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The jewels are now by inheritance in the collections of the royal and princely families of Sweden, Denmark, Prussia and Saxen-Weimar. Consecutive Princes of Orange and Kings of the Netherlands have tried to institute a collection of crown-jewels that were a fideï-commis and were therefore inseparable but they did not succeed.
The crown jewels refer to four sets of jewellery owned by the state for an incumbent queen and, at least until the point of her abdication, still worn by the Margrethe II as Queen of Denmark. [4] The royal regalia, which symbolised the monarch's authority to rule, includes the crown of King Christian IV, which is a fine example of Renaissance ...
During the inauguration, the monarch also wears a royal mantle (Dutch: koningsmantel). The mantle, which is not part of the regalia, is made of purple velvet and is trimmed with ermine. 83 lions, embroidered in gold, adorn the mantle. The mantle was first used in 1815 and has been redesigned several times to fit the various monarchs and reflect ...
John Dymocke, who had been a soldier and a royal usher, had a licence to import jewels. He discussed patterns drawn on parchment with Kat Ashley and Elizabeth. Elizabeth was interested in a jewel with a large ruby and pearl pendant, and Dymocke claimed she jokingly said the King of Sweden would buy it for her.
Anne of Denmark, depicted with a diamond aigrette and pearl hair attire, by John de Critz, 1605. The jewels of Anne of Denmark (1574–1619), wife of James VI and I and queen consort of Scotland and England, are known from accounts and inventories, and their depiction in portraits by artists including Paul van Somer. [1]
The Danish Royal Family posed for their annual summer photo call at Grasten Castle. Princess Isabella's outfit coordinated nicely with her grandmother's hot pink look. Luca V. Teuchmann - Getty Images
He chose the name "Holland", after the most important province, as "Hollande" was much used in France as a name for the Netherlands. The statute [1] described the royal arms and mentioned a royal crown. On 20 May 1807 [2] a precise drawing of the royal coat of arms was approved by the king.
The jewel was created around 1603 by an unknown master craftsman – possibly the best-known of James's goldsmiths, Scotsman George Heriot, who had followed the king from Edinburgh to London. [5] To assemble the pieces of the Mirror, James had likely ordered existing Elizabethan jewellery to be broken up. [6] The Sancy diamond, now in the Louvre