![]() ![]() ![]() In 1349, Charles IV took the Imperial Regalia to the Karlstein Castle near Prague, which he had just built for that purpose. The Crown was held in various locations during the first few centuries after its creation, including Limburg Abbey, Harzburg Castle, the Imperial Palace of Goslar, Trifels Castle, the Imperial Palace of Haguenau, Waldburg Castle, Krautheim Castle, Kyburg Castle, Rheinfelden Castle, and the Alter Hof in Munich. During the coronation, it was given to the new king along with the sceptre ( German: Reichszepter) and the Imperial Orb ( German: Reichsapfel). The crown was the most important item of the Imperial Regalia ( German: Reichskleinodien), which also included the Imperial Cross ( German: Reichskreuz), the Imperial Sword ( German: Reichsschwert), and the Holy Lance ( German: Heilige Lanze). Most Kings of the Romans were crowned with it until the end of the Holy Roman Empire. ![]() The first preserved mention of it is from the 12th century, assuming (as is probable) it is the same crown. The crown of eight hinged golden plates was probably made in Western Germany for the Imperial coronation of Otto I in 962, with later additions by Conrad II. The picture is anachronistic, since the crown was made a century and a half after Charlemagne's death. 1512, Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg. Charlemagne wearing the Imperial Crown, by Albrecht Dürer, ca. ![]()
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