Mantle (royal garment)

Garment worn by a ruling monarch as a symbol of authority

See also: Mantle (disambiguation)

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The French emperor Napoleon I crowns his empress. Both wear royal mantles.

A royal mantle, or more simply a Mantle, is a garment normally worn by emperors, kings or queens as a symbol of authority. When worn at a coronation, such mantles may be referred to as coronation mantles. Many princes also wear such a mantle. Sometimes the mantles are worn only once, but in other instances they may be worn or used on other occasions, such as during the opening of a session of the nation's legislature. Mantles also feature prominently in state portraiture and artwork featuring monarchs and princes.

In principle, there is no difference between the mantles of an emperor and king. Different countries have their own styles, and the shape of mantles has changed somewhat over the centuries. The oldest coats were not very long, and they were not lined with fur. In the 18th century, cloaks become more like each other and appeared everywhere in Europe. The French example was lined with fur, and a cloak with a long train became standard. The German emperors continued their short coat from the 12th century to the end of their empire. The Hungarian Kings also kept using their short coat from the reign of St Stephen until the end of their kingdom.

Coronation of Francis Joseph I and Elisabeth at Matthias Church, Buda, 8 June 1867. Notice the short mantle worn by the King.

Originally, mantles and the religious cope, coming from similar origins as a cloak worn by all classes, were indistinguishable, except that the religious garment may have a flap representing a hood, and the mantle may be fastened at the shoulder instead of the front. Therefore, while the cope was used by all clerics in certain religious ceremonies, the mantle would be used by royalty on occasions of a sacred character.[1]

The non-crowned but inaugurated Dutch kings wear a robe on the French model. In the Netherlands, one does not speak of a coronation mantle but uses the term "royal robe" (Dutch: Koningsmantel; Dutch phonetic: γoningsmant∂l).

## Gallery

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* Gustav III of Sweden

* Augustin I of Mexico

* Maximilian of Mexico

* Franz Joseph I of Austria

* Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz

* Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

* Napoleon III of France

* Frederick William IV of Prussia

* Charles X of France

* Louis XVIII of France

* Ferdinand VII of Spain

* Joseph Bonaparte

* Napoleon Bonaparte

* George III of the United Kingdom

* Louis XVI of France

* Louis XV of France

* Charles II of England

* Anne of Austria, Louis XIV of France, and Philippe, Duke of Anjou

* Richard II of England

* John II of France

* Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile

* Pedro II of Brazil

* Vincenzo I Gonzaga of Mantua

* Cosimo III de' Medici of Tuscany

* Nicholas II of Russia

## Bibliography

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* Ruess, K.H. (red.), Becker, H-J. et al. (1997): Die Reichskleinodien, Herrschaftszeichen des Heiligen Römischen Reiches, Gesellschaft für Staufische Geschichte, Göppingen, ISBN 3929776081
* Elzinga, E. (1990): Theater van staat: oude tradities rond een jong koningschap, Rijksmuseum Paleis Het Loo, Apeldoorn
* Fasseur, C. (1998): Wilhelmina, de jonge koningin, Balans, Amsterdam
* Fillitz, H. (1954): Die Insignien und Kleinodien des Heiligen Römischen Reiches, Schroll, Wenen - München
* Grijpma, Dieuwke (1999): Kleren voor de elite. Nederlandse couturiers en hun klanten 1882-2000, Balans, Amsterdam, ISBN 9050184472
* Kubin, E. (1991): Die Reichskleinodien, Ihr tausendjähriger Weg, Wenen - München, ISBN 3850023044
* Seipel, H.W. (2004): Nobiles Officinae. Die königlichen Hofwerkstätten zu Palermo zur Zeit der Normannen und Staufer im 12. und 13. Jahrhundert, Skira, Milaan, ISBN 3854970765

## See also

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* Koningsmantel (Netherlands)
* Swedish coronation robes
* Mantle of Luís I
* Mantle of João VI
* Robe
* Blessed Mantle of the Prophet Muhammad

## References

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1. ^ Elizabeth Coatsworth, Gale Owen-Crocker (2018). Clothing the Past: Surviving Garments from Early Medieval to Early Modern Western Europe. BRILL. pp. 70–72\. ISBN 9789004352162.70-72&rft.pub=BRILL&rft.date=2018&rft.isbn=9789004352162&rft.au=Elizabeth+Coatsworth,+Gale+Owen-Crocker&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Mantle+(royal+garment)" class="Z3988">

## External links

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* The Austrian royal mantle
* H. Abraham, The coronation vestments, www.viennatouristguide.at (2003).
* De Noorse kroningsmantels

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