Grand Ducal Standards until 1918 (Oldenburg, Germany)

Standarten des Grossherzoglichen Hauses

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• Introduction
• Standard of the Grand Duke 1882-1918 (Grossherzogsstandarte)
• Standard of the Heir Grand Duke 1882-1918 (Erbgrossherzogsstandarte)
• Standard of the Dukes 1882-1918 (Standarte der Herzogen)
• Standard of the Grand Duke until 1882 (Grossherzogsstandarte)

See also:

• Grand Duchy of Oldenburg 1815-1918
• Standards of the Emperor and Other Sovereigns 1870-1919 (Germany)
• Germany

New standards for the Grand Duke, the Heir Grand Duke and the Dukes (title given in Oldenburg to the princes) were adopted on 4th January 1882. Source: Ströhl 1897.

Santiago Dotor, 1 July 2002

Grossherzogsstandarte

1:1
N.B. the field should be dark not light blue
by Jaume Ollé
Flag adopted 4th January 1882, abandoned 1918

A square flag with a red St. George cross on a blue field. At the center, the crowned arms of the Grand Duchy surrounded by the chain of the Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig. In each of the four fields, three royal crowns.

Norman Martin, March 1998

Erbgrossherzogsstandarte

1:1
N.B. the field should be dark not light blue
by Jaume Ollé
Flag adopted 4th January 1882, abandoned 1918

Like the Grand Duke's Standard, but with crowns in the upper hoist only.

Norman Martin, March 1998

Standarte der Herzogen

1:1
N.B. the field should be dark not light blue
by Jaume Ollé
Flag adopted 4th January 1882, abandoned 1918

Like the Grand Duke's Standard, but with no crowns in any of the four fields.

Norman Martin, March 1998

Grossherzogsstandarte

2:3
by Theo van der Zalm and Santiago Dotor
Flag abolished 4th January 1882

This is the older standard of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg. Source: Siebmacher 1878. (...) It follows the Scandinavian tradition, Landesflagge with the arms on the cross [cf. the Danish royal standard]. Oldenburg was closely related to Denmark, the Danish royal and Oldenburg grand ducal houses are branches of the same family.

Theo van der Zalm, 15 and 20 June 2001