Historical Flags (Oldenburg, Germany)

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Civil Flag 1774-1871, 1919-1935 and 1952-nowadays
by Marcus Schmöger

• County of Oldenburg (Grafschaft Oldenburg)
• Flags prior to 1774
• Grand Duchy of Oldenburg 1815-1918 (Grossherzogtum Oldenburg)
  • Grand Ducal Standards until 1918
• Republic of Oldenburg 1919-1945 (Freistaat Oldenburg)
• Lordship of Jever (Herrschaft Jever, to Oldenburg 1575-1667 and since 1818)
• Kniphausen (to Oldenburg 1855)

See also:

• Current Use of Former States Flags (Lower Saxony / Niedersachsen, Germany)
• Historical Flags (Lower Saxony, Germany)
• Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen, Germany)
• Germany

Grafschaft Oldenburg

by Jaume Ollé

Banner of Arms of the County of Oldenburg (on a yellow field, two red horizontal stripes).

Norman Martin, March 1998

I just noticed a caption under Oldenburg on this German Territories in 1789 map reading, 1773 v[on].Dänem[ark]. getrennt i.e. 'separated from Denmark 1773'. Since the Oldenburg flag (red cross on dark blue field) was adopted 1774, I wonder what flag was used during 1773-1774 and especially whether prior to 1773 the flag of Oldenburg was that of the County of Oldenburg (i.e. a banner of arms of Oldenburg proper) or rather the Dannebrog.

Santiago Dotor, 1 March 2001