Ducal hat and insignia of the princely Liechtenstein primogeniture . (Gouache from 1756, Liechtenstein Museum) The Ducal hat of Liechtenstein (German: Herzogshut) is a former crown of the Duke of Liechtenstein . It went missing in the 18th century. History The ducal hat of Liechtenstein , commissioned in 1623 by Karl von Liechtenstein , completed in 1626, was discovered to be missing in 1781  Liechtenstein: The Princely Collections ISBN 0-87099-385-2 Metropolitan Museum of Art, Middle Village, New York, U.S.A., 1985. following the death of Prince Franz Joseph I, and  remains lost to the House of Liechtenstein till the present day . In 1976, the people of Liechtenstein presented a replica of the Crown to Prince Franz Josef II on his 70th birthday. The replica is based on the only drawing of the Crown , dated 1756, and is on display in the Liechtenstein National Museum. The gems used on the Crown were chosen in accordance with the alchemical principles subscribed to in the Rudolphine Court, with the Crown apparently being designed to protect its possessor against evil.Gemmarum et lapidum historia (Hanau, 1609)
Ducal hat and insignia of the princely Liechtenstein primogeniture (gouache from 1756, Liechtenstein Museum) The Ducal hat of Liechtenstein (German: Herzogshut) is a former crown of the Princes of Liechtenstein, who were also Dukes of Troppau and Jägerndorf . It went missing in the 18th century. History The ducal hat of Liechtenstein was commissioned in 1623 by Prince Karl I of Liechtenstein and completed in 1626. It was discovered to be missing in 1781 , Liechtenstein: The Princely Collections ISBN 0-87099-385-2 Metropolitan Museum of Art, Middle Village, New York, U.S.A., 1985. following the death of Prince Franz Joseph I, and it remains lost to the House of Liechtenstein since that time . In 1976, the people of Liechtenstein presented a replica of the crown to Prince Franz Josef II on his 70th birthday. The replica is based on the only drawing of the crown , dated 1756, and is on display in the Liechtenstein National Museum. The gems used on the crown were chosen in accordance with the alchemical principles subscribed to in the Rudolphine Court, with the crown apparently being designed to protect its possessor against evil.Gemmarum et lapidum historia (Hanau, 1609)
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