Sword used as part of the regalia of a monarch
Portrait of Louis XIV in Coronation Robes Joyeuse (byHyacinthe Rigaud , 1701)The Great Sword of State of the United Kingdom held by the6th Marquess of Londonderry at theCoronation of King Edward VII , 1902 Swords of differentOttoman Sultans on display at theTopkapi Palace . Asword of state is asword , used as part of theregalia , symbolising the authority and power of amonarch [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
It is known to be used in following monarchies:
Reichsschwert of theHoly Roman Empire , seeImperial Sword Kingdom ofDenmark , seeDanish crown regalia United Kingdom , seeCrown Jewels of the United Kingdom Joyeuse sacre of the king ofFrance . Reputed to be the sword ofCharlemagne .Kingdom ofHungary [ 5] Kingdom ofBohemia (Czech Republic ) –Sword of Saint Wenceslas Kingdom ofEngland , laterGreat Britain , thenUnited Kingdom ; seeBritish crown jewels#Swords Kingdom of theNetherlands , seeDutch Royal Regalia (made in 1840 for enthronements) Kingdom ofNorway , seeRegalia of Norway Kingdom ofScotland , seeHonours of Scotland Kingdom ofSweden , seeSwedish Royal Regalia , where it is the oldest of theVasa regalia Kingdom ofPoland –Szczerbiec Grunwald Swords Sigismundus Iustus Kingdom ofMysore –Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar , ending with theKrishnaraja Wodeyar II Kingdom ofThailand or Siam- theSword of Victory , one of the five Regalia of Thailand. The former Kingdom of theIsle of Man (now a British Crown dependency), bearing thetriskelion symbol, annually used onTynwald Day Empire ofRussia , seeRegalia of the Russian tsars The Kingdom of Georgia Shangfang Baojian (simplified Chinese :尚方宝剑 ;traditional Chinese :尚方寶劍 ) of Chinese dynasties fromHan dynasty toQing dynasty The Eodo of Taejo ofJoseon Dynasty ,Korea [ 6] TheSword of Osman , given toSultans of theOttoman Empire ; Kusanagi Emperor of Japan ;[ 7] In the former sultanate of theMaldives , being invested on the Monarch in a traditional gong ceremony Also in the Malay world, notably in Swords of state are also used in some republics, as in the Senate of the state ofSouth Carolina in the United States of America.
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