Ritual Objects of the Monarchy
This section comprises the power insignia of the kings of Portugal. Such objects played a crucial role in the advent ceremony of each new monarch, which in Portugal was called acclamation or elevation, since kings were neither crowned nor consecrated or anointed.
The Portuguese insignia were in keeping with what was usual in other European monarchies, with a central set of symbolic objects such as the crown, sceptre, mantle, estoc, complemented by other objects linked directly to certain parts of the ritual, such as the standard, throne, missal, crucifix, cushion, writing table.
The honorary orders displayed on such occasions were specifically Portuguese: the medieval religious and military orders (Christ, Santiago, Aviz) were joined by the modern orders of Our Lady of the Conception and of the Tower and Sword.
The Portuguese insignia were in keeping with what was usual in other European monarchies, with a central set of symbolic objects such as the crown, sceptre, mantle, estoc, complemented by other objects linked directly to certain parts of the ritual, such as the standard, throne, missal, crucifix, cushion, writing table.
The honorary orders displayed on such occasions were specifically Portuguese: the medieval religious and military orders (Christ, Santiago, Aviz) were joined by the modern orders of Our Lady of the Conception and of the Tower and Sword.
