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== Crown of St. Julius == | == Crown of St. Julius == | ||
[[File:Crown | [[File:Crown of a Prince of the Blood of France (variant).svg|thumb|left|150px|Crown of St. Julius in heraldry]] | ||
The Crown of | The Crown of [[Gaius Julius Cicurinus|Saint Julius]] is the primary Royal crown of [[Urcea]]. Despite its name, it was crafted in the 11th century for [[History_of_Urcea_(1098-1214)#Julio-Harren_dynasty|King Niall I]], replacing an earlier circlet. The Crown of Saint Julius was initially similar to many other medieval crowns, featuring a relatively simple open-topped gold band with multiple fleur-de-lis and precious stones inlayed throughout the Crown. The original style of the crown is still used for its heraldic depictions. The crown remained largely the same until the late 16th century. During the reign of [[Leo III, Emperor of the Levantines|King Leo II]], the crown was significantly altered to add many more stones, ivory figurines (such as an [[Holy Levantine Empire|Imperial eagle]]), and both gold and ivory inlay. The many stones, added to reflect the increased prestige of the [[Julian dynasty]] and [[House de Weluta]], were said to have doubled the weight of the crown. The changes to the Crown also inalterably changed its fundamental structure as many holes were added to it, both for stylistic reasons and also to support the new additions. Public interest in possibly restoring the medieval Crown led to a study conducted in [[1946]] which concluded that any such effort to remove Leonine innovations would likely destroy the Crown. | ||
[[File:Crown of Christian IV.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Crown of St. Julius today]] | |||
Since the 20th century, the Crown of St. Julius has become largely supplanted by the Imperial State Crown in heraldry. Increasingly, it has also become supplanted in physical use; although [[Riordan VIII]] is the first Apostolic King to use the Imperial State Crown nearly exclusively, his predecessors (including [[Aedanicus IX]]) began to use the State Crown in an increasing share of public events. | |||
== Iron Coronet of Canaery == | == Iron Coronet of Canaery == | ||
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== Imperial crown jewels == | == Imperial crown jewels == | ||
The [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] is in possession of the Imperial Crown and crown jewels of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], which are incorporated in various state uses. These items were acquired by [[House de Weluta]] upon election of King Niall VI as [[Emperor of the Levantines]] in [[1920]] and retained since. With the end of the Empire and its subsequent legal survival (known as the [[Empire-in-fact]]), the Apostolic Kings were granted the right to retain and use the Imperial items in perpetuity by the [[Treaty of Corcra]]. | |||
===Medieval Imperial crown=== | |||
===Imperial State Crown=== | |||
[[File:Imperial Crown of Austria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Imperial State Crown of the Holy Levantine Empire.]] | |||
The Imperial State Crown was the most prominent symbol of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and remains in common use by the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] in various Imperial functions. It was created in [[1602]]. | |||
The crown is in a {{wp|mitre}} style and has four golden panels, each of which depicting an important event in the history of the Empire: the coronation of [[Conchobar I, Emperor of the Levantines|Conchobar I]] as first [[Emperor of the Levantines]] in the 8th century; the coronation of [[Leo I, Emperor of the Levantines|Leo I]] following his reunification of the Empire in the 10th century; [[Saint Charles II|Emperor Carles II]] on campaign during the [[Crusades#First_Crusade_(1084)|First Crusade]] in the 11th century, and; the final victory of [[Leo III, Emperor of the Levantines|Emperor Leo III]] during the [[Great Confessional War]] in the 16th century, which had occurred in living memory of the crown's creation. Accordingly, the four events are divided into the two halves of the mitre, with the wearer's left being the "coronation" side, depicting the Conine and Leonine coronations, and the wearer's right being the "victory" side, depicting two Emperors defending [[Catholic Church|Catholic Christianity]] on the battlefield. Due to the appearance of Leo III, who was also the Apostolic King of Urcea from House de Weluta, the crown gained prominence over the Medieval Crown and other Imperial objects during the subsequent Imperial reigns of House de Weluta in the 18th and 20th centuries. | |||
Notably, [[Riordan VIII]] is the first Apostolic King to use the Imperial State Crown in public appearances more than the Crown of St. Julius. The Imperial State Crown appears on most [[Government of Urcea]]-related seals and arms, and also appears on the [[House de Weluta]] arms which serve as Urcea's national symbol. | |||
== Crown jewels of the dependencies == | == Crown jewels of the dependencies == | ||
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The Crown of | The Crown of Lariana was created in [[1852]] as a symbol of its separation from the other [[Government_of_Urcea#Crownland|crownlands]] of [[Urcea]], with the Crown representing the Kingdom as a standalone political and cultural entity. | ||
===New Harren=== | ===New Harren=== |