This is a list of flags used in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, a country in western Europe. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Luxembourg. National flag
FlagDateUseDescription 1993–present Flag of Luxembourg (Ratio: 3:5) A horizontal tricolor of red, white, and blue. De facto used from 1848, but it was not officially adopted until 1993. 1972–1993 Flag of Luxembourg (Ratio: 1:2) The national flag in 1:2 ratio.
Ensign
FlagDateUseDescription 1972–present Civil ensign and civil air ensign of Luxembourg The Roude Liéw, a banner of the coat of arms of Luxembourg. It has ten horizontal white and blue stripes, superimposed by a red lion with yellow claws, teeth, tongue, and crown.
Standard of the Grand Duke
FlagDateUseDescription 2001–present Standard of the Grand Duke An orange flag with the middle coat of arms of the Grand Duke.
Cities
FlagDateUseDescription Flag of Luxembourg City Flag of Betzdorf Flag of Diekirch
Historical flags
FlagDateUseDescription 800–888 The Imperial Oriflamme of Charlemagne A three-tailed green flag with eight golden crosses and six flowers. 1214–1242 Flag of the Duchy of Limburg A banner of arms of Limburg. It is made of a white field with a green stripe on the hoist and a red lion with yellow claws, teeth, tongue, and crown. 1242–1443 Flag of the County and Duchy of Luxemburg A banner of arms of Luxembourg. It is made of ten horizontal white and blue stripes with a red lion with yellow claws, teeth, tongue, and crown. 1443–1556 Flag of the Duchy of Burgundy under Philip the Good A banner of the coat of arms of the Duchy of Burgundy under the House of Valois-Burgundy 1556–16841698–1700 Flag of the Seventeen Provinces, the Southern Netherlands, and the Spanish Netherlands A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field. 1556–16841698–1700 Civil ensign of the Spanish Netherlands A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and yellow, with the Cross of Burgundy in the centre. 1684–16981701–1711 Flag of the Kingdom of France A white field with several fleur-de-lis. 1814–18151815–1830 Flag of the Kingdom of France Royal standard of Louis XVIII and Charles X 1711–1713 Flag of the Electorate of Bavaria A quartered banner of arms. The first and fourth quarters have an array of lozenges of blue and white. The second and third quarters are the lion of the Electorate of the Palatinate. Over these in the center, an inescutcheon with a golden orb on a red field. 1713–1795 Flag of the Archduchy of Austria Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red. 1713–1740 Flag of the Archduchy of Austria A yellow field with a black double headed eagle with a crown on top and carrying a shield with the red and white triband of Austria on his chest. 1781–1786 Flag of the Austrian Netherlands A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of red, white, and gold with the arms of Austria. 1789–1790 Flag of the Brabant Revolution A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of red, black, and yellow. 1795–1814 Flag of the French First Republic and the First French Empire A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). 1815–18301839–1848 Flag of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of the Netherlands A horizontal triband of red, white, and blue. 1830–1831 Flag of the Belgian Revolution A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of black, yellow, and red. 1831–1839 Flag of the Kingdom of Belgium A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red with a 2:3 ratio. 1848–19401944–1972 Flag of Luxembourg 1940–1945 Flag of Nazi Germany used during the occupation of Luxembourg in World War II A red field, with a white disc with a black swastika at a 45-degree angle. Disc and swastika are shifted towards the hoist.
Historical royal flags
FlagDateUseDescription 1556 Banner of arms of King Charles I 1556 Banner of arms of Emperor Charles V 1556 Banner of arms of Emperor Charles V 1556–15801668–16841698–1700 Royal standard or royal flag of the House of Habsburg. 1580–1668 Banner of arms of the House of Austria(with the arms of Portugal). 1580–1668 Royal standard or royal flag of the House of Habsburg. (Inescutcheon of Portugal in the royal arms) 1668–16841698–1700 Banner of arms of the House of Austria (from 1668) 1684–16981701–1711 Royal standard of Louis XIV 1804–1814 Imperial standard of Napoléon I 1814–1815 Royal standard of Louis XVIII 1815–18301839–1848 Royal standard of the Dutch Monarch 1815–1835 Standard of Emperor Francis 1848–1866 Standard of the Emperor Franz Joseph
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