Crown of Augustus III of Poland
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The crown of Augustus III was made in 1733 for Augustus III's coronation in Kraków in 1734.
History
[edit]In 1925 Polish government purchased the silver regalia of King Augustus III and Queen Maria Josepha in Vienna for $35,000 (175 000 zł). It consisted of 2 crowns, 2 sceptres and 2 orbs made in about 1733. 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] Today[when?] they are deposited in the National Museum in Warsaw.[2]
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Jerzy Lileyko. Regalia Polskie. Warszawa 1987. ISBN 83-03-02021-8 (in Polish)
- Janusz Miniewicz. Tajemnica polskich koron. Czy jest szansa ich odnalezienia?. Nowy Sącz 2006. ISBN 83-924034-2-8 (in Polish)
- Michał Rożek. Polskie koronacje i korony. Kraków 1987. ISBN 83-03-01914-7 (in Polish)
External links
[edit] Media related to 1733 Polish Regalia at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Polish) The National Museum in Warsaw Silver regalia of King Augustus III and Queen Maria Josepha.