 61|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/_nee003195701_01/_nee003195701_01_0077.php|website=dbnl|publisher=Neerlandia|access-date=28 January 2019|language=nl|date=1957}}</ref> == Description == The national flag of the Netherlands is a tricolour flag. The colors are [[red]] (bright vermilion), [[white]] ([[silver]]), and [[blue]] (cobalt blue). The first Stadtholder, or ruler, of the Dutch Republic was William of Orange, who joined with Dutch nationalists and led the struggle for independence from Spain. Partly out of respect for him, the first flag adopted by the Dutch was originally orange, white, and blue. The orange dye was particularly unstable and tended to turn red after a while, so in the mid-17th century, red was made the official color. The flag has flown since then. As the first revolutionary flag, it has had an influence throughout the world. Until about 1800, in the case of both the orange- and the red-striped versions, the number of stripes and their order frequently varied.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flag of the Netherlands|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-the-Netherlands|access-date=2021-08-01|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{Flags of Europe}} [[Category:National flags|Netherlands]] {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:National symbols of the Netherlands]] [[Category:Flags with blue, red, and white]] [[Category:Flags of the Netherlands]]