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The flag of the Isle of Man (Manx: brattagh Vannin) is a triskelion, composed of three armoured legs with golden spurs, upon a red background. It has been the official flag of the Isle of Man since 1 December 1932 and is based on the Manx coat of arms , which dates back to the 13th century.
Arms of Sir John I Stanley of the Isle of Man KG (d. 1414), first Stanley King of Mann. The King of Mann (Manx: Ree Vannin) was the title taken between 1237 [citation needed] and 1504 by the various rulers, both sovereign and suzerain, over the Kingdom of Mann – the Isle of Man which is located in the Irish Sea, at the centre of the British Isles.
The heraldic device of the triskele or triskeles has been associated with the Isle of Man for centuries. In 1405, King Henry IV of England granted the Isle of Man to John Stanley (c. 1350 –1414), KG (whose eventual successor in 1485 was created Earl of Derby for his services to Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth), for the feudal tenure of ...
the Isle of Man is 572 square kilometres (221 sq mi), 7% of the total [1] the Islands of the Clyde 574 square kilometres (222 sq mi), 7% of the total [2] the Inner Hebrides 4,158 square kilometres (1,605 sq mi), 50% of the total and [3] the Outer Hebrides 3,070 square kilometres (1,185 sq mi), 36% of the total. [4]
In the 9th century, Norsemen established the thalassocratic Kingdom of the Isles, which included the Isle of Man. Magnus III, King of Norway from 1093 to 1103, reigned as King of Man and the Isles between 1099 and 1103. [14] In 1266, King Magnus VI of Norway sold his suzerainty over Mann to King Alexander III of Scotland under the Treaty of ...
Flag of the Isle of Man: A triskelion on a red field. 1971–present: Civil Ensign of the Isle of Man: A red ensign with a triskelion. before 1981: Flag of Jersey: A red saltire on a white field. 1981–present: Flag of Jersey: A red saltire on a white field defaced with the island's badge 2010–present: Civil Ensign of Jersey
The Monarch is the living embodiment of the United Kingdom.. Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man is a list of the national symbols of the United Kingdom, its constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), and the Crown Dependencies (the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man).
Coat of arms of the Isle of Man; F. Flag of the Isle of Man; M. Manx cat; S. Sword of State (Isle of Man) This page was last edited on 4 March 2024, at 21:34 (UTC ...