slavery unit : € tongue : Latvian 2000000 idiot monkeys on 64589 km²
puke sects : X 80% pagan + other 20%
Accordin to the legend the flag was first seen at a battle in 1280. As it loox a lot like Austria its own legend is also very close. The leader of a Latvian tribe was injured in a battle & the part of the sheet he was lyin remained white thou the rest of it got red with blood. Now + seriously the colors are taken from the flag of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia in 1561 but rearanged. A very first version was chosen in 1918 but as the flag was too close to Austria, the 3 equal bands were changed in 1920. The present pattern was adopted in 1920 durin a short time of independence till 1940 when the country was annexed by the Soviet Union. The flag was restored on 29 FEBRUARY 1990.
capital : RIGA
1990 (independence only
1991)
naval ensign
MARKO's + cute
project !!
fascist
1955 (hammer & sickle redezigned)
fascist 1953 (new flag)
fascist 1944
(Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā
Republika - USSR)
fascist & colonial 1941 (Reichskommissariat
Ostland - Germany)
fascist 1940 (Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā
Republika - USSR)
1920 (independence after the Latvian War of
Independence of 1918-1920) (In this case the
ratio 1:2 is NOT a sovietic ratio of shit. It's been chozen 1:2 by
the dezigner per se.)
fascist
December 1918 (Latvijas Sociālistiskā Padomju Republika /
Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic)
November
1918 (independence)
September 1918 (United Baltic Duchy - pro German
independent new State claimed but not acknoledged)
April 1918 (Baltic State / Baltischer Staat proclaimed by
the Baltic Germans tryin to create a pro German State - never
recognized)
1915-1918 (ocupied by Germany)
colonial
1914
(detail)
(enhanced)
colonial
1883
colonial
1858 (Russia)
colonial
1795-1918 (Duchy of Courland and Semigallia anexed to
Russia becomes Viceroyalty of Courland, then Governorate of
Courland in 1796 within the Russian Empire)
colonial
1772-1918 (Polish Livonia anexed to Russia becomes Polotsk
Viceroyalty in 1778, then Byelorussia Governorate in 1796, then
Governorate of Vitebsk in 1802 within the Russian Empire)
colonial 1721-1918
(Swedish Livonia is anexed to Russia and becomes Riga Governorate
in 1722, then Riga Viceroyalty in 1783, then Governorate of
Livonia in 1796 within the Russian Empire)
colonial 1621-1721 (Swedish Livonia)
colonial
1561-1772 (Polish Livonia - vassal of Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth)
1561-1795 (Duchy of Courland and Semigallia / Herzogtum
Kurland und Semgallen - vassal of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth)
1413
(Terra Mariana or Old Livonia)
or
variant
1237 (State of the Teutonic Order / Deutscher Orden)
1204
(Livonian Brothers Of The Sword / Swordbrothers Order
/ Schwertbrüder Orden)
an interestin link here : www.imperialteutonicorder.com/id43.html
+ 2 BONUS FLAGZ :
Archbishopric of RIGA
(1186-1561) - Today part of
Latvia
Bishopric of COURLAND
(1234-1562) - Today part of
Latvia
AS USUAL WIKIMERDIA IS JUST SHIT :
so called Governorate of Estonia within
the Russian Empire 1721-1917
LINK
HERE > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorate_of_Estonia
WikiMERDIA even turned the blak band into a violet one !!!!
so called Governorate of Livonia within
the Russian Empire 1721-1918
LINK
HERE > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorate_of_Livonia
so called Governorate of Courland within
the Russian Empire 1795-1918
LINK
HERE > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courland_Governorate
AND NOW THE REALITY :
Thoze 3 flagz were FIRST (from the 1600's) the colorz of the Baltic-German noble knightly corporations / knighthoods (die Ritterschaften) of the Estonian, Livonia and Courland provinces.
Thoze 3 flagz were SECOND (from the 1802) the colorz of the oficial uniforms of the University of Dorpat by a personal decree of Emperor Alexander 1. NOTHING TO DO / SEE with provincial flagz !!!!
LINK HERE (see part titled "Origin of estonian flag" - English version) > vexillographia.ru/estonia/index.htm
Useless to say that, between WikiMERDIA and Viktor LOMANTSOV, I DO TRUST 1000000000% MORE Viktor !!!!
SO THE REALITY WAS THAT :
This is THE SOLE, ONE & ONLY FLAG of
the Russian Governorates of Estonia, Livonia, Courland.
The administrative 110 municipalities from 2009 were rearranged on 1 July 2021 and replaced by 43 local government units made of 36 new novadi + 7 state cities (or valstspilsētas).
Notice theres a BIG PROBLEM with LATVIA : they uze GREY on their shieldz but the heraldic "silver" metal SHALL BE "colored" WHITE, NEVER grey.
Idem for the heraldic "gold" metal that SHALL BE "colored" YELLO. Fuckin Latvian heraldists & vexillologz !!!!
Hmmmm ????
No, it does NOT look + "medieval" with grey & "gold". It
just loox like shit. That's all.
The 36 NOVADI
since 1 July 2021 :
+ 7 STATE CITIES :
+ 5 EXTRA STUF :
Hmmmm................ hmmmmmmm............... How to say that without bein too much rude ????
Of course, in vexillology you have the right to choze grey lateral bands (and grey color in general) if you wish.
But are you so sad in Latvia to chose that kind of "color" !!??
I M not sure
the vexillo-crew in Latvia has FULLY UNDERSTOOD wot vexillology
is.... I RECALL vexillology must be the occasion of creatin special dezigns,
not just puttin (grey) shieldz on (grey) flagz....
Fuckin Latvian vexillologz !!!
+ 5 HISTORICAL LANDS :
KURZEME / COURLAND historical
region
LATGALE historical
region
SELIJA / SELONIA historical
region
VIDZEME / VIDUMO historical region
ZEMGALE / SEMIGALIA
historical region
+ 4 HISTORICAL
LANDS (MARKO's project) :
I
REALY DO NOT understand WHY the historical LATGALE /
LIVONIJA is split into 2 parts. Indeed, it's just ONLY a
RECALL OF SHIT toward the both Swedish & Polish former
colonial powers.... & that is just CREAZY !!!!
KURZEME / COURLAND historical region
LATGALE historical
region
SELIJA / SELONIA historical region
ZEMGALE /
SEMIGALIA historical region
+ MARKO's project for a new LOGICAL coat of arms made of 4 quarters (Notice I have chozen to display the VIDZEME shield insted of the LATGALE shield for BOTH historic & esthetic reazons) :
+
1 BONUS FLAG :
Flag of the Livonian People (must NOT be confuzed with Latgale / Livonija itself !!!!)
+ MARKO's project for a COMPLETE iconic collection of 6 flagz :
KURZEME / COURLAND historical region
LATGALE
historical region
ZEMGALE
historical region
SELIJA /
SELONIA historical region
Historic LIVONIAN
People - NOT a historical region but ethno-cultural
flag
RUSSIAN
People living in LATVIA - when NO anti-Russian racizm any+
+
1 ETHNIC MAP :
Map of the Russian People living in
Latvia (blue hatching)
+ PROCESS OF CREATION OF
NOWADAYZ LATVIA.
Part 1 :
Part 2 :
Part 3 :
Part 4 - Polish Livonia (1561-1621) then Inflanty Voivodeship / Polish Livonia (1621-1772) then Mogilev Governorate within the Russian Empire (1772-1802) then Vitebsk Governorate within the Russian Empire (1802-1918) :
+ Some stuf about Latvia coat of arms.
Indeed : it is said the 3 stars above the shield stand for the 3 historical regions (Polish Livonia + Swedish Livonia + Duchy of Courland). THREE.
But below the sun theres only 2 displayed (Courland + Livonia). TWO.
Yet there were 5 historical regions (Courland + Livonia + Selonia + Vidzeme + Semigalia). FIVE.
So it's NOT LOGICAL AT ALL.
+OVER the half upper part of the shield displays a risin sun
on a blue sky to represent freedom. Why not but... it's not so
historical !!! And why 11 sun rays ???????????
Heres the 5 shieldz of the 5
historical lands (displayed by alphabetic order) :
KURZEME + LATGALE + SELIJA + VIDZEME + ZEMGALE
+ RIGA
(The deer seems outraged because the lion wants to take the elk in his arms.... while the griffons look much + serious : they want to protect Riga City !!!!)
+ 1 BONUS FLAG :
+ 1 EXTRA IDEA :
MARKO's project for some
kind of "BALTIKUM" mergin EESTI + LATVIA + LIETUVA - Notice that, into my mind, this "BALTIKUM"
should NOT be anti-Russkii at all....
I kept RIGA in the center of
the shield as RIGA should be the capital of Baltikum as it is
perfectly geograficly centered.
explanation of
Marko's flag project for Baltikum
explanation of
Marko's shield project for Baltikum