Throne

When throne (from Latin thronus to gr thronos " chair, [ ruler ] seat " ) of the most opulently designed chair is called the Insignia of a monarch, on the taking of this place for special occasions. Can abstract my throne and the monarchy itself.

Throne in the ancient world

In ancient thrones have been from the beginning the symbol of kings and gods. The throne was used for the coronation ceremonies and the enthronement. The throne was awarded a direct connection with the royal power. The Greeks reserved to Homer an additional empty throne in the royal palace and the temples for the gods. The most famous of these thrones was the throne of Apollo in Amyklai. The Romans also had two thrones, one for the emperor and one for the goddess Roma whose enthroned statues were the religious center. For the Hittites were the thrones of the gods themselves.

Throne in the Bible

The Bible mentions many thrones. God ruled from a throne and King Solomon ( as the representative of God on earth ): " Moreover the king made ​​a great throne of ivory customize and overlay it with pure gold. Six steps led up to the throne. At his back was the head of a young bull and on both sides of the seat there were armrests. Two lions standing by the stays and twelve on either side of the six steps. Like has been yet made ​​for a kingdom. " (1 Kings 10.18-20 EU). The description of the throne of Solomon was taken again and again in the visual arts ( throne of God, Mary, Jesus, the holy bishops of King Solomon ), but also in the system of thrones as a model until the 20th century, most recently probably in the of the throne of Emperor Wilhelm II in the Palazzo Caffarelli by the Berlin architect Alfred Messel ( 1894-1898 ). In the Middle Ages were associated with the throne of Solomon with Mary.

In the New Testament Jesus promised the apostles a place on the " twelve thrones ", where the twelve tribes would judge Israel (Mt 19,28 EU).

The prophet John looks in the Revelation: "Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it; before his sight fled earth and sky and there was no place for them. " (Rev 20,11 EU).

Throne in the Quran

Also in the Quran thrones are mentioned. [ Surat Houd Ayah 6] "And He (God) it is who made heaven and earth created in six days and his throne was on the water "

Ecclesiastical throne

In the hierarchy of the Catholic Church thrones as the seat of the Bishop: the Cathedra. The throne of the Pope is the Cathedra Petri ( see also: Holy See). Today the throne in the Roman Catholic Church has only symbolic and ceremonial importance. If early Romanesque churches have a west work, was in him a prince throne as a symbolic counterpart of the altar ( spiritual and temporal power ).

Throne

The enthronement has long been an important element of the King collection, so 936 in the election of Otto I at the enthronement of the Karl throne in Aachen. A similar importance was the Duke chair in the collection of the Dukes, due to the lack coronation is the enthronement here admittedly still constitutive.

List of known Thrones

  • Throne of Solomon
  • Throne of Apollo, Amyklai
  • Throne of King Edward's, Westminster Abbey
  • Aachen throne of Charlemagne, Aachen Cathedral, 8th Century
  • Emperor chair Goslar
  • Throne of Emperor Wilhelm II, Residence Castle in Poznań, 1910, by Franz Schwechten
  • Throne of Emperor Wilhelm II, German Embassy Rome, 1894/98, by Alfred Messel
  • Danish throne of ivory and Narwalzähnen in Copenhagen Rosenborg Castle, around 1640, Bendix Grodtschilling
  • Cathedra Petri, the throne of the Pope
  • Sedia gestatoria, portable papal throne
  • Abducted Peacock Throne, original throne of Mughal rulers of India, Persia and then throne of the Shah of Persia
  • Chrysanthemum Throne, Throne of the Japanese Tenno
  • Dragon Throne, Throne of the Chinese emperor
  • Phoenix Throne, Throne of the Korean kings
  • Lion Throne, Throne of the Dalai Lama
  • Jaguar Throne, Throne of the Maya prince.

Anecdotal

The State spelling Conference of 1901 declared Konrad Duden Orthografieregeln generally binding. These rules also counted that in the "T" incipient words that were hitherto always written after the " T" "H" (for example " fact " ), this " H" accounted for; However, with the Wilhelmine restriction that the word throne would remain unchanged.

That the th - spelling has been retained in words of Greek origin such as throne in the German spelling, often the personal action of the last German Kaiser Wilhelm II was attributed. The "th" but is a typical attribute of numerous Greek loanwords, including throne belongs (Greek thronos, " chair ", " seat of power ").

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