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The '''Crown of Augustus II''' was intended for his coronation as a [[List of Polish monarchs|King of Poland]].<ref name="rozek">{{pl icon}} {{cite book | author = Michał Rożek | coauthors = | title = Polskie koronacje i korony (Polish coronations and crowns)| year = 1987 | editor = | page =145 | pages = | chapter = | chapterurl = | publisher = | location = | isbn = 8-30-301914-7| url = | format = | accessdate = }}</ref> The crown was made in 1697 by [[Freiburg]]'s goldsmith Johann Friedrich Klemm.<ref name="rozek" /> It was not used, however. The Augustus II's crown is kept in [[Grünes Gewölbe]] (Green Vault) in [[Dresden]], Germany.<ref name="rozek" />
The '''Crown of Augustus II''' was intended for his coronation as a [[List of Polish monarchs|King of Poland]].<ref name="rozek">{{cite book | author = Michał Rożek | title = Polskie koronacje i korony (Polish coronations and crowns)| year = 1987 | page =145 | isbn = 83-03-01914-7|language=pl}}</ref> The crown was made in 1697 by [[Freiburg]]'s goldsmith Johann Friedrich Klemm.<ref name="rozek" /> It was not used, however. The Augustus II's crown is kept in [[Dresden Armory]] (Rüstkammer) in [[Dresden]], Germany.<ref name="rozek" />


== History ==
Due to a double [[Free election|election]] of [[François Louis, Prince of Conti]] and the Frederick Augustus I, [[Electorate of Saxony|Elector of Saxony]] (elected King of Poland as ''[[Augustus II the Strong|Augustus II]]'') in 1697, the two claimants to the Polish throne had serious troubles with obtaining approval of the [[Szlachta|nobility]] for their coronation.<ref name="rozek" /> The most difficult situation was of Elector of Saxony, who had no support of the primate [[Michał Stefan Radziejowski]] and most of the senators holding the custody of the [[Wawel Castle]] Crown Treasury.<ref name="rozek" /> Therefore, expecting obstacles in obtaining the [[Polish Crown Jewels|royal insignia]], he ordered to prepare replacements before his arrival to [[Kraków]]. On the eve of the [[Royal coronations in Poland|ceremony]], some of the gathered decided to find a way to obtain the original regalia. Two monks Aleksander Wyhowski, [[Abbey church in Czerwińsk nad Wisłą|prior of Czerwińsk]] and Mikołaj Wyżycki, [[Łysa Góra|prior of the Holy Cross]] made a hole in the castle's wall and got to the vault from which they stole the crown, [[scepter]], sword and an apple.<ref>{{pl icon}} {{cite book | author = Krzysztof Zawisza | coauthors = | title = Pamiętniki Krzysztofa Zawiszy, wojewody mińskiego, 1666-1721 (Memoirs of Krzysztof Zawisza, voivode of Minsk, 1666-1721)| year = 1862 | editor = | page =146 | pages = | chapter = | chapterurl = | publisher = | location = | isbn =| url =http://books.google.pl/books?id=Iu8KAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false | format = | accessdate = }}</ref> The Dresden regalia become unnecessary, Augustus II the Strong, however, treated them as a private insignia.
Due to a double [[Royal elections in Poland|election]] of [[François Louis, Prince of Conti]] and the Frederick Augustus I, [[Electorate of Saxony|Elector of Saxony]] (elected King of Poland as ''[[Augustus II the Strong|Augustus II]]'') in 1697, the two claimants to the Polish throne had serious troubles with obtaining approval of the [[Szlachta|nobility]] for their coronation.<ref name="rozek" /> The most difficult situation was of Elector of Saxony, who had no support of the primate [[Michał Stefan Radziejowski]] and most of the senators holding the custody of the [[Wawel Castle]] Crown Treasury.<ref name="rozek" /> Therefore, expecting obstacles in obtaining the [[Polish Crown Jewels|royal insignia]], he ordered to prepare replacements before his arrival to [[Kraków]]. On the eve of the [[Royal coronations in Poland|ceremony]], some of the gathered decided to find a way to obtain the original regalia. Two monks Aleksander Wyhowski, [[Abbey church in Czerwińsk nad Wisłą|prior of Czerwińsk]] and Mikołaj Wyżycki, [[Łysa Góra|prior of the Holy Cross]] made a hole in the castle's wall and got to the vault from which they stole the crown, [[scepter]], sword and [[globus cruciger|orb]].<ref>{{cite book | author = Krzysztof Zawisza | title = Pamiętniki Krzysztofa Zawiszy, wojewody mińskiego, 1666-1721 (Memoirs of Krzysztof Zawisza, voivode of Minsk, 1666-1721)| year = 1862 | page =146 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=Iu8KAAAAIAAJ |language=pl}}</ref> The Dresden regalia become unnecessary, Augustus II the Strong, however, treated them as a private insignia.


Crown of Augustus II the Strong is made of gilded [[silver]] and decorated with colorful [[enamel]] and semi-precious stones.<ref name="rozek" />
Crown of Augustus II the Strong is made of gilded [[silver]] and decorated with colorful [[Vitreous enamel|enamel]] and semi-precious stones.<ref name="rozek" />


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
* Jerzy Lileyko. ''Regalia Polskie''. Warszawa 1987. ISBN 83-03-02021-8 {{pl icon}}
* Lileyko, Jerzy (1987) ''Regalia Polskie'' (''Polish Regalia'') Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Warsaw, Poland, {{ISBN|83-03-02021-8}} {{in lang|pl}}
* Janusz Miniewicz. ''Tajemnica polskich koron. Czy jest szansa ich odnalezienia?''. Nowy Sącz 2006. ISBN 83-924034-2-8 {{pl icon}}
* Miniewicz, Janusz (2006) ''Tajemnica polskich koron: Czy jest szansa ich odnalezienia?'' (''Mystery of the Polish Crown: Is there any chance of finding it?'') Nowy Sącz, Poland, {{ISBN|83-924034-2-8}} {{in lang|pl}}
* Michał Rożek. ''Polskie koronacje i korony''. Kraków 1987. ISBN 83-03-01914-7 {{pl icon}}
* Rożek, Michał (1987) ''Polskie koronacje i korony'' (''Polish coronations and crowns'') Kraków, Poland, {{ISBN|83-03-01914-7}} {{in lang|pl}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{in lang|de}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20100818135644/http://www.skd.museum/de/museen-institutionen/residenzschloss/ruestkammer/sammlungsgeschichte/index.html Königskrone Augusts des Starken]

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Latest revision as of 05:47, 12 November 2024

The Crown of Augustus II was intended for his coronation as a King of Poland.[1] The crown was made in 1697 by Freiburg's goldsmith Johann Friedrich Klemm.[1] It was not used, however. The Augustus II's crown is kept in Dresden Armory (Rüstkammer) in Dresden, Germany.[1]

History

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Due to a double election of François Louis, Prince of Conti and the Frederick Augustus I, Elector of Saxony (elected King of Poland as Augustus II) in 1697, the two claimants to the Polish throne had serious troubles with obtaining approval of the nobility for their coronation.[1] The most difficult situation was of Elector of Saxony, who had no support of the primate Michał Stefan Radziejowski and most of the senators holding the custody of the Wawel Castle Crown Treasury.[1] Therefore, expecting obstacles in obtaining the royal insignia, he ordered to prepare replacements before his arrival to Kraków. On the eve of the ceremony, some of the gathered decided to find a way to obtain the original regalia. Two monks Aleksander Wyhowski, prior of Czerwińsk and Mikołaj Wyżycki, prior of the Holy Cross made a hole in the castle's wall and got to the vault from which they stole the crown, scepter, sword and orb.[2] The Dresden regalia become unnecessary, Augustus II the Strong, however, treated them as a private insignia.

Crown of Augustus II the Strong is made of gilded silver and decorated with colorful enamel and semi-precious stones.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Michał Rożek (1987). Polskie koronacje i korony (Polish coronations and crowns) (in Polish). p. 145. ISBN 83-03-01914-7.
  2. ^ Krzysztof Zawisza (1862). Pamiętniki Krzysztofa Zawiszy, wojewody mińskiego, 1666-1721 (Memoirs of Krzysztof Zawisza, voivode of Minsk, 1666-1721) (in Polish). p. 146.

Further reading

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  • Lileyko, Jerzy (1987) Regalia Polskie (Polish Regalia) Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Warsaw, Poland, ISBN 83-03-02021-8 (in Polish)
  • Miniewicz, Janusz (2006) Tajemnica polskich koron: Czy jest szansa ich odnalezienia? (Mystery of the Polish Crown: Is there any chance of finding it?) Nowy Sącz, Poland, ISBN 83-924034-2-8 (in Polish)
  • Rożek, Michał (1987) Polskie koronacje i korony (Polish coronations and crowns) Kraków, Poland, ISBN 83-03-01914-7 (in Polish)
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