Crown of Princess Blanche
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The Crown of Princess Blanche, also called the Palatine Crown or Bohemian Crown, is the oldest surviving royal crown known to have been in England, and probably dates to 1370–80.
Detail of two hexagons mounted on the base with alternating arrangements of jewels and pearls
Blanche of England
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Blanche of England, also known as Blanche of Lancaster, was a member of the House of Lancaster, the daughter of King Henry IV of England and his first wife Mary de Bohun.
Crown of Princess Blanche
…height and diameter are both 18 centimetres (7.1 in). The crown has been a property of the House of Wittelsbach since 1402, when it came with Princess Blanche of England, daughter of King Henry IV of England, on her marriage to Louis III, Elector Palatine. After the junior Bavarian branch of the house became extinct in…
Portrait above Blanche's tomb in Neustadt an der Weinstraße
The Crown of Princess Blanche, kept at Munich Residenz
Blanche's restored tombstone at the church in Neustadt an der Weinstraße