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Imperial, royal, noble,gentry and chivalric ranks in Europe. Thane ( / ˈθeɪn /; Scottish Gaelic: taidhn) [ 1] was the title given to a local royal official in medieval eastern Scotland, equivalent in rank to the son of an earl, [ 2] who was at the head of an administrative and socio-economic unit known as a thanedom or thanage.
A horizontal tricolour of black, white, and red. The Flag of the German Empire, or Imperial Flag, Realm Flag ( German: Reichsflagge) is a combination between the flag of Prussia and the flag of the Hanseatic League. Starting as the national flag of the North German Confederation, it would go on to be commonly used officially and unofficially ...
British Empire flag of the Dangarsleigh War Memorial: An unofficial flag of the British Empire featuring its constituent dominions and India. A unique design was featured at the 1921 opening of the Dangarsleigh War Memorial, and it is still sometimes flown today on special occasions. [10] Post 1930–c. 1945: British Empire flag
A Red Ensign with the Flag of Scotland in the canton . First Union Flag with the Flag of Scotland superior to and overlying the Flag of England . A blue Saint Andrew's Saltire superimposed over a red Saint George's Cross on a white background. Flag of the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies.
A surviving Empire flag from a Royal Museums Greenwich collection. The early 1900s saw many calls for the British Empire to adopt a new flag representative of all its dominions, Crown colonies, protectorates, and territories. Such a role was already fulfilled by the Union Jack of the United Kingdom, but some regions of the empire were beginning ...
Four stripes of white, horizontal, diagonal, and vertical on a blue field, with a red cross in the middle. The flag of Great Britain, often referred to as the King's Colour, first Union Flag, [ 1][ 2] Union Jack, and British flag, was used at sea from 1606 and more generally from 1707 to 1801. It was the first flag of the Kingdom of Great ...
In Blazon, Azure, a saltire Argent. The flag of Scotland ( Scottish Gaelic: bratach na h-Alba; [ 1] Scots: Banner o Scotland, also known as St Andrew's Cross or the Saltire) [ 2] is the national flag of Scotland, which consists of a white saltire defacing a blue field.
The Royal Banner of the Royal Arms of Scotland, [1] also known as the Royal Banner of Scotland, [2] [3] or more commonly the Lion Rampant of Scotland, [4] and historically as the Royal Standard of Scotland, (Scottish Gaelic: Bratach rìoghail na h-Alba, Scots: Ryal banner o Scotland) or Banner of the King of Scots, [5] is the royal banner of Scotland, and historically, the royal standard of ...