The First (and only) Flag of the American Empire
Okay. The history of the flag of the American Empire.
The First (and only) Flag of the American Empire (1815 - ) assumed the original 13 stripes of the First Flag of the Dominion as a manner of tradition. Located in the upper-left hand corner was the national crest adopted by the American line of the Royal Family, which began with William Guelph, the British First Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh and continued with his daughter Sophia, who married William Bainbridge, a Naval Officer in the American Imperial Navy, in 1809. Sophia became the first Queen of the American Empire in 1815, and the name Bainbridge continues in the Royal Line to this day. The family adopted the crest, showing the stripes of the flag going downward with a blue strip at the top. The crest symbolized the American efforts which eventually won them the gratitude causing Britain to great the American Empire freedom following the Napoleonic Wars. The four stars, decided upon after months, supposedly represent the four regions of the American Empire: The North, East, South, and West. The crest replaced the British flag in the left-hand corner, leaving us with the current flag.