German Crown Jewels
Categories: Crowns | Crown Jewels | History of Germany
The word "German Crown Jewels" can mean a variety of things. Since Germany was always a confederation of different monarchies during the Holy Roman Empire and even during the time of the German Empire (Kaiserreich or Deutsches Reich), there were no German Crown Jewels as such. Crown jewels existed for
- the Holy Roman Empire. Please see Imperial Regalia
- the German Empire; see Prussian Crown Jewels; the whole Reich had no Crown jewels, just a crown that just existed as a model.
- the various german monarchies.
Since the end of the germanic monarchies in 1918, the regalia and jewels of the different states have been kept in museums.