The ducal hat (german: Herzogshut) of the Duchy of Styria is a jagged

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made out of silver-gilt. It was refashioned with pearls and enameled in 1766. It was kept in

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until 1790, when the Styrian Estates asked for it to be returned. In the 19th century, it was refitted again. The ducal hat is about 20.5 cm high, and has a

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of 20 cm. It is kept today at the Landesmuseum Joanneum (Joanneum National Museum) in Graz, Styria,

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. The ducal hat is also featured on top of the

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of the federal state of Styria (''Steiermark'').

Literature

*''Feierliche Übertragung des steierm. Herzoghutes, Gr. Ztg. 11. und 15. Juni 1750, Anh.'' *''Krauß, Ferd. Der steir. Herzogshut, Tagespost 1894, Nr. 346, p. 8.'' *''Joanneum-Festschrift 1911, p. 317.'' *''Bildführer des Kunstgew. Museums 1958.'' *''Smola, G. Sacrale und prof. Goldschmiedekunst aus der Steiermark. Alte und Mod. Kunst Nr. 49/1961, p. 6 and 11.''

External links

KULT.DOKU , Styrian Ducal Hat (in German)
{{Crowns Crown jewels Individual crowns House of Habsburg Styria Silver-gilt objects Medieval crowns

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