Is Orange Still a Principality?

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If there is still a Prince of Orange, then this must surely mean that the principality still legally exists-in Dutch law at least. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.107.195.5 (talk) 18:07, 13 June 2008 (UTC)Reply

No. There are many titles that do not directly relate to territories any more. And some (Duke of Magenta) that never did. --Wetman (talk) 09:16, 14 June 2008 (UTC)Reply
No, nowadays it's inside the French department called Vaucluse. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:E35:8A8D:FE80:C47C:FC45:B01B:67BC (talk) 08:10, 1 August 2016 (UTC)Reply

What about Carrots being bred to the orange color they are today?

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Carrots were historically white, red, purple and yellow. Why no mention of them being bred to the color Orange we know today because of or to honor the House of Orange? It is mentioned in passing in Carrot. Given all the other mentions of things Orange, I would think this deserves inclusion, as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.173.83.26 (talk) 04:40, 31 October 2011 (UTC)Reply

No. I don't think it was possible to change the color of a vegetable intentionnally to fit the name of a Principalty/color. I think it's rather a joke. Note: Orange in French means the same than in English. The English word for "orange" comes from the French word "orange". The french word came form the Italian word "arancia", from "narancia" or fromm the Spanish word "naranja", this one comes from the Arabic نارنج "narandj", and this one comes from the Persan, نارنگ "nârang", and this other one comes form the Sanskrit नारङ्ग, "nāraṅga", meaning "orange tree". That's a traveling word! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:E35:8A8D:FE80:C47C:FC45:B01B:67BC (talk) 08:17, 1 August 2016 (UTC)Reply

Connect the dots?

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Can someone trace how 'Arausio' supposedly became 'Orange?' Grandma Roses (talk) 17:16, 29 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

It's explained in the French article: [1]. Apparently it's a regular development in the local Occitan language.

This could really do with a map of France showing exactly where it is.

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Ganpati23 (talk) 17:13, 28 February 2020 (UTC)Reply