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Chap. XIV. MARRIAGE CEREMONIALS OF CHRISTIAN II. 211
it was preserved until its final removal to
Copenhagen. It is an exquisite specimen of the goldsmith’s
art, of silver gilt, enriched with ornamentations in
green and violet enamel, representing scenes illustrative
of feudal domestic life in the fifteenth century. An ancient
gold ring, enriched with a rough sapphire, once served
as the nuptial ring of Elizabeth, daughter of Philip le
Bel of Austria, wife of King Christian II., who certainly,
independent of her unlucky lot, underwent as
disagreeable an espousal as ever bride was fated to endure; for,
on her arrival, Bishop Urne treated the assembly to
so long a discourse, that, the rain falling heavily,—it
lasted the greater part of the day,—king, queen, and
court got wet through, and all their fine clothes and
feathers were spoiled. At the time of her coronation, too,
Elizabeth was sick of a tertian ague,* so she was crowned
at home in the ante-chamber, where an impromptu
altar was made with two chairs placed before and
two behind. The ceremony, notwithstanding, appears to
have been grand enough, and the banquet by which it
was succeeded lasted four hours. As regards the menu,
there were thirty-three dishes on table, five of which,
however, were only made for show, not to be eaten.
Curious and rich are the specimens of the jewellery
of Christian IV. ’s period, especially two bracelets of
gold, one enamelled and set with rubies, at each joint
engraved with the cipher of the monarch, surmounted
by a crown; the other of equally beautiful
workmanship, intermixed with plaited hair, once the property
of Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, his queen. But it
would be tedious to catalogue the jewelled mirrors,
* 12th August, 1515.
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