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Crown Jewels of France, on display at the Louvre with the crown and diadem of Empress Eugénie to the left, the set of Queen Marie Amélie in the centre, and the crown of Louis XV to the right with the diadem of the Duchess of Angoulême The Côte-de-Bretagne red spinel with the set of Queen Marie Amélie to the left, the bracelets and diadem of the Duchess of Angoulême in the centre and ...
Another crown, known as the Crown of Joan of Évreux, [7] was used for the queens' coronation. Both disappeared in 1793 during the French Revolution. The early Bourbon kings had two crowns each made for their coronation, one of gold and the other silver-gilt: the Treasury kept the corresponding six crowns of Henry IV, Louis XIII and Louis XIV.
The crown of Louis XV was the only one to survive and counts, with those of the 19th century, among the only six remaining French crowns. It was used by Charles X at his 1825 Coronation in Reims, the last occasion a French monarch was formally crowned. In 1885 the French Third Republic decided to sell the Crown Jewels.
These priceless objects date back hundreds of years and most are never used except for during this ancient ceremony.
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The Jewel House display, in the King’s coronation year, will look at the controversial history of the Koh-i-noor diamond as a ‘symbol of conquest’. Crown Jewels’ origins to be explored in ...
The Sceptre of Dagobert. [1]Originally part of the French Crown Jewels, sometimes considered its oldest part, and dating from the 7th century, the scepter of Dagobert was stored in the treasure of the Basilica of Saint-Denis (also known as Basilique royale de Saint-Denis) until 1795, when it disappeared, stolen in the basilica and never seen again.
It's well known that the crown jewels -- a collection kept at the Tower of London for over 600 years -- are incredibly precious.