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With the end of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, this flag was approved for use as a civil flag. The black–gold flag was used in a way similar to a modern national flag by the Austrian Habsburg monarchy within the Holy Roman Empire, by the later Austrian Empire , and by the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary , and was sometimes informally used ...
The flag used by Habsburg forces during the Hungarian revolution of 1848 and 1849. War flag of the Habsburg Empire: 1915–1918 Flag of the Generalfeldmarschall (never used) 1880–1894 Rank flag for the Habsburg Field Marshal's: 1880–1894 Rank flag of the Habsburg General 1880–1894 Rank flag of the Habsburg Lieutenant Field Marshal 1880–1894
The "double" civil ensign, as a symbol of "corporate identity", was also used as the consular flag, as decreed on 18 February 1869. It came into use on 1 August 1869. Legations, however, flew the black-and-gold flag of Austria alongside the red-white-green flag of Hungary, while embassies flew the two national flags alongside the imperial ...
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The coats of arms of the House of Habsburg were the heraldic emblems of their members and their territories, such as Austria-Hungary and the Austrian Empire.Historian Michel Pastoureau says that the original purpose of heraldic emblems and seals was to facilitate the exercise of power and the identification of the ruler, due to what they offered for achieving these aims.
Heraldic plaque dated to 1466 with Habsburg motto F.I. A.E.I.O.U. Left part is Habsburg fesse coat of arms and right part is Counts of Celje coat of arms, united under Imperial double-headed eagle A.E.I.O.U. monogram of Frederick III Sundial in Meran (now Italy) featuring an A.E.I.O.U. inscription
(Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1515) "The Flag of the Empire" (Des Reichs Fahn), 1545. The flag of the Holy Roman Empire was not a national flag, but rather an imperial banner used by the Holy Roman Emperor; black and gold were used as the colours of the imperial banner, a black eagle on a golden background.
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