Crown of Frederick Ludwig, Prince of Wales
The crown of Friedrich Ludwigs, Prince of Wales (English Coronet of Frederick, Prince of Wales) is a crown (English coronet) produced in 1728 for Friedrich Ludwig of Hanover , Crown Prince and son of King George II of Great Britain. Probably made by the royal goldsmith Samuel Shales for £ 140 and 5 shillings, the equivalent of around £ 12,000 today. It has a single, continuous bow or two half-bow with an orb. This form is only worn by the respective Princes of Wales . This is not an imitation of the one-bowed crown of the Roman-German Emperor, but results from the reduction of the bow of the English royal crown, which has two bows or four half bows.
It is not known whether Friedrich Ludwig also wore it. He died before he could inherit the throne. Both his son George III. as well as his grandson Georg. IV. Wore them when they were crown princes and thus Princes of Wales. After the 18th century it was no longer worn, but carried in front of the respective Prince of Wales on a crown cushion.
It was replaced in 1902 by the Crown of George, Prince of Wales (later George V ). It was used when he took his place in the House of Lords , where it was placed on a crown cushion in front of him. Similarly, the following Crown Prince and Princes of Wales took advantage of them.
Most recently, the crown was used by King Edward VII as Prince of Wales.
literature
- Heinz Biehn : The crowns of Europe and their fate . Limes Verlag, Wiesbaden 1957.