Hungarian Crown

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Portrait of King Louis I of Hungary wearing the "Hungarian Crown"

The Hungarian Crown (

John II Sigismund Zápolya.[2][3]

History

The original Hungarian Regalia were handed over by Queen Isabella Jagiellon to Ferdinand of Austria in 1551, when she was forced to leave Transylvania, which fell into Ferdinand's hands in accordance with the treaty of Nyírbátor. According to a contemporary Polish chronicler, she broke the cross off the Crown of Saint Stephen’s peak for her son, John Sigismund Zápolya. The copy of the main Hungarian insignium was probably made at that time.[2]

After John Sigismund's death the crown was inherited in 1571 by King

Stephen Báthory. Unable to use the Crown of Bolesław I the Brave, Báthory used the Hungarian Crown as an alternative.[2]

In about 1576 the crown was bequeathed to the State Treasury at the

Prussian army, and was appropriated to the collections of the Hohenzollerns in Berlin.[2] After 1809 it was destroyed, as was the majority of Polish regalia.[2]

The Hungarian Crown was made in the form of rims topped with a globe and a cross at their intersection.[3] It was decorated with enamel plaques, filigree work, pendants and precious stones including four large sapphires and rubies.[3] In the 18th century the crown was depicted in the portrait of Louis I of Hungary by Marcello Bacciarelli, painted to embellish the Marble Room at the Royal Castle in Warsaw.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Margaret Odrowaz-Sypniewska. "Poland's Crowns". www.angelfire.com. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
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Further reading

External links

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