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The Imperial Regalia are the insignia of the Holy Roman Empire. After 1438, the Holy Roman Empire was ruled by the House of Habsburg, with only one brief exception. From 1508, after his election, the German King no longer called for the coronation by the Pope either, but considered himself Roman Emperor directly. The crown was probably used for the first time for the coronation of Konrad II; the last time was for Franz II in 1792. The regalia were normally kept in Nuremberg, and a smaller part in Aachen. However, with Napoleon' ...

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The collective term Austrian Crown Jewels or insignia (de: Insignien und Kleinodien) denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the Holy Roman Emperor, and later the Austrian Emperor during the coronation ceremony and at various other state functions. The term refers to the following objects: the crowns, sceptres, orbs, swords, rings, crosses, holy relics, and the royal robes, as well ... Including:

• Austrian Crown Jewels - The insignia of the Austrian hereditary homage
• Austrian Crown Jewels - The Empire of Austria
• Austrian Crown Jewels - The Habsburg-Lorraine Household Treasure
• Austrian Crown Jewels - The Holy Roman Empire
• Austrian Crown Jewels - The Burgundian Inheritance and the Order of the Golden Fleece
• Austrian Crown Jewels - The Ecclesiastical Treasury

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Crown jewels - Austria Austro-Hungarian Empire Holy Roman Empire. The Austrian Crown Jewels (de: Insignien und Kleinodien) are kept at the Schatzkammer (Imperial Treasury) located in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. They are a collection of imperial regalia and jewels dating from the 10th century to the 19th. They are one of the biggest and most important collection of royal objects still today, and reflect more than a thousand years of European history. The treasury can be quantified into six importan ...

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The Bohemian Crown Jewels include St. Wenceslas' crown, the royal orb and sceptre, the coronation vestments of the Bohemian kings, the gold reliquary cross, and St. Wenceslas' sword. Experts conduct research and check the condition of the jewels kept in the controlled climate. During the last exhibition five years ago(1998), experts discovered that some of the rubies on the crown -- which were thought to have ...

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In 1806, as part of his wholescale re-ordering of the map of Europe, Napoleon I of France upgraded the independent German duchy of Bavaria to full kingdom status. The former Duke of Bavaria, now King of Bavaria, Maximilian I, commemorated the fact by commissioning a set of crown jewels for use by Bavarian monarchs. Included in the regalia was The Crown of Bavaria - the King's crown, which was set with rubies, diamonds, emeralds, sapphires and pearls. the Crown of the Queens of Bavaria, which was made for t ...

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Danish Crown Regalia. The symbols of the monarchy, consist of the crown, the sceptre (symbolising supreme authority), the orb (a globus cruciger, symbolising the earthly realm surmounted by a cross), the sword of state and the ampulla. The oldest of these is Christian III's sword of state from 1551. The Danish Royal Regalia are kept at Rosenborg Castle. They include King Christian IV's diamond, pearl and gold-embroidered saddles; objects carved from ivory and rock-crystal; lapidary pieces of precious stones, and brooches in the form o ...

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