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Habsburg Empire, 1749
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Naval Ensign, 1749
Adopted: 29th November 1749
Source: Josef von Lehnert: "Beiträge zur Geschichte der k. k. Flagge. Vortrag, gehalten im militär-wissenschaftlichen Verein zu Wien am 13. März 1885", Organ der militär-wissenschaftlichen Vereine, nr. 31, Mayer, Wien 1886 pp. 7-9
Arthur von Khuepach: "Interessantes aus der österreichisch-ungarischen Kriegsmarine", Marine-Rundschau, nr. 46, Mönch, Bonn, 1941. p. 301
Lothar Baumgartner: Die Entwicklung der österreichischen Marineflagge, Militaria Austriaca, Gesellschaft für Österreichische Heereskunde, Wien, 1977 p. 30
Ottfried Neubecker: "Fahnen und Flaggen. Eine bunte Fibel", L. Staackmann Verlag, Leipzig, 1939 p. 73
Ottfried Neubecker: "The impact of trade and shipping agreements on the usage of flags", The Flag Bulletin, XIX-3-5 = 84 (1980), Proceedings of the 7th ICV, The Flag Research Center, Washington p. 243
In the middle of the first half of the 18th century Austria gained by marriage the Great Duchy of Toscana, and in 1745 in Toscana was introduced a Habsburg yellow and black flag. Since Toscana had signed treaties with a number of states in the Mediterranean protecting their ships from their pirates, Empress Maria Theresia intended to introduce a flag for Austria similar to that of Toscana. Due to a misunderstanding the flag prescribed by Maria Theresia was never introduced, but the flag identical to that of Toscana was used instead, as shown here: on a yellow field an imperial double-headed eagle with an imperial crown above the heads and holding in the clows a sword and a sceptre.
Naval Ensign (de jure), 1749
Adopted: 29th November 1749
Source: Josef von Lehnert: "Beiträge zur Geschichte der k. k. Flagge. Vortrag, gehalten im militär-wissenschaftlichen Verein zu Wien am 13. März 1885", Organ der militär-wissenschaftlichen Vereine, nr. 31, Mayer, Wien 1886 pp. 7-9
Lothar Baumgartner: Die Entwicklung der österreichischen Marineflagge, Militaria Austriaca, Gesellschaft für Österreichische Heereskunde, Wien, 1977 p. 30
Ottfried Neubecker: "Fahnen und Flaggen. Eine bunte Fibel", L. Staackmann Verlag, Leipzig, 1939 p. 73
Ottfried Neubecker: "The impact of trade and shipping agreements on the usage of flags", The Flag Bulletin, XIX-3-5 = 84 (1980), Proceedings of the 7th ICV, The Flag Research Center, Washington p. 243
The flag prescribed by the order of the Empress Maria Theresia on 29 November 1749 was visually only a little different, but the difference was essential: on a yellow field an imperial double-headed eagle without a sword and a sceptre in claws and with the Hungarian royal crown above the heads.
Masthead Pennant, 1749
Adopted: 1749
Source: Lothar Baumgartner: Die Entwicklung der österreichischen Marineflagge, Militaria Austriaca, Gesellschaft für Österreichische Heereskunde, Wien, 1977 p. 30
The eagle was at this time added to the previously used masthead pennant at the hoist.
Merchant Ensign, 1749
Adopted: 1749
Source: Josef von Lehnert: "Beiträge zur Geschichte der k. k. Flagge. Vortrag, gehalten im militär-wissenschaftlichen Verein zu Wien am 13. März 1885", Organ der militär-wissenschaftlichen Vereine, nr. 31, Mayer, Wien 1886 p. 11
Lothar Baumgartner: Die Entwicklung der österreichischen Marineflagge, Militaria Austriaca, Gesellschaft für Österreichische Heereskunde, Wien, 1977 p. 30
The merchant flag used at this time was the same as the naval ensign with addition of thin black lines along the flag field. The position of the eagle was reported either in the canton or in the vertical middle off-set to hoist. Merchant ships sailing in the Mediteranean still used the naval ensign to ensure the protection from the Barbary Coast pirates.
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