We finally come to the end of our first trip around the world. Second from last we have the Belgian town of Namur (45 on the map) and lastly the great city of Barcelona as promised in our second post (46 on the map)
Belgium/Namur/St. Aubin Cathedral (Permanent Display 1crown)
Belgium as a monarchy does not have any Crown Jewels per say but this crown does however have its home on Belgian soil. It is said to contain a piece of the True Cross and due to Belgium's strictly Catholic Royal family could probably be considered as the closest thing to a Belgian Royal Crown.
Spain/Barcelona/Barcelona Cathedral (Permanent
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Crown of King Martin of Sicily and Aragon
This crown has an almost Moorish feel to its design. It is clearly of a very unique inspiration and looks unlike any other in Europe.
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Wow! How interesting this all is. I never realized how specific to a culture a crown was! I always thought a crown was well...just a crown! lol
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This is such a neat blog. I have really enjoyed exploring it and all of the crowns you have discovered. It has been fun! I wish there were crowns in Maplewood, MN that we could explore. We aren't huge travelers, but I would love to see all of these in person. Thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting post!!! I'm from Spain and I dind't see the crown from Barcelona.
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ReplyDeleteConcerning crown jewels of the Belgian monarchy, I mention Belgian court has a crown that was offered by the whole nation (national subscription) to the a former queen and is only used by the queens as a jewel without official meaning.
It contains 11 spins (9 to symbolize the 9 provinces of Belgium, 1 for the government, 1 for the former Belgian colony)
That crown is a kind of puzzle and the supporting ring can be used separately as a simpler diadem or even a necklace. The spins can be used as ear pendants.
You can find more information (unfortunately iin French) and photos on: http://www.brusselslife.be/fr/article/diademe-des-9-provinces-le-bijou-des-reines-de-belgique
The one you describe as "Crown of King Martin of Sicily and Aragon" is actually a 19th century fabrication made out of original 15th century jewels, none of them actually a "crown". The "Moorish feel" then must be either in the eye of the beholder or in the imagination of the 19th century forger.
ReplyDeleteThe design on this one very clearly has Arabic influence, as the band at the base is a stylized roll of fabric like they wear at the top of the headscarf as a turban. One small thing: it's not "per SAY", it is "per SE". One would assume you to have better familiarity with common Latin terms.
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