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Crown of Ranavalona III

Crowning of a royal canopy called the Crown of Queen Ranavalona III, Paris, Army Museum

The "crown" of Queen Ranavalona III]] is a decorative element, mostly made of zinc, that was set on top of a royal canopy used by Ranavalona III[1] (November 22, 1861 – May 23, 1917) during the ceremony of declaration of war against France in 1895.

Although it is not a crown, but a golden zinc top ornament for a ceremony canopy, it is for some years called "crown of the Queen Ranavalona III", by confusion with the crown of Queen Ranavalona I, actually worn by Queen Ranavalona III during her coronation. This actual crown was stolen in 2011 in the Andiafiavaratra Palace (Antananarivo) and has still not been recovered.[2]

Location

Till 2020, this "crown" of a royal canopy was exhibited in Paris, France at the Army Museum, which is housed within the French Hôtel National des Invalides National Palace. The object was donated in 1910 to the museum by Georges Richard, former mayor of Saint-Denis, Réunion between 1893 and 1896. From 2020, this decorative object was lend by French state in order to be exhibited in Rova of Antananarivo.

See also

References

  1. ^ the last queen of the Kingdom of Imerina, which extended its authority over most of the island of Madagascar throughout the 19th century. Ranavalona ruled from July 30, 1883 to February 28, 1897 when she was deposed by France, which subsequently ruled the island as a colony
  2. ^ Didier Rykner, "La « restitution » de la « couronne de Ranavalona III »", In La Tribune de l'Art, 22/06/2020
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