Editing Flag of Belgium (section)

==Previous flags==
After the death of [[Charlemagne]], the present-day territory of Belgium (except the [[County of Flanders]]) became part of [[Lotharingia]], which had a flag of two horizontal red stripes separated by a white stripe.<ref name=protocole>{{Cite book|title=Noble Belgique, ô Mère chérie - LE PROTOCOLE EN BELGIQUE ''(PROTOCOL IN BELGIUM)'' |last=Van den Bussche |first=E. |year=2008 |publisher=Editions UGA |location=[[Kortrijk|Heule]] |isbn=978-90-6768-935-9|language=fr}}</ref> The territory then passed into Spanish hands, and after the coronation of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]], yellow and red, the colours of Spain, were added. From the 16th century to the end of the 18th century, the colours of what is now Belgium were red, white and yellow.<ref name=protocole/> Occasionally, the red [[Cross of Burgundy flag|Cross of Burgundy]] was placed on the white section of the flag.<ref name=protocole/>

During the [[Austrian Netherlands#Austrian Netherlands|period of Austrian rule]], a number of different flags were tried. Eventually, the Austrian emperor imposed the [[flag of Austria|Austrian flag]]. The population of [[Brussels]] was opposed to this, and, following the example of France, red, yellow and black [[cockade]]s began to appear, those being the colours of [[Duchy of Brabant|Brabant]].<ref name=protocole/> The colours thus correspond to the red lion of [[County of Hainaut|Hainaut]], [[Duchy of Limburg|Limburg]] and [[Duchy of Luxembourg|Luxembourg]], the yellow lion of Brabant, and the black lion of Flanders and [[Namur (province)|Namur]].<ref name=protocole/>