Crown of the Kingdom of Norway

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Håkon VII with the Norwegian royal crown

The crown of the Kingdom of Norway was made at the beginning of the 19th century after Norway was united with Sweden in personal union in 1814 .

The crown is made of gold , various precious stones, pearls and enamel . The golden circlet is covered with golden oak leaves, and 24 pearls are acorns in the middle. On the front is a large oval tourmaline framed vertically . Further precious stones, three amethysts , two chrysoprase , one topaz and one alexandrite sit along the ring . Between them there are three pearls on the ring. The protruding sockets of the stones are decorated with laurel tendrils. A golden garland runs over the hoop, the tips of which lead into eight large and eight small prongs. At the small prongs, the garland rolls up volute-like on both sides into small leaves that lean against small flower stalks. These have two oak leaves and a pearl acorn in the middle. The large prongs are similar to vine leaves and have a gemstone in the middle. The eight clasps rise up from the large prongs like a volute and slightly dent towards the top. Four clasps are wide and covered with oak leaves, which carry five amethysts, five tourmalines, three alexandrites, two chrysoprase, a ruby , a sapphire , an emerald , an opal and 48 pearls as acorns. The other clips are made from laurel tendrils. The globe is made of blue enamel with gold stars on it, rows of pearls run along the equator and over the upper half. The cross consists of six amethysts. The crown hood is made of red velvet and covered with 48 pearls and gold-brodised crowns.

The royal crown of Norway was made by the court jeweler Erik Adolf Zethelius and was first used by Charles III. Johann in 1818 and subsequently worn by all kings from Sweden to Oskar II in their function as kings of Norway. After Norway gained independence, Håkon VII was crowned with her in 1906. Thereafter, the coronation ceremony was abolished and removed from the constitution. Since then, the crown has stood on the altar at the blessing ceremonies at the accession of the Norwegian kings to the throne.

The crown with the other regalia are exhibited in the Archbishop's Palace at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim .

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literature

  • Heinz Biehn : The crowns of Europe and their fate . Limes Verlag, Wiesbaden 1957.