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In 1806, as part of his wholescale re-ordering of the map of Europe, Emperor Napoléon I of the French upgraded the independent German duchy of Bavaria to full kingdom status. The former ''Duke of Bavaria'', now King of Bavaria, Maximilian I, commemorated the fact by commissioning a set of crown jewels for use by Bavarian monarchs. Included in the regalia were: * The Crown of Bavaria - the King's crown, which was set with rubies, diamonds, emeralds, sapphires and pearls; * the Crown of the Queens of Bavaria, which was made for the then queen, Karoline of Baden, and which contains huge pearls and large diamonds; * The 96 centimetre long State Sword; * The Royal Orb - made of gold; * The 89 centimetre long Royal Sceptre set with brilliants, emeralds and sapphires and the top is surmounted by a small round crown. The Palatinate Pearl is also kept with the crown jewels, however it is not officially part of the collection. As part of a republican Germany, Bavaria has not had a monarch since 1918 but the Bavarian Crown Jewels are still on show in the Treasury of the Residenz palace in Munich. de:Krone des Königreichs Bayern 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bavarian Crown Jewels」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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