Crown of Henry II.

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The so-called Crown of Henry II.

The so-called Crown of Henry II is a lily crown from the end of the 13th century , which is kept in the treasury of the Munich residence .

The name derives from its function as a reliquary crown for a head reliquary of Heinrich II, who was canonized in 1140, originally kept in Bamberg . The crown fell to Bavaria in the course of secularization at the beginning of the 19th century and has since been in the treasury of the Munich residence .

The coronet consists of six segments adorned with gemstones with massive lilies . Decorative foliage was probably added later between the gemstones. On two segments below the lily there are antique gems instead of precious stones . Acanthus leaf buds emerge from the segment-connecting hinges , on which small golden praying angels stand. At the back and front it is possible to use an imperial bracket due to the existing plug-in devices .

literature

  • Jürgen Abeler : Crowns. Sign of rulership of the world. 3rd improved and enlarged edition. Orb-Verlag Pies, Wuppertal 1976, p. [?].
  • Replica of the Heinrich crown. In: Norbert Jung , Wolfgang F. Reddig (eds.): Towards heaven. 1000 years of the Bamberg Cathedral 1012–2012. Catalog of the special exhibition (= publications of the Diözesanmuseum Bamberg. Vol. 22). Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2012, ISBN 978-3-86568-754-8 , pp. 293-294 (with further literature).

Remarks

  1. ↑ Norbert Jung, Wolfgang F. Reddig (Ed.): Towards the sky. 1000 years of the Bamberg Cathedral 1012–2012. Catalog of the special exhibition. P. 293.

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