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The Mantle of Luís I, also known as the Mantle of the Constitutional Kings ( Portuguese: Manto de D. Luís I; Manto dos Reis Constitucionais), is the royal robe, a part of the Portuguese Crown Jewels, that was fashioned for the acclamation of King
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The Mantle of Luís I, also known as the Mantle of the Constitutional Kings ( Portuguese: Manto de D. Luís I; Manto dos Reis Constitucionais), is the royal robe, a part of the Portuguese Crown Jewels, that was fashioned for the acclamation of King Luís I
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archai ...
, though used by all Portuguese monarchs after him.
History
The Mantle of Luís I was created for the acclamation of Luís I as King. It was fashioned in Portugal, alongside many different pieces of jewelry.Details
The mantle was made in Portugal for Luís I's acclamation. It is fashioned out of velvet, silk, ermine, gold thread, wire rod, blade, sequins, and various precious gems. The design of the robe bears several symbols of theKingdom of Portugal
The Kingdom of Portugal ( la, Regnum Portugalliae, pt, Reino de Portugal) was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic. Existing to various extents between 1139 and 1910, it was also kno ...
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*Castle - Said to symbolize the castles of the seven Moorish Kings that Afonso I of Portugal conquered, the castles are found on the Coat of arms of Portugal.
*Shield with Five Escutcheons - Originally symbolizing Portugal's right to issue currency as an independent nation, the symbol was commonly used as a simplified version of the Portuguese coat of arms.
See also
*Mantle of João VI
The Mantle of João VI, also known as the Mantle of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves (Portuguese: Manto de João VI; Manto do Reino Unido de Portugal, do Brasil, e dos Algarves), is the royal robe, a part of the Portuguese C ...
* Mantle of Amélie of Orléans
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