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  2. Bavarian Crown Jewels - Wikipedia

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    Bavarian King's Crown Royal regalia of Bavaria. The Bavarian Crown Jewels are a set of crown jewels created for the Kingdom of Bavaria, which existed from 1806 to 1918.In 1806, as part of his wholescale re-ordering of the map of Europe, Emperor Napoléon I of the French upgraded the independent German duchy of Bavaria to full kingdom status.

  3. Bavarian National Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Bavarian National Museum (German: Bayerisches Nationalmuseum) in Munich is one of the most important museums of decorative arts in Europe and one of the largest art museums in Germany. [ citation needed ] Since the beginning the collection has been divided into two main groups: the art historical collection and the folklore collection.

  4. Crown jewels - Wikipedia

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    Like most regalia, they include a crown, an orb and a sceptre. Crown jewels are the objects of metalwork and jewellery in the regalia of a current or former monarchy. They are often used for the coronation of a monarch and a few other ceremonial occasions. A monarch may often be shown wearing them in portraits, as they symbolize the power and ...

  5. Imperial Regalia - Wikipedia

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    The Imperial Regalia, also called Imperial Insignia [citation needed] (in German Reichskleinodien, Reichsinsignien or Reichsschatz), are regalia of the Holy Roman Emperor. The most important parts are the Crown , the Imperial orb , the Imperial sceptre , the Holy Lance and the Imperial Sword .

  6. Robert Franz Curry - Wikipedia

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    Curry initially studied at Harvard University in Cambridge before switching to the study of architecture at the Technical University in Stuttgart in 1891. [3] After abandoning his studies, he studied painting from 1893 [4] at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, including with Heinrich Knirr and Carl von Marr.

  7. Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria - Wikipedia

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    Rupprecht was born in Munich, the eldest of the thirteen children of Ludwig III, the last King of Bavaria, and of Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, a niece of Duke Francis V of Modena. He was a member of the lineage of both Louis XIV of France and William the Conqueror .

  8. List of watchmakers - Wikipedia

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    Robert Hale Ltd, 2001, ISBN 978-0-7198-0330-7. Patrick Wesche, "Antique Chronographs" Ritter Verlag. Munich 2009. T.B. McMillan put forth the entry for Joseph "Joe" Koen, founder of Joe Koen & Son Jewelers. Jürgen Abeler: Meister der Uhrmacherkunst. 2. Auflage Uhrenmuseum Wuppertal, Wuppertal 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-030830-7.

  9. Landtag of Bavaria - Wikipedia

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    The Landtag of Bavaria was founded in 1818, in the Kingdom of Bavaria.The first assembly was held on 4 February 1819. Originally it was called the Ständeversammlung and was divided into an upper house, the Kammer der Reichsräte (House of Councillors), and a lower house, the Kammer der Abgeordneten [] (House of Representatives).