The CROWN JEWELS of the HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE

About a year ago I produced a video on the crown of the Holy Roman Empire – the crown of the King of the Romans, and said I would return to do a video on the rest of the imperial regalia – a year later, here it finally is. Today I want to explore in some depth both the garments worn, and the regalia bestowed upon the King of the Romans, the Holy Roman Emperor elect, at their coronation. These objects are the most complete assemblage of medieval coronation regalia to survive – and are now kept in the Hofburg in Vienna.