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The French Crown Jewels (French: Joyaux de la Couronne de France) and Regalia comprise the crowns, orb, sceptres, diadems and jewels that were symbols of Royal or Imperial power between 752 and 1870. These were worn by many Kings and Queens of France as well as Emperor Napoleon .
One of the engravings from the description of the treasury by Michel Félibien, 1706.Among other objects, it depicts Joyeuse (far left), the Cross of Saint Eligius (left), the bust reliquary of Saint Benedict (center), the Screen of Charlemagne (right); and on the front row, from left to right, Suger's Eagle, the Navette de Saint Denis, the Sardonyx Ewer, and the Crown of Charlemagne.
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The new crown was made by Laurent Ronde, the French Crown Jeweller. It originally contained a collection of Mazarin Diamonds, the Sancy diamond in the fleur-de-lis at the top of the arches, and the famous 'Regent' diamond, which was set in the front of the crown, as well as hundreds of other precious diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires.
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Heraldic Crown of Egypt: Finland Crown of Finland: France Crown of Charlemagne: From 1271, used as a French coronation crown, destroyed in 1793 France Crown of tradition of the Queens: Destroyed in 1590 France Crown of Saint Louis: Destroyed in 1793 France Crown of the Queens of Jeanne d'Évreux Destroyed in 1793 France Funeral crown of Queen ...
The jewel was commissioned by Duke John the Fearless of Burgundy in the late 1380s, and was one of the most precious treasures of the House of Burgundy. [1] It was created by Parisian goldsmith Herman Ruissel in 1389; the jewel's sale is recorded through a bill dated 11 October and a receipt dated 24 November, both of which are kept in the Côte-d'Or Departmental Archives in Dijon.
It’s been a sharp fall from grace for the French crown jewel Atos as its valuation is down nearly 98% since 2017. French IT firm Atos was once a crown jewel valued at $15 billion.