French crown jewels
The French Crown Jewels were the insignia of the Kingdom of France .
They consisted of crowns , imperial apples , sceptres , tiara and jewels , which were considered symbols of the French kings and queens. Over the centuries in the Middle Ages and modern times, the collection grew. During the Third French Republic , the collection was divided in 1885 and many items from the French Crown Jewels were sold. Most of the parts of the collection that have not been sold are in the Galerie d'Apollon in the Louvre Museum in Paris . In addition to the remaining historical crowns and tiara, there are the diamonds Regent and Sancy as well as the red spinel Côte-de-Bretagne , which is cut in the shape of a dragon . Other gemstones and jewels, such as the emerald of Louis IX. , the sapphire Ruspoli and the diamond needles by Marie Antoinette are kept in the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris.
Procession of Louis XV. after his coronation in the Church of Notre-Dame de Reims , the traditional place of the coronation ceremonies of the kings of France
Napoleon Bonaparte's crown , made in 1804, in the Louvre
Joyeuse , the sword of Charlemagne , in the Louvre.
Web links
- Official website of the Louvre
- Website of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (French and English)
- Website of the Virtual Gallery of Mineralogy (French and English)