Tricolour (flag) orange-white-blue design of the Prince's Flag ("Prinsenvlag", predecessor of the flags of the Netherlands and Luxembourg), used from 1579 by William I of Orange-Nassau in the Eighty Years' War, establishing the independence of the Dutch Republic from the Spanish Empire. Though not the first tricolour flag, one of the most famous, known as "Le Tricolore", is the blue, white and red (whence also called "Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge") flag of France adopted in the French Revolution. With the formation of French client republics after 1795, the revolutionary tricolour was exported and adopted more widely in Europe, by the Republic of Alba 1796
Newfoundland Tricolour to represent the "rose of England". The song has since been rearranged and recorded or performed by other Newfoundland artists. One such case is that of Newfoundland Irish folk band [[Shanneyganock]]'s "Flag of Newfoundland" released in 2006. The lyrics and music along with their recording may be found on the GEST Songs Of Newfoundland And Labrador website. [[Category:Flags of Canada]] [[Category:Provincial symbols of Newfoundland and Labrador|Tricolour, Newfoundland]] [[Category:Irish diaspora in Canada]] [[Category:Canadian folklore]] [[Category:Irish-Canadian culture in Newfoundland and Labrador]] Newfoundland Tricolour The flag commonly presented as the Newfoundland Tricolour, or the "Pink, White and Green", is an unofficial flag popular