The French Flag consists of three different colors namely blue, white and red. The French Flag is also known as le drapeau tricolore(la dhrapo treecoloray) where le drapeau literally means the flag and tricolore literally means combination of three individual colors. The current French Flag was formed during the French revolution and each individual colors of French flag represents three different Republic ideas.
The blue flag stands for the coronation of Charlemagne, it recalls the tread of Saint Martin that gave to the poor.
From Clovis to Charles X, the royal coat is blue, adorned with flowers of golden lilies, symbols of loyalty and fidelity.
White was from 1638 to 1790 the color of the royal flag and the flag of the navy. From 1814 to 1830 he was also the color of the flags of the Royal Army.
Under the reign of Hugh Capet and his descendants as is the red torch of Saint Denis, protector of the kingdom, which is the banner of the king.
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