Bavarian Crown Jewels

In 1806, as part of his wholescale re-ordering of the map of Europe, Napoleon I of France upgraded the independent German duchy of Bavaria to full kingdom status. The former Duke of Bavaria, now King of Bavaria, Maximilian I, commemorated the fact by commissioning a set of crown jewels for use by Bavarian monarchs.

Royal regalia of Bavaria

Included in the regalia were:

The Crown of Bavaria - the King's crown, which was set with rubies, diamonds, emeralds, sapphires and pearls;
the Crown of the Queens of Bavaria, which was made for the then queen, Karoline of Baden, and which contains huge pearls and large diamonds;
The 96 centimetre long State Sword;
The Royal Orb - made of gold;
The 89 centimetre long Royal Sceptre set with brilliants, emeralds and sapphires and the top is surmounted by a small round crown.

Though Bavaria has been a republic since 1918 the Bavarian Crown Jewels are still on show in the Treasury of the Residenz Palace in Munich.

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Crown Jewels

Crowns
European & World Crowns Crown of Bavaria \| Crown of Christian IV (Denmark) \| Crown of Christian V (Denmark) \| Crown of Charlemagne (France) \| Crown of Empress Eugenie (France) \| Crown of Frederick I (Prussia) \| Crown of Louis XV (France) \| Crown of Napoleon (France) \| Crown of Norway \| Crown of Elisabeta (Romania) \| Crown of Maria (Romania) \| Crown of Wilhelm II (Prussia) \| Crown of St. Stephen (Hungary) \| Crown of St. Wenceslas (Czech lands) \| Crown of the Polish Kingdom (Poland) \| Kiani Crown (Persia) \| Imperial Crown of Austria \| Imperial Crown of Brazil \| Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire \| Imperial Crown of Mexico \| Imperial Crown of Russia \| Iron Crown of Lombardy \| Monomakh's Cap (Muscovy) \| Royal Crown of Serbia \| Royal Crown of Spain \| Steel Crown of Romania \| Pahlavi Crown (Iran) \| Papal Tiara

English, Scottish & British Crowns (by chronology) Crown of Scotland \| St. Edward's Crown \| Crown of Mary of Modena \| State Crown of George I \| Crown of Frederick, Prince of Wales \| Coronation Crown of George IV \| Crown of Queen Adelaide \| Imperial State Crown \| Small diamond crown of Queen Victoria \| Crown of Queen Alexandra \| Crown of George, Prince of Wales \| Crown of Queen Mary \| Imperial Crown of India \| Crown of Queen Elizabeth \| Crown of Charles, Prince of Wales

See also: Coronation \| Crown Jewels \| Heir Apparent \| Heir Presumptive \| King \| Monarchy \| Queen \| Regalia \| Royal Family