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Personal Command Sign of H.M. the King of Sweden (used on land). The greater Coat of arms of Sweden, which is blue divided quarterly by a cross pattée of gold 1905–present: Royal standard of Sweden, used by H.M. The King of Sweden and H.M. The Queen of Sweden: Royal flag with the greater national coat of arms 1905–present
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The exact age of the Swedish flag is not known, but the oldest recorded pictures of a blue cloth with a yellow cross date from the early 16th century, during the reign of King Gustav I. [ citation needed ] The first legal description of the flag was made in a royal warrant of 19 April 1562 as "yellow in a cross fashioned on blue". [ 9 ]
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Adoption of current flag design First use of current flag design Last change to current flag design Denmark: 1625 [1] 1219: 1893 (proportions formalized) Netherlands: 1660 [2] 1409: 1937 (colours formalized) United Kingdom: 1 January 1801: 1801: 1801 (merged with Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) Argentina: 27 February 1812: 1812: 2011 ...
Swedish Empire including overseas territories. The Swedish Empire or the Age of Greatness (Swedish: stormaktstiden) [1] was the period in Swedish history spanning much of the 17th and early 18th centuries during which Sweden became a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region.
New Sweden; Polish–Russian War (1609–1618) Polish–Swedish War (1563–1568) Polish–Swedish union; Ruhnu; Scania; Siege of Narva (1581) Siege of Narva (1590) Siege of Reval (1570–1571) Siege of Reval (1577) Siege of Älvsborg (1563) Siege of Älvsborg (1612) Swedish expedition to Livonia; Tartu; Talk:Swedish Empire; Talk:Vasa (ship ...
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