Crown of Queen Maria Josepha
Appearance
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Crown of Maria Josepha was made for Maria Josepha of Austria for her coronation as queen consort of Poland in 1734.
History[edit]
In 1925 the Polish Government bought 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 - see War of the Polish Succession.[1] The jewels were exhibited in Warsaw till 1939. In 1940 German forces stole them.[1] Later they were found by Soviet troops in Germany and sent to the USSR, where they stayed until 1960, when they were returned to Poland.[1] Today 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]
- (in Polish) The National Museum in Warsaw Silver regalia of King Augustus III and Queen Maria Josepha.