Imperial Crown of Mexico
Imperial Crown of Mexico | |
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Country | First Mexican Empire (1821–1823) |
Made | 1822 |
Destroyed | c. 1823 |
Cap | Red velvet |
Imperial Crown of Mexico | |
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Heraldic depictions | |
Details | |
Country | Second Mexican Empire (1864–1867) |
Made | 1864 |
Arches | two arches crossed over the top of the miter |
Cap | Red velvet |
Notable stones | Rubies, Emeralds[1] |
Other elements | Gold Mexican eagles devouring snakes |
The Imperial Crown of Mexico was the crown created for the Sovereign of Mexico on two separate occasions in the 19th century. The first was created upon the Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire from the kingdom of Spain in 1821, for the First Mexican Empire. The second crown was created upon the decree of the Assembly of Notables in 1863 for the Second Mexican Empire.
First Mexican Empire
The crown of the First Mexican Empire was made for Emperor Agustín I in 1822, and it can be seen in many of his portraits.[2][3][4] However, its history is not entirely known.
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Emperor Agustín I with the crown of the First Mexican Empire.
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Coronation of Emperor Agustín I in July 1822.
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Emperor Agustín I's crowned coat of arms.
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Empress consortAna Maríawith the Imperial Crown of Mexico.
Second Mexican Empire
The second Imperial Crown of Mexico, created during the
The Imperial Crown of Mexico during Maximilian's reign was modeled on the crowns of France and Austria. The crown of Maximilian's ancestor, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, had two arches which crossed over the top of the miter.[5] It is this unique form which appears to have been the model.
However, since
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Emperor Maximilian I with the crown of the Second Mexican Empire.
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Funerary crown of Emperor Maximilian I, kept at the Imperial Furniture Depot in Vienna
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The arms of the Second Mexican Empire showing the imperial crown above
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Statue ofMexican flagwith one hand and points with the other to the Imperial Crown of Mexico below, representing the republican defeat of the Second Mexican Empire.
References
- ^ Beatty-Kingston, William (1888). "Monarchs I Have Met".
- ^ http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Iturbide_Emperador_by_Josephus_Arias_Huerta.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
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- ^ http://www.uibk.ac.at/aia/bilder/Duca/duca_01.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2199/2035681435_cb15b2d5a6.jpg [bare URL image file]
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050305022633/http://www.casaimperial.org/
- C.M. Mayo's blog for researchers of Mexico's Second Empire, a period also known as the French Intervention
- Library of Congress lecture (podcast) by C.M. Mayo about research in the Emperor Iturbide and Iturbide Family archives, July 2009