Crown of Stephen Bocskai
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The Crown of Stephen Bocskai is a crown originally worn by members of the Serbian Nemanjić dynasty[1][2] and given by the Ottoman sultan to Stephen Bocskai, Prince of Hungary and Transylvania, in the early 17th century. It was produced from gold, rubies, spinels, emeralds, turquoises, pearls and silk (height 23.5 cm (9.3 in), weight 1.88 kg (4.1 lb)).
History
[edit]To save the independence of Transylvania, Bocskay assisted the Ottoman Turks. In 1605, as a reward for his part in driving Giorgio Basta out of Transylvania, the Hungarian Diet assembled at Medgyes/Mediasch (Mediaş) elected him Prince of Transylvania; in response the Ottoman sultan Ahmed I sent a special envoy to greet Bocskay and presented him with a splendid jewelled crown. Bocskay refused the royal dignity, but made skillful use of the Turkish alliance.
The crown is today displayed in the Kaiserliche Schatzkammer (Imperial Treasury) at the Hofburg in Vienna.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Српске круне - Сачуване и нестале круна краља Стефана Дечанског". dinastijanemanjic.weebly.com (in Serbian). 19 January 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Fessler, Ignaz Aurelius (1815–1825). Die Geschichten der Ungarn und ihrer Landsassen. Leipzig.