Grand Duke's Crown
The grand duke's crown is a symbol of rank and dignity of the grand dukes .
description
It consists of a golden crown (circlet with prongs, representing leaves) with eight clasps that meet above the center of the circlet. The point of intersection usually bears a miniature orb . The Grand Duke's crown has a purple cap , the height of which only reaches half of the five visible (pearl-studded) clips. (If the height of the cap goes beyond this, it is only a ducal crown .) The Grand Ducal Florentine crown must be distinguished from the grand ducal crown .
use
The handling was or is different in the European countries. The Grand Duke's crown is used as the royal crown in the coats of arms of Belgium , Denmark , Sweden and Norway . The coat of arms of the Crown Prince may be crowned by it.
The grand ducal crown was present in the coats of arms of various countries. So in the duchies of Anhalt , Braunschweig , Saxe-Meiningen and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha . The grand ducal crown was or is also in the royal houses of Reuss ( older line and younger line ) and in Bulgaria (first principality , then kingdom ), in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and in the Principality of Monaco .
Often times a royal crown was and is shown in the coats of arms of the grand duchies in order to underline their sovereignty , which is also reflected in the address Royal Highness of their monarchs , instead of a grand ducal crown, which can be achieved simply by placing the purple cap between the with beaded clasps would be seen, can be omitted entirely. Examples related to Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg , the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , the Grand Duke of Oldenburg and the Grand Ducal House in Baden :
Coat of arms of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Coat of arms of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Coat of arms of the grand ducal house of Baden
