Crown of Augustus III of Poland
The Crown of Augustus III. is a Polish- Saxon crown.
The crown in 1733 for the coronation of the Saxon Elector Friedrich August II King of Poland Augustus III. made of silver. Furthermore, belonged to the coronation ceremony of 1733, the crown of Augustus 's wife Maria Josepha, two scepters and two orbs. Since the recent Polish crown jewels were hidden, including Polish crown in 1733, had Augustus III. can prepare for the coronation ceremony this crown and the other consisting of silver crown jewels.
In the course of the further Polish history, the crown remained in Warsaw - in contrast to the older Polish crown jewels of the Piast dynasty - and was captured by German forces in Warsaw 1939/1940. At the end of World War II, Soviet troops found the crown in Germany and sent them to Moscow, where it remained until 1960. In 1960, the Soviet government the crown at the time friend of the Eastern bloc state of Poland back. Currently, the Crown of Augustus III. stored together with the Queens Crown of Maria Josepha, as well as the other crown jewels of the coronation ceremony of 1733 in the National Museum in Warsaw.