Julian Throne and Crown Jewels of Urcea: Difference between revisions

While the early elective Duchy of Urceopolis did not use regalia and regarded itself as an elective republic in the vein of early Great Levantia, the establishment of the hereditary Archduchy of Urceopolis precipitated the use of crown regalia in Urcean culture, following after the Gaelic tradition of [[Conchobar I, Emperor of the Levantines|Conchobar I]] and the early [[Levantine Empire]]. Early crowns were simple symbols of bronze or grass crowns, but the union of the Archduchy and the Duchy of [[Yustona]] began to see the use of more prestigious headgear. The so-called Crown of St. Julius, the state crown of Urcea through the present, was created sometime in the 12th century following the [[Golden Bull of 1098]] to serve as royal crown. The crown, an enduring symbol and unique symbol of Urcea, is prominently used in most of the symbols of the [[Government of Urcea]].

Like the regalia, the early Duchy of Urceopolis did not feature a distinct throne but rather something similar to a Consul's chair, a practice that continued with the inauguration of hereditary rule in the era of the Archduchy of Urceopolis. In the 10th century, when the Archduchy combined with the Duchy of [[Yustona]] under one ruler, a throne of wood and ivory (imported from [[Hištanšahr]]) was produced. This throne survived into the early royal era following the Golden Bull of 1098, but was destroyed during the early phases of the Saint's War. The current throne is thought to have been produced in the middle of the 12th century or the beginning of the 13th century, and some sources indicate this throne was originally intended to be temporary but was never replaced as a consequence of the conflict. Historians are divided on when it became known as the "Julian" throne, but most place the name originating during the [[Great Interregnum]]. Following the end of the [[Saint's War]], [[House de Weluta]] continued to use the throne and, in 1652, King Brian I ordered the bottom half of the throne gilded with lions added, additions which remain through the current day.