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Polish replica of the Holy Lance, Wawel Cathedral Treasury Crown of Bolesław I the Brave. In AD 1000, during his pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint Adalbert in Gniezno, the capital of Poland until about 1040, Emperor Otto III officially recognized Duke Bolesław I the Brave as King of Poland (see Congress of Gniezno), crowning him and presenting him with a replica of the Holy Lance, also known ...
Wawel Castle at present. Home of Polish Crown Jewels and National Art Collection. Between 1939 and 1941 objects of fine and decorative art deemed to be of exceptional artistic or historical value, which became known collectively as Polish National Treasures (Polish: skarby narodowe, French: trésors polonais), were evacuated out of Poland at the onset of World War II in September 1939 and ...
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The coronet of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last sovereign Prince of Wales, was seized along with other holy artifacts at the end of the Conquest of Wales by Edward I, in 1284 taken to London, and kept with the crown jewels in Westminster Abbey until they were stolen in 1303.
The original crown regalia were hidden during the war of the Polish Succession. [1] The jewels were exhibited in Warsaw till 1939 and in 1940 they were stolen by German forces. [1] Later they were found by the Soviet troops in Germany and sent to the USSR where they remained until 1960, when they were returned to Poland. [1]
Finally, in 1909, Edward was presented with the two largest gems, the 530.2-carat pear-shaped Cullinan I and the 317.4-carat cushion-cut Cullinan II, which were later incorporated into the Crown ...
Poland Crown of Bolesław I the Brave: Replica made in 2001-2003 after original was stolen in 1794 by Prussian soldiers, used to crown Polish Kings. Kept in the Wawel Castle: Poland Homagial Crown: Poland Hungarian Crown: Poland Swedish Crown: Poland Muscovy Crown: Poland Funeral Crown: Poland Queens Crown: Poland Helmet crown of Casimir III ...
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