The ‘Crown of Saint Wenceslas’ will appear in public in 2016

March 26, 2015

According to the Prague Post:

The Crown of Saint Wenceslas, the most valuable of the Czech crown jewels, will be displayed on the occasion of the 700th birth anniversary of Czech King and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV (1316–78) in 2016, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said today.

He said this was agreed on by the holders of the keys to the Crown Chamber in St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle.

Charles IV had the crown made for his coronation as King of Bohemia on Sept. 2, 1347 and for the coronation of his successors.

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