French Crown Jewels - Charles X Regalia in Saint Denis

Charles X Regalia in Saint Denis

Some of the sovereign's robes of the coronation of Charles X and regalia specially made for this event including the Crown of Charles X and the Crown of Queen Marie Thérèse of Savoy are displayed in one of the chapels of the nave of the Basilica of Saint Denis. The Crown of the Dauphin Louis Antoine Duke of Angoulême which subsists as well counts too among the six only surviving French crowns.

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