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[[File:Diadem of Płock.PNG|thumb|Płock Diadem, Ducal Crown attributed to [[Konrad I of Masovia]].]]
[[File:Herma of Saintśw. Sigismund in Płock CathedralZygmunta.PNGjpg|thumb|upright|Reliquary of [[Sigismund of Burgundy|St. Sigismund]].]]
The '''Płock Diadem''' ({{lang-langx|pl|Diadem płocki}}) is a reliquary crown held in the city of [[Płock]], in central [[Poland]]. It was created in the beginning of the 13th century<ref name="sw_zygmunt">{{cite web |author= Grzegorz Traczewski |url=http://sw-zygmunt.pl/nasz_krag_maj_2008.pdf|title=Parafia Katedralna św. Zygmunta w Płocku |work=www.tp.com.pl|publisher=Nasz krąg |pages= |page=6 |date=May 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=2009-05-04|language=pl}}</ref> probably in [[Hungary]] and was brought to Poland in the [[Middle Ages]]. This filigree diadem is wrought of extremely pure [[gold]] and set with [[sapphire]]s, [[ruby|rubies]], [[almandine|almandines]] and [[pearl]]s.<ref>''Na Hermie znajduje się diadem piastowski z XIII w., ozdobiony szafirami, rubinami i perłami.'' {{cite web |author= |url=http://wyborcza.pl/1,91446,6564752,Plock__uroczystosci_Zygmuntowskie_ku_czci_patrona.html|title=Płock: uroczystości Zygmuntowskie ku czci patrona miasta |work=www.tp.com.pl|publisher=KATOLICKA AGENCJA INFORMACYJNA |pages= |page= |date=2009-05-03 |accessdateaccess-date=2009-05-04|language=pl}}</ref><ref name="diadem_plock">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928071326/http://www.plock24.pl/fusion/articlecomments.php?article_id=32 Kilka słów o św. Zygmuncie]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==History==
The diadem was brought to [[Poland]] by one of the Hungarian princesses. Later assigned to [[Konrad I of Masovia]], [[Duke of Masovia]] it served as the personal crown of the Dukes of Masovia and was kept in the [[Masovian Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral|Płock Cathedral]].<ref name="sw_zygmunt" />
In 1601 by order of King [[Sigismund III Vasa]] the diadem was placed by a goldsmith Stanisław Zemelka on reliquary of [[Sigismund of Burgundy|St. Sigismund]] (patron saint of the King, also kept in the [[Masovian Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral|Płock Cathedral]] in Płock). This reliquary takes the form of a bust and it was established by King [[Casimir III the Great]] in the 14th century to comprise relics of that saint.<ref>''Najcenniejsza jest Herma św. Zygmunta ufundowana w 1370 roku przez króla Kazimierza Wielkiego.'' {{cite web |author= Blanka Stanuszkiewicz-Cegłowska |url=http://www.tp.com.pl/article7608.html |title=Płockie skarby kapiące złotem i srebrem, wysadzane rubinami |work=www.tp.com.pl|publisheraccess-date= 2009-05-04|pageslanguage=pl}}{{Dead link|pagedate=May 2020 |datebot=InternetArchiveBot |accessdate=2009fix-05-04|languageattempted=plyes }}</ref> The reliquary was made in Kraków between 1351–1356 and it depicts the King.<ref name="sw_zygmunt" />
The reliquary was looted by the Germans during [[World War II]], and later reclaimed.<ref name="diadem_plock" />
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*[http://www.galeria.plock24.pl/albums/userpics/10014/normal_0_007%7E0.jpg Herma of St. Sigismund]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926220617/http://www.polskiedzieje.pl/galeria,func-czesta_ocena,id_obrazu-212,calosc-1,kat_obr-23,nr_obr-19 Płock Diadem]
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