Funeral Crown
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Part of Polish crown jewels
King Sigismund III on catafalque displayed in the Guard Chamber at the Royal Castle, Warsaw
, 1632The Funeral Crown (
Polish Crown Jewels.[1]
It was probably lost before 1669.
History
The crown was executed around 1586 for funeral ceremonies to
Podlaskie was impossible, the Hungarian Crown was used as an exequial crown instead.[4]
References
Notes
- ^ Rożek 1987, p. 82
- ^ a b Rożek 1987, p. 81
- ^ Zygmunt Gloger (1902). Encyklopedja staropolska ilustrowana (in Polish). Druk P. Laskauere i. W. Babickiego. p. 40.
- ^ Rożek 1987, p. 80
Bibliography
- Rożek, Michał (1987), Polskie koronacje i korony (Polish coronations and crowns) (in Polish), Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, ISBN 83-03-01914-7.
Further reading
- Jerzy Lileyko. Regalia Polskie. Warszawa 1987. ISBN 83-03-02021-8(in Polish)
- Janusz Miniewicz. Tajemnica polskich koron. Czy jest szansa ich odnalezienia?. Nowy Sącz 2006. ISBN 83-924034-2-8(in Polish)
- Michał Rożek. Polskie koronacje i korony. Kraków 1987. ISBN 83-03-01914-7(in Polish)