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[[Image:Corona Prusia-mj2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Crown of Wilhelm II|Crown of William II]], [[Hohenzollern Castle]]]]
[[Image:Preussische-Kroninsignien.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Prussian Crown Jewels, [[Charlottenburg Palace]]]]

The '''Prussian Crown Jewels''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Preußischen Kronjuwelen'') is the [[Regalia|royal regalia]], consisting of two [[crown (headgear)|crown]]s, an [[Globus cruciger|orb]] and a [[sceptre]], used during the [[Coronations in Europe#Prussia|coronation]] of the [[List of monarchs of Prussia|monarchs of Prussia]] from the [[House of Hohenzollern]]. After the King of Prussia became [[German Emperor]] on [[Unification of Germany|the establishment]] of the [[German Empire]] on 18 January 1871, they were no longer used as the position of King of Prussia while still remaining, was a title of lesser importance compared to the new role as German Emperor. There was no crown for the German Empire, although a [[German State Crown|heraldic version]] existed.

==Regalia==
[[File:Scettro imperiale prussiano.jpg|thumb|right|Scepter of Frederick I]]
The [[regalia]] includes:

* [[Crown of Wilhelm II|Crown of William II]] (1889), or the ''Hohenzollern Crown'', is the only piece dating from the imperial period, but is very similar to older crowns.

In the absence of further state regalia for the [[German Empire]] (1871–1918), the older royal Prussian Crown Jewels were sometimes also regarded as the [[German Crown Jewels]]:

* [[Crown of Frederick I]] (1701)
* Crown of [[Sophia Charlotte of Hanover|Sophie Charlotte]] (1701)
* [[Sceptre|Royal Sceptre]] of Frederick I (1701)
* [[Globus cruciger|Royal Orb]] of Frederick I (1701)

Prussia became a part of the [[German Empire]] in 1871 and its king also became German emperor. The German Empire became a [[Weimar Republic|republic in 1918]] and, at the same time, [[Free State of Prussia|Prussia]] became part of the [[federal republic]].

Most of the Prussian regalia are on public display in the [[Charlottenburg Palace]] in [[Berlin]]. The Crown of William II, in his role as King of Prussia, is kept at [[Hohenzollern Castle]] near [[Hechingen]] in [[Baden-Württemberg]].

==External links==
*[http://www.royal-magazin.de/german/preussen/hohenzollern-kronen-2.htm Prussian Crown Jewels] {{in lang|de}}

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