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The Portuguese crown jewels (jóias da Coroa Portuguesa), also known as the Royal Treasure (Tesouro Real), are the pieces of jewelry, regalia, and vestments that were used by the Kings and Queens of Portugal during the time of the Portuguese Monarchy. Over the nine centuries of Portuguese history, the Portuguese crown jewels have lost and ...
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 continuity of the monarchy. Additions to them may be made, but ...
Description. King Manuel II of Portugal, wearing the Mantle of Luís I, with the Crown of João VI, on the day of his Acclamation. The crown is fashioned out of gold, silver, iron, and red velvet. Its eight half arches are surmounted by a monde: a globus cruciger on a crown, with a cross at its top—as Portugal was a Catholic nation.
Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza. This is a list of Portuguese monarchs who ruled from the establishment of the Kingdom of Portugal, in 1139, to the deposition of the Portuguese monarchy and creation of the Portuguese Republic with the 5 October 1910 revolution. Through the nearly 800 years in which Portugal was a monarchy, the kings held various ...
IPA.00004722. The Palace of Ajuda (Portuguese: Palácio da Ajuda, Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈʒuðɐ]) is a neoclassical monument in the civil parish of Ajuda in the city of Lisbon, central Portugal. Built on the site of a temporary wooden building constructed to house the royal family after the 1755 earthquake and tsunami, it was ...
Pages in category "Portuguese Crown Jewels". The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Portuguese crown jewels.
Ferndinand I of Portugal is a pretender to the Castilian Crown, being a legitimate great-grandson of Sancho IV of Castile (1369) 1371–1383: By the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarve Ferdinand I: Renunciation of Castilian titles after the Peace of Alcoutim (1371) 1385–1415 By the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarve John I
IPA.00006134. The Pena Palace(Portuguese: Palácio da Pena) is a Romanticistcastle in São Pedro de Penaferrim, in the municipalityof Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera. The castle stands on the top of a hill in the Sintra Mountainsabove the town of Sintra, and on a clear day it can be easily seen from Lisbonand much of its metropolitan area.