Banner of the Slovak Federation
The Banner of the Slovak Federation (Federacja Slowacka, Federace Slowanska) [1] derives from the royal banners of the original kingdoms of Bohemia, Poland, and Tatrania [2]. It consists of a red and white cottised triband bearing the federal arms. The Arms are an amalgamation of those borne during the Triple Kingdom period when Cornelius II Sawoisky of Poland-Tatrania inherited Bohemia:
- Bohemia - Gules; an eagle displayed chequy Sable & Or, charged with a Silesian Crescent Argent, beaked, taloned, & crowned Or.
- Poland - Gules; an eagle displayed Argent, armed, beaked, taloned, & crowned Or.
- Tatrania - Argent; an eagle displayed Gules, armed, beaked, taloned, and crowned Or.
- Savoy-Chamberie - Gules, a cross Argent, a bordure compony Sable & Or.
Cornelius I/II/II used the cottised triband most often, though did use a cottised white cross. His Palatine [3] Peter Korvinsky recorded that the cottised triband was an invention of the King, reflecting the common banners of Bohemia (red field or red & white triband) and Poland-Tatrania (red & white pentaband) alike. Cornelius as King of Poland-Tatrania previously used a pentaband bearing the simple dimidiated Arms of Poland & Tatrania.
Brief History
1304 Treaty of Durazzo. Laurence Tarantino and Uros Andrij Nemanjic agree to recognise each other as King of Croatia and Bosnia-Syrmia respectively and allowing the Hungarian Magnates to elect a (High) King of Hungary.
1305 Death of Wenceslas II Premysl King of Bohemia & Poland, claimant King of Hungary. Due to the Polish civil war Wenceslas III cedes his Hungarian territory and claim to his brother Henry. Henry adds to the Durazzo Treaty becoming King of Tatrania.
1307 Henry Premysl elected High King Andrew IV of Hungary.
Bohemian Succession War in death of Ottokar III. Henry IV Piast Duke of All Silesia, Ottokar's maternal halfbrother, succeeds as king.
1351 Stephan Premysl Duke of Styria succeeds his halfbrother Andrew V as King of Tatrania. Prince Ladislaus of Transylvania elected High King of Hungary.
1378 Casimir III Piast of Poland succeeded by grandson Casimir Savoy King of Tatrania Count of Chamberie (son in law of Stephan).
Schismatic War. Tatrania detached from Hungarian vassalship. Rise of Tarantine Roman Empire.
Baltic War. Cornelius I accepts loss of Prussia to U.K. of the North.
Cornelius II of Poland-Tatrania inherits Bohemia.
[1] Slovak being TTL term for West Slavic.
[2] The historical territory of northern Hungary i.e. OTL Slovakia. Named for the Tatras Mountains of the Western Carpathians.
[3] Prime Minister.