Imperial Crowns of Charles VII

Among the imperial crowns of Charles VII refers to two imperial crowns of Emperor Charles VII, which are now kept in the Treasury of the Munich Residence.

Since the imperial crown was only used at the coronation of rulers, the Holy Roman Emperor, used in all other occasions on which they appeared, according to the ceremony with a crown, so-called house crowns. The Crown of Rudolf II of Habsburg, which were used by him and his Habsburg successors is, until today. As the Wittelsbach Elector Karl Albrecht was elected as the first non - Habsburg for a long time for the Holy Roman Emperor and crowned on 12 February 1742, nor any other imperial crown was available to him. Therefore, he gave in 1742 the creation of two imperial crowns house in order. In the inventory of the Munich treasury they are first mentioned in 1745.

In contrast to the usual form of the crowns for home Mitrenkrone is both crowns to free replicas of the Holy Roman Empire crown of gilded silver. Both have seven contiguous plates with an imperial Kronbügel and both wear a cross on the front plate. On two of the front panels to find the figures of two apostles Peter and Paul. The first, larger crown was made ​​by Jakob Philipp Drentwett in Augsburg. It has a height of 25.3 cm and a diameter of 23 cm and points to the shell plates, leaf and cartilage ornaments. The second, smaller crown was made ​​by Nicholas Nell in Frankfurt am Main. It has a height of 25.2 cm and a diameter of 22 cm and shows engraved vines and ribbon ornaments. Both crowns had originally Kronhauben and were provided with rich gemstone jewelry. The Gemstone was under the successors, probably under the Elector Max III. Joseph removed from the crowns and further processed in order and otherwise jewelery.

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