File:Flag of Royalist France.svg

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English: The "White" Royal Banner of France or "Bourbon Flag" was used in New France.^[1]^[2]^[3] I created this image as a vector replacement for French Fleur-De-Lis (White).jpg.

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25 November 2006

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Himasaram

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↑ New York State Historical Association (25 November 2006) Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association with the Quarterly Journal: 2nd-21st Annual Meeting with a List of New Members, The Association "It is most probable that the Bourbon Flag was used during the greater part of the occupancy of the French in the region extending southwest from the St. Lawrence to the Mississippi , known as New France... The French flag was probably blue at that time with three golden fleur - de - lis ...."
↑ Wallace, W. Stewart (1948) Flag of New France, II, Toronto: University Associates of Canada, pp. 350−351 "During the French régime in Canada, there does not appear to have been any French national flag in the modern sense of the term. The "Banner of France", which was composed of fleur-de-lys on a blue field, came nearest to being a national flag, since it was carried before the king when he marched to battle, and thus in some sense symbolized the kingdom of France. During the later period of French rule, it would seem that the emblem...was a flag showing the fleur-de-lys on a white ground.... as seen in Florida. There were, however, 68 flags authorized for various services by Louis XIV in 1661; and a number of these were doubtless used in New France"
↑ (28 November 2019) Background: The First National Flags "At the time of New France (1534 to the 1760s), two flags could be viewed as having national status. The first was the banner of France — a blue square flag bearing three gold fleurs-de-lys. It was flown above fortifications in the early years of the colony. For instance, it was flown above the lodgings of Pierre Du Gua de Monts at Île Sainte-Croix in 1604. There is some evidence that the banner also flew above Samuel de Champlain’s habitation in 1608. ..... the completely white flag of the French Royal Navy was flown from ships, forts and sometimes at land-claiming ceremonies."

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	10:18, 23 March 2023	900 × 600 (93 KB)	Louis de Lauban	Reverted to version as of 06:14, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
	20:03, 4 October 2011	361 × 241 (11 KB)	Fry1989	Reverted to version as of 09:05, 5 February 2011
	14:17, 4 October 2011	900 × 600 (56 KB)	Morancio	Reverted to version as of 07:58, 18 January 2011
	09:05, 5 February 2011	361 × 241 (11 KB)	Rinaldum	Reverted to version as of 23:25, 16 January 2011
	07:58, 18 January 2011	900 × 600 (56 KB)	Jjulio Milagros Ccesar	Reverted to version as of 22:53, 16 January 2011
	23:25, 16 January 2011	361 × 241 (11 KB)	Fry1989	Reverted to version as of 02:05, 1 March 2010
	22:53, 16 January 2011	900 × 600 (56 KB)	Jjulio Milagros Ccesar	Small Correction
	06:14, 10 September 2010	900 × 600 (93 KB)	Eddo	Reverted to version as of 14:05, 22 December 2009
	02:05, 1 March 2010	361 × 241 (11 KB)	Oren neu dag	Reverted to version as of 14:03, 22 December 2009