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The "crown" of Queen Ranavalona III is a crowning of a royal canopy used by Didier Rykner, "La « restitution » de la « couronne de Ranavalona III »", In ''La Tribune de l'Art'', 22/06/2020
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historical information on the website of the Consulate of Madagascar in Barcelona
the Army Museum in Paris.
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The "crown" of Queen Ranavalona III is a crowning of a royal canopy used by Ranavalona III
Ranavalona III (; 22 November 1861 – 23 May 1917) was the last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She ruled from 30 July 1883 to 28 February 1897 in a reign marked by ultimately futile efforts to resist the colonial designs of the go ...
(November 22, 1861 - May 23, 1917) during the ceremony of declaration of war against France in 1895.
Although it is not precisely a crown, but a golden zinc top ornament for a ceremony canopy, it is usually called "crown of the Queen Ranavalona III", by confusion with the crown of the Queen Ranavalona I, actually worn by the queen Ranavalona III during her coronation. This crown was stolen in 2011 in the Andiafiavaratra Palace (Antananarivo
Antananarivo ( French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "An ...
) and has still not been recovered./ref>
Location
This crown of royal canopy is permanently exhibited in Paris, France at the Museum of the Army, which is housed within the '' French Hôtel National des Invalides'' National Palace. Les Invalides was built in the XVIIth century (1671-1676) and is located in the7th arrondissement of Paris
The 7th arrondissement of Paris (''VIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''le septième''.
The arrondissement, ca ...
, 400 meters from the Military Academy. Originally a royal residence for French soldiers and disabled, elderly or retired former soldiers, the building now houses several museums and religious facilities as well as different services and agencies for former combatants. The object was donated to the Museum by Georges Richard, former mayor of Saint-Denis, Réunion
Saint-Denis (, , unofficially Saint-Denis de La Réunion for disambiguation; ) is the prefecture (administrative capital) of the French overseas department and region of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is located at the island's northernmos ...
between 1893 and 1896.
See also
*Les Invalides
The Hôtel des Invalides ( en, "house of invalids"), commonly called Les Invalides (), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as ...
* Ranavalona III
Ranavalona III (; 22 November 1861 – 23 May 1917) was the last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She ruled from 30 July 1883 to 28 February 1897 in a reign marked by ultimately futile efforts to resist the colonial designs of the go ...
* Merina Kingdom
The Merina Kingdom, or Kingdom of Madagascar, officially the Kingdom of Imerina (–1897), was a pre-colonial state off the coast of Southeast Africa that, by the 19th century, dominated most of what is now Madagascar. It spread outward from ...
* Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
* Crown jewels
References
historical information on the website of the Consulate of Madagascar in Barcelona
the Army Museum in Paris.
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Ranavalona III
Ranavalona III (; 22 November 1861 – 23 May 1917) was the last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She ruled from 30 July 1883 to 28 February 1897 in a reign marked by ultimately futile efforts to resist the colonial designs of the go ...
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
Malagasy monarchy